Mecsek Hills and Villányi Hills

This two small karst areas in southern Hungary are located around the town Pécs. The historic town once was the Capital of the Roman province of Pannonia. The climate is Mediterranean and the area is fertile, famous for wine and vegetables.

The Mecsek Hills have several stream caves and potholes, the largest stream caves is the Abaliget Cave. The western part of the Mecsek Mountains is covered by karstified Triassic limestones in an area of 38km². The Jakabhegy Anticline lifted the layers and so the impermeable and not soluble rock which once covered the limestone, Triassic sandstones and mudstones, were eroded. The central part is the Szuado valley with a bunch of interesting karst features like several ponors and caves. The most famous are Szuadó-barlang (46. 6,9230 18. 9,0560), Bagoly-forrás (46. 6,795 18. 9,151), Laci-forrás (46. 6,721 18. 9,244), Szuadó-forrás (46. 6,691 18.9,172), and Mihály remete-forrás (46.6,286 18. 9,300). Some of the caves, especially the biggest one called Trio Cave, are guided in spelunking tours.

The Villányi Hills have beautiful hydrothermal caves which are rich in unique crystal formations.

Abaligeti-barlang |

Trio barlang

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