2nd-3rd April, 2011 (Gyõr, University Hall): Felis Hungarica – FIFe International Catshow 15th-17th April, 2011(Mosonmagyaróvár, Mogas Sportcsarnok): 15th International Modelling Exhibition and Competition 16th May, 2011(Mosonmagyaróvár, Riding Arena): Traditional Coach-driving Competition 16th May-11th June, 2011 (Flesch Károly Cultural Center): Legos Show-Exhibition 21st May, 2011(Levél sports field): International Riding Day 11th June, 2011 (Mecsér, Danube riverbank, Camping): Boating Festival 11st-13th June, 2011(Nickelsdorf, Austria): Nova Rock Festival 18th-21st June, 2011(Moson Danube, Leitha): 5th Voluta International Watercarnival 23rd-24th July, 2011 (Vadvíz Kemping, Dunakiliti): 4th Motorcyclists’ Meeting 23rd July, 2011(Aranyrákász Campsite, Rajka): 7th International Meeting of Old-Timers of the Triple Border 12th-14th August, 2011 (Babos Farm, Halászi): Szigetköz Riders’ Meeting 13th-14th August, 2011 (Mosonmagyaróvár, Báger-Lake): International Radio-controlled Yacht Modelling competition – “Móvár Regotta” 13th August, 2011 (Máriakálnok): 2nd M.Á.R.K. Moson Cup CAC Doshow (Rottweiler) 19th-20th August, 2011(Mosonmagyaróvár, city center): Summer Festival 20th August, 2011 (Halászi): Szigetköz Fish and Game Cooking Competition, Village feast 04th September, 2011 (Mosonmagyaróvár): Annual CAC Dogshow 09th-11th September, 2011 (Mosonmagyaróvár, Vár-árok): 4th Festival “Meals of Szigetköz Region and the Wines of the County”
Canoe Tours
The downstream canoe tour starts at Rajka and with its 32-33km length it is an adventurous form of recreation. The tour goes along the most beautiful part of the Moson Danube. The rapids of the upper part resembling mountain streams provide a spectacular view of the local fauna and flora. The route leads from Rajka to Mosonmagyaróvár. The participation fee is 500Ft per person. The transportation to the starting point is 150Ft per km. Further information can be obtained at the hotel reception in Mosonmagyaróvár.
Bathing Facilities
Mosonmagyaróvár’s thermal water belongs to the five most efficient thermal waters in Europe due to its chemical components. It contains a lot of dissolved salt, alkaline, hydrogen carbonated and chloride thermal waters. In the form of bathing cures, it is quite suitable for treating locomotor and inflammatory gynaecological diseases. The drinking cure treats the gastro-enteric symptoms, and also the vaporized and inhalatory forms in the case of respiratory diseases.
Lipót’s main touristic attraction is the wholly renovated and extended thermal and scheme pools. The six pools are filled with water from 2000m deep and of 65 °C. This esteemed thermal water containing iodine and sulphide does not only serve as a means of entertaining but also of curing various diseases both by drinking and inhaling.
Bicycle Tours and Cycling Tracks near Mosonmagyaróvár
Mosonmagyaróvár and its neighbourhood are ideal areas for the cycling tourists. The cycling track from Mosonmagyaróvár to Gyõr is wholly built. Visitors can choose from several routes.
The length of the tour: 30.7km ____________________________________________________________________________________
Route 4: Mosonmagyaróvár – Feketeerdõ – Dunakiliti – proceeding on the dike and then from the fish pass of Dunasziget back to Lipót along the Danube bank – Darnózseli – Novákpuszta – Kimle – 1.5km on the highway – back to Mosonmagyaróvár on the dirt road The length of the tour: 56km ____________________________________________________________________________________
Route 5: Mosonmagyaróvár – Mosonszolnok – Irénmajor – dirt road as far as Hegyeshalom – Bezenye – Rajka – Dunakiliti – Feketeerdõ – Mosonmagyaróvár
The length of the tour: 45km ____________________________________________________________________________________
Route 6: Mosonmagyaróvár – Mosonszolnok – Albertkázmérpuszta – Várbalog – Jánossomorja, from the department store on a dirt road to the next village – Mosonszolnok – Mosonmagyaróvár
The length of the tour: 48km _____________________________________________________________________________________
Route 7: Mosonmagyaróvár – Halászi – Darnózseli – Novákpuszta – Hédervár – Danózseli – Lipót, between lines of trees – Dunaremete – Püski – Halászi – Mosonmagyaróvár
The length of the tour: 38km _____________________________________________________________________________________
Riding and Carriage Tours
For tourists in Mosonmagyaróvár, these tours are the greatest favourites. This untouched part of the countryside offers unlimited opportunities to the fans of riding sports since there are no restrictions to riding in this area. Mosonmagyaróvár’s flood flats, woods, fields and endless grass-covered patches of land are ideal for the lovers of cross-country riding and touring. After harvest time, riding on the stubble-fields (with the owner’s permission) means wonderful experiences. By carriage, it is possible to get to such places of the region where otherwise only on foot or horseback. Consequently, only little luck is needed to encounter the local wildlife such as deer, roes, wild boars, and rare aquatic birds. An additional facility is the pleasure ride in a pony carriage even as a door-to-door service when required.
Prices: 20-minute riding with a lunge line: 2,200Ft 45-minute riding of class: 2,200Ft 60-minute cross-country riding (for skilled riders only): 2,200Ft Extra charge for one person: 500Ft One-day tour (10-16 hours), about 40-50km, food and drink included; for more than 5 people: 13,500Ft per person
Fishing Facilities
In and around Mosonmagyaróvár, there are numerous places for fishing. Beside the whole structure of the Danube branches, several fishing ponds promising successful fishing make the Szigetköz area a paradise for fishermen. In Mosonmagyaróvár itself, there can be found some fishing ponds. Further information about the fishing facilities is given at the reception of the hotel.
Boat Trips
In the region, there is also an opportunity to take boat trips, about which more information can be received at the reception of Engler Hotel in Mosonmagyaróvár.
Walks in Mosonmagyaróvár
1st walk: on the bank of the Moson Danube
Starting from the hotel, we walk on the right bank of the Danube as far as the beach of Moson and then where the River Lajta empties into the Moson Danube. From here, we go on the right bank of the Lajta up to Kiserdõ Road, where after going over a bridge and along the Lajta we get to the Lajta Bridge at Whitman Park. Walking down Malomszer Road and Károly Street, we arrive in Fácános Street that also leads to the Moson Danube, to the Moson Beach. Proceeding on the right bank of the Danube, we will be back at the starting point, the hotel.
2nd walk: exploring the sights of Mosonmagyaróvár
The sightseeing walk can be started at the Castle of Óvár. Going through the old gate of the castle, we can take a walk in the park viewing the buildings of the castle and the university. From here, we get to Deák Square, where the building of the Old Mill and the statue of Saint John of Nepomuk can be found. In the square, the one-storey building of the Habsburgs’ archducal palace is situated and at the end of Magyar Street, a statue is erected in memory of Frederic Habsburg. The sightseeing continues in Main Street, where there are several dwelling houses built in baroque style with lovely inner yards. We pass the Town Hall as far as Cselley House which is the oldest and the most charming dwelling house in the town. From Cselley House crossing Városház Street, we arrive in the pedestrian area that is Magyar Street. Saint Gotthard Parish Church stands here. On the way from Magyaróvár to Moson, the Hansági Museum can be found opposite the town hospital. Moving towards Moson, the Presbyterian Church can be seen. The famous violinist and music teacher, Charles Flesch, was born at 123 Saint Stephen Street. In the same street, Saint John’s Parish Church and the statue of Saint Stephen in front of it can be found. In the industrial area of the town, Mourning Square is a symbolic cemetery commemorating the victims of the volley-firing on 26th October 1956.
Hiking Tours
1st tour: short hike at the barrage
Leaving the clearing at Vadvíz Campsite, for the dam weir, we can see the sluicing. Here we can look at the C variant, which are the Slovakian dams of the diverted Danube. Turning north, we go on a gravel road on the left bank but upstream the Old Danube up to the barrage, where we take a turn and walk back to the car waiting for us.
2nd tour: medium-length tour in Cikolasziget to the fish pass called Denkpáli
We start by car from Danube Street, Cikolasziget. Then we proceed eastward on the dike, and turning right we head for Nyáras-Island. Getting through the dam here, we are on the stone dam on the left bank of the island where the fish pass can be watched as well. Then turning right, we can get to the dam on a farm road from where back to the starting point in Cikolasziget.
3rd tour: walk on the educational path of Lipót (two hours long)
The starting point is the Holt-Duna Campsite in Lipót. First we head for Dunaremete. At the end of the village, we turn right and next to the lake of Remete getting over the dike, we reach the landing place of Remete. From there, we proceed back towards the dike where at the first ramp down on the left, we walk back to Lipót. Passing a grassy field, we turn right reaching the bank of the Dead Danube. Along the bank, we are back at the campsite.
4th tour: the preserve of Hédervár
To get to the preserve, the most practical is to start from the main entrance of the castle when we go on the left of a nice park opposite and across Hársfa Street. Then we walk along a line of trees in the north of the then count’s peacock farm. Six avenues of this kind meet in the middle of the forest which is supplemented by a walking path of roughly round-shaped. Since the level is a bit higher here due to the cares of the count and the villagers, this northern part of the forest is quite suitable for outings even in wet conditions. The Kárászos Brook winds in the forest through more than two km. It is an especially amazing walk in the shadows of the many trees. There is a relatively big clearing in the middle of the forest where the six avenues come together. Turning right at the clearing, we can walk down the south-western avenue up to the other ferro-concrete bridge over the stream, where turning left after the bridge we can reach the estuary of the Moson Danube in a few minutes along the narrow path at the stream. Standing under the big tree there, you can get a view of hundreds of meters of the windings of the river, the reeds and gallery forests.
Routes for Excursions
1st trip: trip to the surroundings of Bratislava
You have to cross the border at Rajka that is 19km from Mosonmagyaróvár on the 15 highway. Proposed route: Rajka – Bratislava – Dévény – through Wolfstahlberg border station to Austria – Köpcsény – Gáta – Hegyeshalom – Mosonmagyaróvá
2nd trip: trip to Hungarian Gate, which is between the Low Carpat Mountains and the Lajta Mountains
Crossing the border at Hegyeshalom and Nickelsdorf Proposed route: Nickelsdorf – Gattendorf – Rohrau – Hainburg – Petronell – Bruck – Parndorf – Gattendorf – Nickelsdorf Parndorf outlet centre is an ideal destination for shopping being there the shops of 600 international trade marks. When sales you can buy sports- and leisurewear, shoes and jewellery at a price reduction of 30-70%.
3rd trip: trip to Fertõ Angle (Seewinkel). For cyclists only in summer months
Crossing the border at Jánossomorja, 15km from Mosonmagyaroóvár Proposed route: Jánossomorja – Andau – Mönchhof – Frauenkirchen – Andau
4th trip: trip to Csallóköz as far as Dunacsúny
Proposed route: from Mosonmagyaróvár through Feketeerdõ to Dunakiliti, where a short hike to the barrage and then by car to the minor border station at Rajka. Right after the border, you turn right and go along the dam up to Dunacsúny. There is a rafting facility for those adventurous enough with a double course of WWI-IV level and of 450m length. Paying a fee for two hours, you can enjoy it several times in rafting kayaks for 6 people under the guidance of Slovakian topseed sportsmen. It is allowed to overtake, turning over but only with care. Due to the professional supervisors, it is safe for even the real beginners. It is worth watching the lockage at the power station of Gabcikovo. You can get to the starting point by moving eastward, passing Medve-Vámosszabadi and then on the road through Gyõrújfalu and Ásványráró to Mosonmagaróvár.
Wildwater Rowing
You can not miss rafting in Dunacsúny! The course with changing rooms and showers and which is only 190km from Budapest available even for the keenest rafters with changing rooms and showers. During breaks, you can get energy by the hot and cold drinks and various sandwiches offered here.
Getting to the spot: at your own expenses. The distance between Budapest and Dunacsúny is about 190km, out of which 170km on motorway.
Rafting turns: all through the summer season, from the beginning of May to the end of October.
Billiards
There is a possibility of playing billiards nearby. You can get further information about it at the reception of the Engler Hotel.
Shooting Range
There is a possibility of using the shooting range nearby. You can get further information about it at the reception of the Engler Hotel.
Bowling
There is a possibility of bowling nearby. You can get further information about it at the reception of the Engler Hotel.
Tennis
There is a possibility of playing tennis nearby. You can get further information about it at the reception of the Engler Hotel.
Skeet or Clay-pigeon Shooting
Skeet is both an amusing and a competitive activity. The shooters try to shoot the clay-pigeons from different positions which are thrown at high speed. The shotguns are of good quality, vertically double-barrelled. The shooter starts from the number one rifle range and shoots then in given order at pigeons flying from low and high or both towers.
Ropeway
There is a possibility of using the ropeway nearby. You can get further in formation at the reception of the Engler Hotel.
Archery
There is a possibility of doing archery nearby. Bows can also be bought from Csaba Grózer, a professional bowmaker, in Feketeerdõ. You can get further information at the reception of the Engler Hotel.
