Contact:
Tel.: +3687555292
E-mail: bfnp (@) bfnp (.) hu
How to arrive:
Address: Várpalota, Gagarin utca 3.
GPS: 47.191137, 18.132992
Opening hours:
Only by prior arrangement and under professional guidance!
Admission fee/person
2024
| Adult: | 1000 Ft |
| Discounted*: | 700 Ft |
| Child under 3 years (registration ticket) | 200 Ft |
| Child (3–14 years): | 500 Ft |
| Child (15–18 years) (Discounted): | 700 Ft |
| Registration ticket*: | 200 Ft |
The admission fee includes VAT and the fee of accident insurance of visitors.
The admission fee must be paid also if guidance is not needed for any reasons (e.g. field trip of a geology department of a higher education institute).
Abandoned Sand Quarry - Várpalota:
The one time sand quarry is located in one of the streets of this little town, Várpalota. Groups can participate in a visit of the nature conservation area, guided by an expert guide. Visitors can closely observe the spectacular cross-laminated sand wall of the interpretation site.
The sand wall preserved the fossils of bivalves and snails of an ancient subtropical sea that used to ripple at the site where the sand layers were developed. It is unique in Hungary that the remains of more than 400 species of molluscs and almost 100 unicellular species with shells made up of calcium carbonate have been discovered at this sand quarry.
Take a closer look and you will see tiny miracles! Discover the fossilized creatures of an ancient subtropical sandy beach!
Discover the fossilized creatures of an ancient subtropical sandy beach!
Visiting rules:
- the interpretive site can be visited only by prior arrangement, with a professional guide;
- the guided visit is guaranteed by the National Park Directorate only if the arrangement of the visit is done 6 days before the visit until 10 am, at latest. If the visit is required later or on the day of the visit, the guided visit may be provided only on grounds of equity;
- at least 5 persons together can book for a guided visit (or less than 5 persons if required, but in these cases the entrance fee of 5 persons need to be paid);
- the entrance fee must be paid also if guidance is not needed for any reasons (e.g. field trip of a geology department of a higher education institute);
Dogs only on a lead please!
The area of the Bakony–Balaton Geopark includes this exhibition site and its surroundings as well.
