Szokolya: Hotels and Accommodation

Királyrét is considered an excursion center in connection with the foothills of the Börzsöny.

Those looking for a hotel in Szokolya focus their accommodation search on this area.

Geographical location

Szokolya is a municipality in Pest County and the Szob District within the Börzsöny geographical region.

The settlement is located in the Szob District of Pest County on the Morgó-patak stream; the municipality also includes the northwestern parts of Paphegy and Királyrét.

Nature

Darabos-hegy is located in the area surrounding Szokolya.

Sajikút-hegy is also situated in the vicinity.

The surrounding area also includes Hálás-bérc.

Ló-hegy is likewise located near Szokolya.

Kúlyika lies in the wider regional surroundings of Szokolya.

At the foot of Vár-hegy in Királyrét lies a lake that forms part of the area's visitor landscape. Historically, the area is also associated with Queen Beatrix's bathing.

Transport and routes

Szokolya can be reached via the Kismaros–Szokolya–Királyrét forest railway and by road via Route 12103 from Kismaros. Local roads are part of the connection, while bus services to Kismaros supplement the transport network. About one kilometer east of the settlement is a railway station on the Vác–Balassagyarmat railway line.

Culture and history

The Kismarosi Sváb Muzeális Gyűjtemény is located in the immediate surroundings of Szokolya.

The Migazzi-kastély is also situated nearby.

Szokolya is home to two surviving remnants of earthworks: one is located on the Pap-hegy ridge, and another on Várhegy above Királyrét.

The local cultural heritage includes Reformed and Catholic churches, a Baptist prayer house, the Mányoki-Viski Exhibition and Memorial Room, Palóc houses on Fő Street, as well as war memorials and statues.

Other places to choose from include Veröce, Nagymaros and Kismaros.

For the broader travel overview: Váci.