Saint Leslie Church

A baroque roman catholic church from the 18 century, with a gothic chapel from the 14 th century; frescos by István Takács.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Szent László tér 28.
Phone: (+36) 49/ 313-225
Open: 21.03. - 20.09., 8 - 4:30 p.m. , 21.09 - 20.03., 8 - 3:00 p.m.
Entrance fee: -
Service: November - March
Mon.-Fri.: 6.30, 7 Sat.: 6.30, 7, 5.30 p.m. Sun.: 7, 9, 11 and 5.30 p.m.
April - October
Mon-Fri. : 6.30, 7 Sat.: 6.30, 7, 6.30 p.m. Sun.: 7, 9, 11 and 6.30 p.m.
Guaranteed programme: Sundays starting at 10:00. : Organ concerts. Concerts of well-known art pieces on  the second biggest organ of the eastern side of the country. Phone: (+36) 20 456-1385

 Matyó Museum
„Matyó” life, holidays and weekdays, the development of embroidery.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Szent László tér 8. Phone: (+36) 49/ 311-824
Open: 01.04-31.10. Tue-Sun. 9 - 5 p.m. 01.11.-31.03 Tue-Sat: 9 - 3 p.m. (Cassa closed before 30 min.)
Entrance fee: adult 600 HUF, children 300 HUF

 HADAS district
You can find the picturesque, ancient town center called HADAS - almost in its original form in the heart of Mezokövesd. They still keep the architectural
habits of the local ethnic group called„Matyó”and reflect their way of life, too.
Open: In summer generally Mon-Sun.:10 - 5 p.m. ,
from autum to spring are houses closed (excl. Kisjankó Bori House, pottery) but open with before registration.
Entrance fee: -
Home page: www.mezokovesd.tajhaz.hu

 House of Furniture-Painting & Embroidery
Traditional hand-painted pieces of furniture and eggs by Mr. Szabolcs Kovács; textile-fabrics; a typical 19th century house with „matyó” furniture.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Kisjankó Bori u. 8-10.
Phone/ Fax: (+36) 49/ 500-288, 20/367-9698
Home page: www.matyoart.com

 Honey-cake Workshop
Anna Peto’s workshop for making and exhibiting honey-cakes.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Kisjankó Bori u. 6.
Phone: (+36) 70/ 2300-138
Open: 15.IV.-1.X. Mon.-Fri.: 10-5 p.m., Sat.: 10-4 p.m. Sun.:10-1 p.m.
Home page: www.mezeskalacsostajhaz.fw.hu
Ticket: visiting of the house is free; exhibition of fables 300 HUF
Guaranteed programme:  June-July-August
Saturdays  from 10:00 to 15:00 : Baking gingerbread
Professional secrets of the ginger-bread preparation. Opened preparation decoration and baking. 500 HUF /pers.

 House of Folk Arts and Dance Hall
The guests are received cordially for Matyó-Weddings, folk dance programmes, handicraft demonstrations and exhibitions.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Kisjankó Bori u. 5-7.
Phone: (+36) 49/ 411-686
Home page: www.matyofolk.hu

 Kisjankó Bori - House
Here can be seen the House-Museum of the 100-rose embroidery pattern designer woman named Kisjankó Bori.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Kisjankó Bori u. 22.
Phone: (+36) 49/ 312-759, 411-873
Home page: www.mezokovesd.tajhaz.hu
Open:
- 01.11- 31.12 and 1-31.03: Tue.-Sat. 10 - 2 p.m.
- 01.01 - 28.02: only Sat.-Sun. 10-2 p.m.
- 01.04. - 30.06. and 23.08.-31.10: Tue.-Sun. 10 - 4 p.m. ,
- 1.07.-22.08: Mon.-Sun. 10 - 6 p.m.
otherwise: depending on registration
Entrance fee: Adult: 200 HUF student: 100 HUF

 „Tulip” Embroidering Workshop , Cafe
Manufacturing, exhibiting and sale of textile goods, blouses and souvenirs.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Mogyoróköz 1.
Phone: (+36) 30/ 228-7119
Home page: www.tulipan.ini.hu

 Toyhouse (weaver, reed-mace weaver)
Traditional games, arts and crafts occupation with Mrs. Lukács.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Mogyoróköz 4.
Phone: (+36) 20/ 262-2731, 49/312-623
E-mail: lukacsne31@vipmail.hu

 Gari Margit Memorial House and Music House
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Mogyoróköz 6.
Phone: (+36) 70/377-0855
Open: 01.04-01.10
mon-fri.: 10:00 - 16:00
sat.: 10:00 - 15:00
sun.: 10:00 - 13:00
www.garimargit.fw.hu

 Glass-Grinding
Tibor Jacsó’s workshop: manufacturing glass and crystal trinkets.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Mogyoróköz 12.
Phone: (+36) 20/ 986-6856

 Painter & Weaver Workshop
The house built in 1817 is the workshop of Mihály Laczkó Petõ artist and Aranka Tábori weaver.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Kisjankó Bori u. 30.
Phone: (+36) 49/ 311-081

 Enamel House
Enamel house with pastell picture exhibition held by the  pastellist Mrs Póta.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Kisjankó Bori u. 9.
Phone:  (+36)20/ 354-2987

 Pottery House
Ceramics made by folk industrial artist Tibor Fehér, exhibition.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Kisjankó Bori u. 38.
Phone: (+36) 49/ 311-595
Web: www.mezokovesdifazekas.hu
E-mail: feher_tibor57@t-online.hu

 Museum of Agricultural Machinery
This musem which can be found 200 m from Hadas town-district is one of the richest machinery museums round Europe. The author, Mr. János Hajdu Ráfis, now the curator of the museum, presented a collection of about 250 powered and other agricultural machines and over a thousand hand implements in Mezokövesd to state in 1979.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Eötvös u. 32.
Phone: (+36) 49/ 312-820, 49/ 313-575
Open: 01.04-31.10. Tue-Sun. 9 - 5 p.m. ,  01.11.-31.03 Wed-Sun: 10 - 4 p.m.
Entrance fee: Adult: 600 HUF,  student: 300 HUF



 Matyó Porta
Exhibition, trying on matyó traditional clothes, folkart shop.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Mártírok u. 19-21.
Phone: (+36) 49-313-397, 20-9155-778
Web: www.matyorozsa.hu
Open: mon-fri. 10.00-18.00, sat. 10.00-16.00, sun. 10.00-13.00
Entrance fee: -

 School - History Collection
Region house with beehive oven (1887). Schools from the beginning of the 20th century
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Mátyás király u.52.
Phone: (+36) 49/411-873, 70/453-0973
E-mail: iskolatortenet@freemail.hu
Open: 1.07-31.08: Tue.-Fri.: 10-12, 14-16
otherwise depending on registration.
Entrance fee: Adult 200 HUF, student 100 HUF

 Sacred Heart Church
A new roman catholic church consecrated in 2001.
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Mátyás király u. 73.
Phone: (+36) 49/ 311-267, 500-501
Open: all year, registration on the parish
Entrance fee: -
Service: November - March
Mon-Sat.: 6.30, 7, 18, Sun. : 8, 9.30, 6.pm.
April - October
Mon.-Sat.: 6.30, 7, and 7 p.m. Sun.: 8, 9.30, and 7 p.m.

 Calvinist Church
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd, Alkotmány u. 17.
Telephone: (+36) 49/ 539-009, 30/ 637-3476
Service: Sunday 10.30

 The Building of the Saint Leslie Secondary School
Address: 3400 Mezõkövesd,Mátyás király u. 146.
Telephone: (+36) 49/ 500-033
On the front tympan which was built in 1911 we can see a treasures picture which typifies the blazon of the historical Hungary. This blazon picture was made out of porcelain of Murano and was decorated with golden smoke.

*1 EUR = cca. 250-270 HUF

 Further sights, curiosities
· Hõsök tere: monument of the revolution 1848-49 and of the revolution of 1956, monument the „summás” ancestors

· Szent László tér: Mary and The Saints baroque statue group

· Park of the Sacred Heart Church: monuments commemorating the world war

· in progress „Kavicsos” boating lake and leisure park

· fishing lakes near the road leading to Bogács and near the „katonai” road