Dobogókő is a popular tourist area near

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in Hungary, and the site of the highest point in the Visegrád Hills at 699 meters. 133 people live here. Up in the hills lies the

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, a stone pyramid built in memory of one of great pioneers of Hungarian tourism. In Dobogókő there is a tourist museum and accommodation. There are hiking possibilities to , , and . Nearby larger settlements are

Dömös Dömös is a village in Komárom-Esztergom County in Hungary. Setting, geography Dömös is located on the right side of the Danube, 16 km from Esztergom and 45 km from Budapest. The also beautiful town, Visegrád is located 5 ...

and

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. Dobogókő is also a pilgrimage site for Hungarian neopagans (followers of the revived

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faith, that is similar to

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) who believe that the place is the " heart chakra" of the earth.

References

External links

Dobogókői kirándulások képekkel - Dobogókő Hiking page
– www.dobogokokirandulas.hu
Dobogókő Ski Centre
– www.dobogokosi.hu
Snow forecast for Dobogókő Ski Centre

Dobogókő in Utazgató.hu page

Photos from the air about Dobogókő
Populated places in Pest County Dömös {{Pest-geo-stub