# Békés County

Békés county is in Southern Great Plain in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania.

## Understand

The main tourist centre of the county is Gyula, with its castle and castle bath. The Almássy Castle in Gyulavár houses a museum. Szarvas and the neighboring Békésszentandrás are also popular places, which rely mainly on domestic tourism. In the summer, many bathers and anglers come to the backwaters of the Körös. Füzesgyarmati, Gyopárosfürdo, Nagyszénás and the spa will attract visitors, while Békéscsaba mainly attracts visitors to its Csaba Sausage Festival.
There are many castles in the county, but most of them are neglected. Hunting tourism is also worth mentioning, as Békés county is quite rich in small game.

## See

* 47.03320.9621 Dévaványa. Bustard reserve
* 47.02721.1652 Szeghalom. Reformed Church
* 46.93921.2083 Vésztő (Vésztő- Mágor Történelmi Emlékhely) (5 km NW from Vésztő centre). Monastery ruins of Mágor
* 46.81820.4484 Gödény-Pelican mounds (near Békésszentandrás). Hungary's largest kurgans
* 46.86420.5535 Szarvas. Lutheran Old Church, Historic Memorial Road, Mills of Szarvas, Anna - park, Elizabeth Park, Szarvas Arboretum
* 46.77521.4456 Méhkerék. Cucumber festival
* 46.88421.587 Geszt. Tisza mansion with crypt
* 46.56920.6568 Orosháza. Evangelical Church, Monori inn, Rágyánszky Arboretum, Holecska Joseph's bush farm, Fountains Museum, Gyopárosfürdő, Historical Memorial Park of Gellértegyháza, Literary Memorial House of Darvas József, Museum of Szántó Kovács János
* 46.49920.7059 Kardoskút. Livestock farms of Sóstó
* 46.52620.80310 Pusztaföldvár. Ancient lawn of tatársánc (Tatarian earth rampart)
* 46.39220.68511 Tótkomlós - Nagykopáncs (Nagykopáncsi Templom Szent István Kápolna). – 12-13th century-old Arpad dynasty church (partly reconstructed)
* 46.60421.07512 Szabadkígyós. 'Wilderness' of Kígyós, Wenckheim Castle
* 46.59121.02313 Újkígyós. - Ipolyi Arnold Adult Education exhibitions: Moldavian folklore exhibition, religious relics exhibition of Banat's Swabian folk, Local History Exhibition (Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian folk memories)
* 46.6521.27814 Gyula. - Almasy Castle, Castle Bath, Downtown Church, County Hall, ruins of Franciscan Monastery garden, Béke (Peace) Avenue, Orthodox Church of Miklósváros, Ferenc Erkel's Birthplace, Városháza (Town Hall), Street Promenade, Centenary confectionery, Ladics house
* 46.4620.82415 Kaszaper. Railway Exhibition
* 46.31820.81516 Mezőhegyes. County farm, historic city centre, stud of Mezőhegyes, Indoor riding with a 200-year-old sycamore tree, Manor No.18: The Wrangler's home

## Do

* 46.9521.19721 Mágor wilderness (Mágor puszta) (Bus to Vésztő further walk).
* 46.95821.6152 Biharugra (Biharugrai-halastavak). – lake system. The heaven for anglers
* 46.58521.1113 Körös-Maros National Park (Körös-Maros Nemzeti Park) (Békés County). M-Th 08:00-16:30, F 08:00-14:00. HQ: Szarvas, Anna-liget 1

### Events

* Várjátékok (Castle Games) in Gyula

## Eat

The best-known gastronomic specialties of Békés county are the Csaba sausage, the Gyula sausage and the Békés plum brandy.

## Cope
### Consulates

* Romania, Gyula, St. Munkácsy 12a, ☏ +36 66 464 579, fax: +36 66 465 142, gyula@mae.ro. M-F 9:00-15:00. (updated Dec 2021)