town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Northern Hungary
Mezőkövesd is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in Northern Hungary.
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By car you can reach the city by travelling on highway M3 (towards Miskolc), about 100 km from Budapest.
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- Matyó Museum - Local history with its attractive handmade textiles
- Museum of Agriculture
- Matyó homes, streets with the atmosphere of 19th-century country towns - also called "Hadas" district, meaning that people who used to live here inhabited the area in big family groups.In the ancient cottages local folk artists offer a view of what it is like to be "Matyó". The houses give home to embroiderers, a furniture painter[dead link], a glass cutter, a potter and for the children: a gingerbread maker, among other craftsmen.
Further afield:
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- Zsóry Thermal Baths, with indoor and outdoor swimming and medicinal pools. The sulphur-rich waters of the medicinal pools have curative properties.
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- Balneo Hotel Zsori Thermal & Wellness
- Rózsa Panzió
- Csikós Panzió
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- Eger – town 22 km (14 mi) northwest
- Füzesabony – town 21 km (13 mi) west
- Heves – town 41 km (25 mi) west
- Mezőcsát – town 31 km (19 mi) east
- Miskolc – city 64 km (40 mi) northeast