The flood lands of the Maros, the Makó-Landori forests. (Area 2852 hectares, can be visited freely.) The Maros is perhaps the most misterious river in Hungary and in Transylavania sustaining dozens of unbelievable stories. The river must be dealt with due foresight, it takes its toll every year unless it is approached with respect. Though its reaches in Hungary make up only the last few kilometers of the river, islands where man never stepped, almost impenetrable hard and soft wooded lush groves are sustained by the river. The national park starts after the ferry in Tápé and it stretches as far as Makó, but it is worth following the river on the dam to Nagylak. Plants considered rare in Hungary live in the flood lands: the broad helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), ramsons (Allium ursinum), the primrose (Primula). The avifauna is the indicator of the untouched nature: the raven, the hobby, the black stork, the two colonies of herons feel at home here. pic by KMNP text credit |