St István Dripstone Cave
Telephone: 00 36 46 334 130
Opening times:
daily 09.00 - 17.00, 16 April - 15 Oktober,
daily 09.00 - 16.00 16 Oktober - 15 April

Half of the 800 metre long dripstone cave is open to the public. The Istvan Cave is a realm of fantastically shaped dripstone. A number of cavities are known in the hillside, and the later István Cave was also once known as Dog Cave. This was because legend has itt that the hole opening above the Calvary Chapel of Lillafüred was discovered when, following days of barking, a dog that had accidentally fallen into the cave called the attention of the locals to it. Finally, two brave young men descended on a rope and rescued the poor hound. Many say that the dog's scratch-marks are still visible on the rocks today. Ottokár Kadic conducted the cave's scientific discovery in 1913, and it was opened to the public in 1931. Its deepest point is 55 m and it is 350 m long. The caves's temperature never rises above 10 °C, thus a jumper is recommended when touring it.
Last admission is one hour before closing time.

Anna Limestone Cave
Telephone: 46/334-130
Opening times:
daily 10.00 - 15.00, 16 April - 15 Oktober

This tuffaceous limestone cave situated beneath the hanging gardens of the Chateau Hotel in Lillafüred is a unique natural heritage of Hungary. It is one of only three caves of this type in the world which is open to the public.
Most of the caves of the Anna system were discovered in 1833 under the leadership of the miner András Stark, when the iron workers of Hámor wanted to use the abundant waters springing up here more effectively. The passages leading to halls with unusually fine, embroidery-like dripstone formations were widened, steps and bridges were built. News of these passages spread fast. Among its most famous initial visitors was the poet and freedom fighter Sándor Petőfi in 1847. In the XIX century the cavities were nearly forgotten, in 1912 Ottokár Kadic made public visiting possible. During the building of the Hotel Palace even more halls were explored and connected by artificial through-ways. The cave became a significant tourist attraction when electric cables were run through them.
Last admission is one hour before closing time.

Szeleta Cave
Ottokár Kadic uncovered the Szeleta Cave between 1907-13 at the invitation of Ottó Herman, the pioneering researcher of prehistoric man in Hungary. The cave's vestibule hid the bones of cave-bears and, more interestingly, traces of a fireplace. The excavation of further layers brought earthenware, Neolithic tools, and a total of 40 Palaeolithic tools to light. The bay leafshaped spearheads and other tools of the people who lived there for several thousand years at the end of the Ice Age are known as the Szeleta Culture.

Marcel Loubens Cave Research Association
Address: 3517 Miskolc-Lillafüred Erzsébet sétány 39.
Telephone: 00 36 46 369 9002, 00 36 46 333 146
Web: www.mlbe.hu