Pannonhalma
On the 2nd of September a visit will be organized to the Archabbey of Pannonhalma. Pannonhalma is ca. 20 minutes from Győr. If you travel to Visegrád by car via Bratislava, or Vienna it is only a 10 minutes ride from the M1 highway. The main attraction of the trip – nearby the world-famous view of the Abbey – is the recently opened historical mineral collection of the Benedictine monks. On a corridor of the monastery a beautiful selection of the collection can be studied. Read few words about the collection below. Csódi-hill field guide IMA2010.pdf
Trip starts at 11:00 on the 2nd of Sept, recommended to continue to Visegrád around 15–16 pm (ca. 2h drive).
Fee: 30 EUR (including lunch in the canteen of the archabbey)
Registration is needed here https://cemc-mscc2024.diamond-congress.hu/
Transportation is mainly based on own cars, but we can organize free transport on request (from Budapest, Győr, Visegrád).
Csódi-hill, Dunabogdány
On the 5th of September a half-day long field trip goes into the actively working dacite quarry of Csódi-hill, Dunabogdány. The quarry is only few kilometres from Visegrád, thus the visit also can be organized on foot to include a few kilometres long hiking trail to Csódi-hill. The site if world-famous from its zeolite mineral assemblage.
Trip starts at 9:00 on the 5th of Sept., finishes ca. 13–14h
Price: free, but registration needed here: https://cemc-mscc2024.diamond-congress.hu/ (Field trips menu)
Trip can be cancelled till the 20th of August due to technical reasons of the mine.
