Szanazug is a holiday resort area situated in the South- Eastern part of Hungary, in Békés County. It is 18 km far from both Békéscsaba and Gyula, while the nearest settlement is Doboz village.
The Juvenile Holiday Resort Centre ( Youth Hostel, Jugendherberge ) can be found 500 meter far from the Kettős- Körös River, in a beautiful forest glade of 4,7 hectare having outstanding microclimate, separated from both the resort center and the settlement itself. It waits for its guests with renewing establishments, equipment.
Owing to its conditions, it provides outstanding possibility for holiday taking, sporting, as well as for different kind of events such as touristic, sport, craftsmanship, acting, artistic, yoga events, as examples.
There are good possibilities to hold juvenile meetings, national and international exchange programs, organize social meetings for small communities.
It is one of the base sites of the “By two wheels in Békés” bicycle tour, and one of the stations of the water route starting from Beius ( Romania ) at the Fekete ( Black ) Körös River, going on the Kettős-Körös River to the Tisza River, the city of Csongrád ( Hungary ). ( It is possible to rent 1-2 seated kayak or 2-4 seated canoe ).
Accommodation possibilities:
Motel: 11 rooms ( 2-5 bedded) with shower
Stone houses: 12 rooms (4-6-9 bedded) with central utilities
Camping possibility with own tent or caravan.
Board: set-course meal, home made-like, with half-board or full-board supply.
Services:
- Activity rooms: 1 room of 260 m2, 2 of 80 m2, 2 of 30 m2
- Sports fields: handball, football on small pitch, basketball, beach volleyball, etc.
- Open-air stage
- Fire places, cauldrons with support
- Parking places for cars and buses
- Bicycle safekeeping
- Angling at the river Kettős- Körös ( permission required)
- Canteen
Program offers:
- Craftsmanship activities ( from the authentic Hungarian folk craftsmanship to the presently fashionable ones, about 30 different kind )
- Dance house
- Disco
- Game watching in the forest
- Bird watching
Excursion possibilities to the places of interest of the county:
Doboz- 4 km walking tour, Wenckheim Castle, mansion, crypt.
Gyula- 18 km, medieval castle, Castle Bath, Dürer-hall, Kohán Gallery, the house where Ferenc Erkel was born, 100 year Old Confectionery.
Békéscsaba- 18 km, Omaszta mansion, Munkácsy painting collection, Slovakian Folklore Museum, Grain Museum, Student’s lair, bath and swimming pool, Csaba Center, Jankay Gallery.
Békés- 13 km, school historical collection, Greek Orthodox Church, Museum And Gallery.
Vesztő-Mágor and Dévaványa: 62 km, remains of an early Tisza culture from around 2700 BC, Remains of the Csolt Monastery (X-XII. centuries AC.), or rather, Great Bastard Reserve.
Szabadkígyós- 36 km, Wenchheim Castle and its park ( nature reserve area ).
Allowances:
- YOUTH HOSTEL, 10 % reduction from the accommodation fee on EURO 26 membership card.
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