Dunakiliti

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The history of Dunakiliti dates back to the Árpád-Age (1000-1301). Lying in the north of Szigetköz and surrounded by several Danube branches it is a perfect place for water touring and fishing. The untouched nature around the village offers excellent walking possibilities. It is worth visiting the Neo-Gothic Catholic church with its colourful stained glass windows and the so called 'millennium oak-tree' planted in 1896 in front of. Other sights are the Batthyány-Castle, that is the birthplace of Blessed Dr. Batthyány-Strattmann László, also known as 'the doctor of the poor'.

Halászi

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Halászi lies in Szigetköz, on the bank of the Mosoni-Danube, 4 km away from Mosonmagyaróvár. The village is deservedly called as the gate of Szigetköz because we can enter the ’world of thousand island’ through the Halász-bridge. The name of the settlement (halász = fisherman) reflects its location as well as its past: its olden inhabitants delivered fish to the Magyaróvár estate. In the centre a large sized Baroque church towers over two houses with rural-baroque pediment. The frescoes of the church were painted by Maulbertsch-pupils. There are a country tavern and a leisure park established at the bank of the Moson -Danube river and they are popular targets of those arriving on the river or by bicycle, longing for a bathe or a boat trip.

Hédervár

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The founders and landholders of the village (the Héderváry counts, the Viczay and Khuen-Héderváry families) and its legends (Árpád-tree, Kont-tree) make it to an elemental part of the Hungarian history. Its monuments and buildings are locked into the noble family that had a leading role in Hungary's history till the 20th century. The most important building of the village is the three-storey renaissance castle with its three corner towers and beautiful park. The Blessed Virgin Mary chapel was a famous shrine to the Virgin Mary in the middle ages, and was expanded foremost in Hungary with a loretto chapel in the 17th century. In front of this chapel there is the oldest tree of Hungary that is an 800 years old pin oak, that is also known as the Árpád-tree. Contemporary curiosity of the village is Hungary's only one Colorado potato bug statue.

Lipót

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In the last centuries Lipót was a famous fishervillage. The fishermen of Lipót along with the ‘beluga-catchers’ of Szigetköz had their own stand in the fishmarkets in Vienna and Bratislava. The fishermen of Lipót worked in groups with traditional tackles. Another well known trade was the gold-washing. At the beginning of the 19th century there lived 39 gold-washers in Lipót. The village had 6 watermills and many people lived from ship towing, shipping or worked as a ferryman.

From north the settlement is bounded by a 70-hectare, water-lily-covered mort lake. On the shore of the lake a studytrail with rain-shelters, rest areas and lookouts for bird watching is waiting for the hikers. The shady alley of chestnut trees along the road to Darnózseli is also picturesque.

The main tourist attraction of Lipót is the thermal spa and aqua park, which is fed by a spring of 65 °C breaking up from a depth of 2000 meters.

There was an appalling flood on the Danube in 1954 that destroyed most buildings in Lipót. Therefore umpteenth in its history the village had to be rebuilt again. The Baroque Roman Catholic church was built in 1777.

Lébény

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Lébény is an important station in the Hungarian part of the Way of St. James (El Camino de Santiago).

Lébény is situated in the vicinity of the highway M1, which connects Budapest with Vienna. It is an independent large village, the borders whereof are surrounded by the Hanság and the river Rábca. Lébény is also an organic part of the bicycle road system in the Szigetköz region.The territory of Lébény has been continuously inhabited since the prehistoric era. The fortress and the cemetery of Quadrata-Barátföldpuszta preserve the memory of the Roman age. Lébény was first mentioned in a charter in 1199.

In the main square of the village the notable relic of our Romanesque architecture, the parish church stands, that was founded in honour of St. Jacob by Bailiff Pot. The three-nave, basilica-style church, erected in the early 13th century keeps its original structure up to now. It is mighty and majestic yet exquisite in its grey rigour, with even walls of the main front and with the jamb-lining of the main gate decorated with richly carved work.