Mária Garden combines a specific location with a possible place to rest. For other cultural, scenic and culinary themes, look to the wider travel destination of Baranya.

Garden and culture in Áta

Mária Garden is located in Áta, in the park beside the bus turning area on Mária út. Pilgrims can sit on benches; a rain shelter provides shade. These are practical features for a break in the garden: seating and shade are the main considerations. If you plan to stop here, check the condition of the facilities before your visit.

According to a description from 2020, part of the collection of the Kanizsai Dorottya Museum was on display at the Áta Bosnian Room in Áta. This cultural reference draws attention to a museum collection, offering a different perspective from a break in the garden. If the exhibition is important to your plans, check whether access is currently possible before your visit.

Culture, nature and cuisine in the wider travel destination of Baranya

The Early Christian Necropolis of Sopianae in Pécs includes decorated tombs from the 4th century. They were built as underground burial chambers with above-ground memorial chapels and adorned with richly detailed Christian wall paintings. The combination of chambers below ground and chapels above gives a tangible impression of the site. At the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter in Pécs, the exhibitions “Golden Age of Zsolnay” and “Pink Exhibition,” as well as an exhibition on the history of the family and factory, offer other cultural topics. For children, there are outdoor playgrounds, an interactive lab, a planetarium, the Bóbita Puppet Theatre, a ceramics-painting workshop and classes at the Hercules Workshop. The freely accessible outdoor area can be entered and used free of charge during opening hours; check current opening hours before your visit.

The Ős-Dráva Visitor Centre near Szaporca offers an interactive exhibition, a demonstration farm area with hands-on farming, and three themed educational trails. These introduce traditional farming, the Ős-Dráva programme and the wildlife along the Drava. The farming area features native Hungarian domestic animals, including Hungarian Grey cattle, Mangalica pigs, Hucul horses, and old breeds of sheep and poultry. The Wilderness Trail along the Old Drava has a birdwatching and bird-ringing station, a lookout point, a photography hide, a covered activity area and several rest areas. The Kikerics Panorama Trail allows visitors to walk safely along the edge of the cliffs while protecting the park’s plants from trampling.

Siklós Castle is one of Hungary’s best-preserved military complexes and also one of the country’s most significant Renaissance buildings. Modernisation of the museum wing has opened up the Gothic section, which was previously inaccessible to visitors. The “Art in Nature” programme at Nagyharsány Sculpture Park includes a guided tour of the sculpture park; check programme dates before your visit. Villány’s wine-cellar row offers a culinary highlight: visitors can go from cellar to cellar all year round to sample wines and tasty dishes.

Discover more destinations: Ócsárd, Pécs, Kökény, Kővágótöttös, Kozármisleny, Abaliget, Orfű, Kovácsszénája

See the overview of the wider travel destination: Pécsi.