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Accommodation
Holiday Rental
Holiday Rental
Sleeps: 4 Adult(s)
Changeover Day: Saturday
Pricing
EUR 605.00
(USD* 767.99)
Per Property / Per Week
Taxes Included
Service Charges Included
Welcome to the picturesque village of Helesfa. This small village of 300 inhabitants is ideally situated in southern Hungary between the historic cities of Pécs (25km) and Szigetvár, in the foothills of Mecsek Mountain and Zselic National Park.
Property Description
Welcome to the picturesque village of Helesfa. This small village of 300 inhabitants is ideally situated in southern Hungary between the historic cities of Pécs (25km) and Szigetvár, in the foothills of Mecsek Mountain and Zselic National Park. The neighboring hills are dotted with old wine houses overlooking vineyards and orchards. In the valley there is a small freshwater stream which runs towards the nearby lake of Helesfa. The cottages will welcome you to the area, whether you are looking to discover rural Hungary by bike (or horseback or on foot), planning to sample the award winning wines of the region, or just dreaming of a quiet week with friends or family in a traditional countryside environment.These cottages received "3 sunflowers" - the award given in Hungarian Village Tourism. At the estate you will find a playground (swing, sand box, plus a separate place where the children can draw), barbecue and fireplace, picnic area, football/badminton field, and a lot of animals! Part of the estate is a 2-hectare fruit garden on a grape hill.Here you can buy (depending on the season): fresh eggs (chicken, duck, goose), goat milk, goat cheese, mangalica (pig) sausage/ham, honey, fruits and vegetables. Bicycles (3 mountain bikes for adults) are available to rent.
Weather Forecast Budapest
- last update at 18:00mostly cloudy
Temperature: 9° C
Sunrise: 7:10 am
Sunset: 3:54 pm
Windspeed: 11.27 kph
Humidity: 77 %
partly cloudy
High:11° C
Low:4° C
mostly cloudy
High:10° C
Low:4° C
Local Information
This holiday cottage is located in Helesfa’s center, in front of a playground. The house has a garden, a terrace and a pool which is filled upon request. Step into the house and you find a kitchen which is well-equipped for 6 persons and includes such things as pots, cutlery, a gas cooker, microwave oven, coffeemaker, fridge and toaster. The house has two bedrooms. One bedroom is furnished with a double bed, the other has single beds. For two persons the couch bed in the living room also makes a comfortable bed. The living room also has a sofa, armchair, fireplace and a TV stand with a TV and cd player. In the bathroom there is a bathtub, wash basin and toilet. The houses are furnished with modern, wooden furniture.
Sport & Leisure
Activities:
• Horse Riding
• Fishing
In the neighborhood there are numerous possibilities for hiking. Gyűrűfű/Ecovillage is 6km from Helesfa in the Zselic hills. In the village you can: visit a bio-farm or a small shop where they prepare goat cheese; go horseback riding or try archery from horseback; or visit an open-air school (it is worthwhile to visit this if just for a 1-day bicycle trip). In of the largest village of Green Valley there is Bükkösd with a small supermarket, fishing lake, horseback riding, and two beautiful castles. Furthermore there is a post office, surgery, bank, and village hall with Internet access.North from Bükkösd, situated deep in the Zselic hills, in an area of unspoilt nature, there is Gorica. It got it’s Slavic name from the south-Slavic inhabitants who were relocated here during the 18th century. At the present time the village has no permanent residents- only weekend visitors/homeowners from Pécs, Szentlőrinc and the Netherlands. North of the village you will find the Pál Rockenbauer Blue Trail.The most famous holiday lake of southern Transdanubia is Lake Orfű. This lake attracts swimmers, sportsmen, anglers as well as hikers who are interested in the countryside’s traditions. Close to the lake there are several restaurants, a mill museum, the ’furnace house’ where they bake bread outdoors, an equestrian farm where they organize a riding school and horseback tours, and spelunking (caves).The Green Valley is located between the Mecsek and Zselic. Of special value is the untouched natural, clear environment. Old rural houses and wonderful nature, far from the noise and traffic of the city, are waiting for guests here. Here you can take life slower. Begin your day with the sound of birds singing. Caves with echoes, mountain valleys, forests and fields, streams and hillsides all await guests and invite them to explore the area on foot, by bicycle or on horseback. You can get to know the local flora and fauna by walking along the educational path. From here you can join the Blue Trail of southern-Transdanubia.Bükkösd is famous for the honey which is made here. In Cserdi, Gyűrűfű, Szentkatalin you will find working goat and cattle farms. At the local estates you can buy bio products.This hilly area is ideal for horseback riding. At the Horse Farm of Gyűrűfű you can take part in a riding school, horse show and horseback archery. The horse farm in Szentdomján is famous for its children's equestrian camp and the non-violent horse dressage (exhibition horsemanship). For anglers there are 3 fishing lakes here: in Boda, Bükkösd and Hetvehely.The open-air school will help to shape the mindset of young people with respect to the environment and nature. In the abandoned but later resuscitated villages’ small houses, former traditions and crafts relive. In the workshops you can get to know the ancient methods of pottery and wood-carving or you can practice working with corn-husks.