Hollóháza, where you can create

Hollóháza is Hungary's northernmost village. The name of the settlement became famous by the production of porcelain which has been carried on for two centuries tradition of pot production. Former sources from the 18th century mentioned the settlement as a ‘Foundry of Füzér – based on the work of András Vályi. After 1777 there was a glass foundry and in 1831 a stoneware and majolica factory was founded by the Károlyi-family in the village. The factory received its present-day appearance in 1966. The Porcelain Museum opened in 1981 in the village, and deals with the history of porcelain production from the beginning until today. As a part of the Porcelain Museum, there is a creative center in the settlement, where visitors gain an insight into the secrets of porcelain painting. In the Pottery House the visitors become familiar with manual formatting and making pottery on wheels. The village’s most interesting sight is the modern tent-shaped church, which was built on the hillside above the village in 1968, according the plans of the architect László Csaba, a holder of the Ybl prize. The mural by Endre Szász and the corpus by József Somogyi can be seen in the church interior. The Stations of the Cross were created by Margit Kovács. While walking in the village, houses come into sight from the deep valleys and steep mountain sites complementing the wonderful mountain environment. The National Blue Tour’ s starting point is in Hollóháza. In 2006 the border was opened to pedestrian and bicycle traffic and later to vehicle traffic in neighboring Slovakia through Skároš (Eszkáros). (www.hollohaza.hu)