Csiszár Árpád founded the Beregi Museum of Vásárosnamény in 1963. The collection is hosted by one of the nicest building of the town, the Máthé mansion in 13, Rákóczi Street from 1970. Our collection is listed nationally and internationally due to its vernacular material of a few thousand pieces.

The world famous area on 510 acres was declared protected in 1944. It is now the pearl of our geological legacy as it is an unparalleled quarry of prehistory demolished by a volcano 20 million years ago.

In 1827 Károlyi Istvén took the estate in Füzérradvány over. His son, Ede inherited the until insignificant building in Füzérradvány and the park belonging to it. He began grand construction works that heightened the significance of the castle.

The former home and the family grave of the leading figure of the Hungarian language reform is visited by tens of thousands each year. The atmosphere of the place, the "colour locale" made it the most favoured touristic centre of the region.

Segesd and its suburbs have been a densely populated place ever since prehistoric times. During the Roman dominion and after the Original Settlement, it was a place where important roads crossed. The chief and tribe leader settled near Segesd in the first half of the 10th century. After the Hungarian constitution, Segesd belonged to the Episcopate of Veszprém. Overseers of the king and later the queen lived in the centre. The royal 'Comitatus of Segesd' of King Béla IV was first mentioned in a charter from 1245, or rather the land of the overseer and his name Mihály, the son of Jákó.

The giant castle of Visegrád was built during the 1250-1260's after the Tartar invasion. The castle has two main parts, the lower castle and the citadel. These two are connected by walls closing down the valley. The walls go all the way down to the Danube.