{"id":1769,"date":"2026-11-04T11:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T10:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peregrinus.hu\/?page_id=1769"},"modified":"2026-11-04T11:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T10:05:32","slug":"alcsik-and-st-annes-lake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peregrinus.hu\/en\/zarandokutvonalak\/alcsik-es-a-szent-anna-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcs\u00edk and St Anne's Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A one-day journey south from Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3 through Alcs\u00edk to the Csom\u00e1d crater. At Cs\u00edkmenas\u00e1g one of the most important medieval churches of Alcs\u00edk awaits with its painted sanctuary vault, and the final stop is the chapel on the shore of St Anne's Lake in the volcanic crater.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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74 km<\/b>total distance<\/span><\/div>\n
approx. 1 h 25 min<\/b>driving time<\/span><\/div>\n
3<\/b>stops<\/span><\/div>\n
1 day<\/b>suggested time<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Route in Google Maps<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Stops along the route<\/h2>
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    Pilgrimage Church and Franciscan Friary \u2013 Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3<\/a><\/h3>\n

    The Pilgrimage Church of Our Lady of the Visitation is one of the best-known Hungarian places of pilgrimage, welcoming several hundred thousand pilgrims a year. The present twin-towered Baroque church was built between 1804 and 1876 and has been a basilica since 1948. Its greatest treasure is the 227-centimetre statue of the Virgin Mary carved from lime wood in the early 16th century.<\/p>\n

    It is worth walking up to the saddle between the two Somly\u00f3 hills, where the open-air Mass of the Whitsun pilgrimage is held.<\/p>\n

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  2. 22 km \u00b7 approx. 30 min by car<\/span><\/li>\n
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    Church of the Immaculate Conception \u2013 Cs\u00edkmenas\u00e1g<\/a><\/h3>\n

    One of the most important medieval churches of Alcs\u00edk: the painted star and net vault of the sanctuary shows eight female saints, and the triumphal arch the wise and foolish virgins. Parts of its former winged altar are now in the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest.<\/p>\n

    The church can be visited during Mass; the parish provides information about visits.<\/p>\n

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  4. 52 km \u00b7 approx. 55 min by car<\/span><\/li>\n
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    St Anne's Chapel \u2013 St Anne's Lake<\/a><\/h3>\n

    Standing on the shore of the lake in the volcanic crater of Csom\u00e1d, at about 950 metres, the chapel is a centuries-old place of pilgrimage; at the late-July feast the pilgrim processions arrive in a procession around the lake.<\/p>\n

    A road leads to the lake from Sepsib\u00fcksz\u00e1d; from the car park it is a 15\u201320-minute walk, and a minibus runs for elderly and disabled visitors. From Tusn\u00e1df\u00fcrd\u0151 a hiking trail takes about an hour and a half. An entrance ticket is required; the reserve's management provides information on fees.<\/p>\n

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    Good to know<\/h3>\n