Discover Városlőd: History and Activities

• The Carthusian monastery had a library building and workshops for copying and binding codices.
• Iglauer Park offers organized and independent tours, as well as cycling, archery, fishing, and craft activities.
• Visitors who are not staying overnight at the park can also take part in its programs.
• Hölgykő Castle lies on a wooded rise at the northern edge of the village.

Iglauer Park offers a variety of ways to spend your time: organized and independent tours, cycling, archery, fishing, and craft activities. A hike to natural sights in the area around Városlőd is also available. It combines the park’s program with the landscape around the village, without implying that the entire route lies within the village limits.

One useful detail when planning your accommodation: you can take part in the programs even if you are not staying overnight at the park. This means you can consider your choice of accommodation separately from taking part in an activity. If you have a specific program in mind, contact Iglauer Park directly for information about current arrangements.

The Carthusian monastery in Városlőd had a library building and workshops for copying and binding codices. The monastery is also linked to a literary tradition: the Carthusian Anonymous wrote a work in a cell that survives in the Lövöldi Codex, also known as the Érdy Codex. Architecture and literary history thus come together in the village.

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael is featured on Iglauer Park’s local history tour. In the square south of the church, the outlines of the west wing of the medieval monastery cloister, a small section of the east wing’s junction, and a cloister wall running parallel to the south wall are marked on the ground. The ÁMK Német Nemzetiségi Tájház, the Waschludt Local History Museum, is also part of the area’s cultural history. It shows the furnishings of a rural farmhouse from around the turn of the century, including furniture for the living room and kitchen, as well as household items.

Városlőd majolica is another part of the historic craft tradition. Featuring Hungarian motifs painted on a white glaze, it developed a style that became a model for the ceramics industry.

Hölgykő Castle, dating from the Árpád era, lies on a wooded rise at the northern edge of the village. Together with the hike to natural sights in the area around Városlőd, it offers a different focus from the history of the monastery and village.

The wider Balaton - North destination offers additional attractions. Boat trips are available in the Tapolca Lake Cave, which also features the guided exhibition “Csodálatos karszt” (“Wonderful Karst”). Hegyestű, a 337-meter-high mountain between Zánka and Monoszló, exposes the interior of a basalt volcano that was active around eight million years ago. A lookout point on the western edge of the quarry site and a panorama board help visitors identify the surrounding hills. These examples describe the wider destination, not Városlőd itself.

If you are looking for a hotel in Városlőd, you can start planning your trip by weighing up your interests: Iglauer Park offers activities and tours, while the monastery, church, museum, and majolica highlight different aspects of local history. You do not need to stay overnight at the park to take part in its programs.

Discover more destinations: Magyarpolány, Nagyalásony, Somlószőlős, Somlóvásárhely, Halimba, Ajka, Úrkút, Kislőd.

Can visitors who are not staying overnight at Iglauer Park take part in its programs?

Yes. People who are not staying overnight at the park can also take part in its programs. It is best to contact the park directly for information about current arrangements.

What aspects of the monastery’s history are associated with Városlőd?

The monastery had a library building and workshops for copying and binding codices. The Carthusian Anonymous also wrote a work in a cell there, which survives in the Lövöldi Codex, also known as the Érdy Codex.

What is marked on the ground south of the Church of St. Michael?

The markings show the outline of the west wing of the medieval cloister, part of the east wing’s junction, and a cloister wall running parallel to the south wall of the church.

For the wider travel overview: Ajkai.