Kemenesalja is a peaceful, yet adventuresome area: vine embllishing the declivous slopes since the beginning of times, with tiny villages on its edges, the streets hiding traditional castles, old mansions. The traces of historic past are fel everywhere, but the region is full of literacy relics as well, the villages, the old fruit trees and cellars of the vineyards guarding memories of poets.
The small town of twelve thousand inhabitants is becoming more and more popular among tourists, thanks to its natural values, situation and the developments completes during the last few years. The old buildings evoking the atmosphere of the beginning of the 20th century have recently been renovated, the main square, as well as the square in front of the community center has been given a new face. Visitors to the center of the town are greeted with cooling fountains, flowery parks, statues, carillon and a broad range of events.
The pilgrimage village of Little-Mária-cell
In the first half of the 18th century the abbey Odó Koptik had a copy done of the statue in Máriacell. He placed it in the small chapel near the ruined Benedictine abbey. The repeatedly happening miracles attracted hundreds of thousands of pilgrims. During 1746-48, the Baroque Virgin Mary’s church was built on the model of Máriacell. The fourteen altars, the pulpit, baptismal font, the numerous crucifixes and silver candle-holders make a huge impression on visitors. The repository of the church welcomes visitors with a permanent exhibition, introducing the shrine’s treasures dating back hundreds of years. It is open visitors by appointment (+36 96 420 135).
Next to the church we can find the building of the Benedictine abbey twith the statue of Virgin Mary on its facade as well as a Mary-fountain. In the nearby square a Holy Trinity Statue is erecte, with the figures of Saint Stephen, Saint Paul the Hermit, Saint John of Nepomuk, Saint Florian on its pedestal. Within walkin distance we can find the Calvary, behind the church. Its finishing in 1755 completed the stations of the pilgrimage. The ruins of the Benedictine abbey, with the traces of paintings form the middles ages, are still visible at the end of the Odó Koptik Street. The main kermis Celldömölk is the Saturday-Sunday before the nameday of Mary, 12th September.
It serves as a special experience for visitors and researchers alike to see the crater of the one time volcano opening. The twelve stations of the Ság Volcano Pathway follow each other in these special natural surroundings, providing a colorful display of the stages of volcanic activity. The formation and development of the mountain is demonstrated int he geological pathway, surrounded by rocks. Another pathway serves to introduce its particular, rich wildlife, which is rather different from the nearby areas. A pleasant walk leads up to the biggest Trianon statue, the Trianon remembrance cross towering on the top of the mountain, where visitors are greeted with wonderful view. On the basalt of the mountain Ság – as part of the Somló Historic Wine Region – an inimitable wine is produced with unique inner content, whose specialty lies in the warmth kepping ability and minerality the mountain.
The Museum of Sághegy is placed in the original transformer tower of the basalt mine, which was renovated in 2012. It introduces the natural and cultural-historical values of the region, a section of the archeological material of Ság, the history of mining and vine-culture in a creative, interactive, easy to follow exhibition. Visitors also find two little rockparks as pathways as well as a volcanism-theme playground. Welschriesling is the most dominant in the type mixture of the region. The tisane known as ‘Sagwiener’ was highly recommended in 19th century Europe because of its positive physiological effects: it was sold in apothecary’s shops as a kidney-cleansing, stomach-soothing, appetizing product.
Hungary’s only Volcanology Visitors’ Center introduces the force of the volcanoes, the gigantic geological changes almost by the minute in a spectacular, easy to follow, interactive manner. We get to know details about the activities of volcanoes millions of years ago in comparison with now, to what extent and how it is possible to predict the catastrophes related to their activities.
The five-storey, 1000 m2 building offers numerous attractions: an expedition room, a Volcano room, a Verne-cabin, a Volcano simulation room, a room introducing volcanoes of the Kárpát-basin and the look-out tower room on the top, allowing a spectacular panoramic view of the mountain Ság, revealing the lanes of the one-time volcano.
Set in an exceptionally beautiful and tranquil environment, with a view of Mount Ság, VULKÁN SPA awaits its guests with a large number of pools and a friendly, convivial atmosphere. It boasts a 25-meter indoor pool, a pool with thermal water, a Jacuzzi with medicinal water, a training pool, a brand new adventure world for kids with a 80-meter-long tube slide, an aquatic playground, a resting area for mothers and their children, a playroom, a spacious sauna with a panoramic resting area, several resting and sitting rooms and a broad range of gastronomic services.
Services operating all year round:
Indoor pool, a pool with thermal water, a Jacuzzi with medicinal water, pools for kids
Services operating in the summer season:
Adventure pool, pool with slide complex and splash pool for toddlers
Medical treatments:
Treatments supported by the National Health Insurance Fund, rheumatology specialists available without a referral from one’s GP, warm soft water with sodium hydrogen carbonate and chloride to alleviate and cure locomotive problems.
Wellness and beauty:
Massage, Finnish and infra sauna, steam cabin, aromatic and light therapy, salt chamber, Jacuzzi, solarium, cosmetics and beauty care. In summer months: beach volleyball, handball facilities and playground
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