Discover Foktő on the Danube

Foktő lies in the Danube–Tisza Interfluve, directly on the Danube and about five kilometres from Kalocsa. If you are looking for a hotel in Foktő, you can factor its riverside location and distance from Kalocsa into your travel plans.

Getting there and finding your way around

You can reach Foktő via Main Road 51 and the nearest bridges at Szekszárd, Dunaföldvár or Baja. The ferry is also an option from the direction of Géderlak–Paks. Check the current ferry service before travelling.

Churches and local history

The Reformed church stands in the town centre and is a protected monument; the Catholic church is also protected. Foktő’s first Roman Catholic church was consecrated in 1757.

There are also three carved wooden statues in the town centre. They depict Magyarok Nagyasszonya, Árpád vezér and Teremtő Krisztus. These subjects provide another cultural point of reference in the town’s history.

Other historic features include the tájház (local heritage house) in Foktő, completed in 2019. A few old, locally carved grave posts (gombosfa) still stand in the cemetery.

More things to explore in Bács-Kiskun

The wider destination of Bács-Kiskun complements this local perspective with its own cultural and natural attractions. In Tiszaalpár, the Tiszaalpár, Földvár educational trail presents the history of the Bronze Age fortification of Tiszaalpári Földvár and the way of life of people in the Bronze Age. A reconstruction of an Árpád-era village, built to mark the millennium, depicts the settlement layout discovered during local excavations. The trail focuses on the fortification and way of life, while the reconstruction shows the structure of a settlement.

At the Kiskunhalasi Csipkeház és Csipkemúzeum, visitors can learn about the history of Halas lace since 1902, admire centuries-old lacework and watch the process of lace embroidery. This adds a craft to the region’s range of attractions, showcasing both its history and how it is made.

The Boróka educational trail in Bugac is 1,100 metres long and features information boards and interactive stations, including a forest xylophone and a play telescope. In Kecskemét, Cifrapalota also serves as an exhibition venue for the Kecskeméti Katona József Museum. The Természet Háza in Kecskemét is the visitor centre of Kiskunság National Park. It provides information about the park’s educational trails, visitor conditions for protected areas, ecotourism programmes and forest schools.

Lake Szelidi is a natural oxbow lake that developed from a branch of the Danube after the Ice Age. The lake’s blue-green algae educational trail has twelve information stations covering the lake’s development, the properties of its water, the organisms that live there and the surrounding wildlife. The trail is accessible on foot and by bicycle year-round; conditions may change on site.

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