Things to do in Villány

Experience an authentic wine tasting of Mokos Winery in Villánykövesd. Step into the rustic cellar for a relaxed wine tasting where great wines meet good conversation. Discover five selected wines and the stories, flavours and traditions behind them with our sommelier or winemaker.

Discover a unique fruit wine tasting in Villánykövesd, featuring wines made from 100% fruit, with no added flavours or aromas. Taste five distinctive wines and explore their natural flavours and stories behind them. For an extra indulgent experience, pair your tasting with handcrafted Belgian dark chocolate.

Discover one of the most beautiful and authentic cellar villages in the Villány Wine Region. On this unique guided wine cellar tour, explore the historic Villánykövesd Cellar Row, visit three family-owned wineries and step inside centuries-old wine cellars preserved in their original condition, reflecting the rich Swabian heritage of the region.

Discover Mokos Winery in Palkonya, Southern Hungary, and explore a unique winery carved into a former stone quarry. Visit the rock-carved cellar, production and ageing areas, and our remarkable theatre room, while learning about the making of our grape and fruit wines.

Explore the Villány Wine Region on a guided wine tour through Southern Hungary. Discover famous wineries, hidden gems and charming wine villages, meet local winemakers and taste around 9–10 carefully selected wines. Whether you prefer famous estates or intimate family cellars, our wine tours offer a personal way to discover the wines, stories and traditions of Villány.

Experience the grape harvest at Mokos Winery in Palkonya with hands-on harvesting and a guided visit to the winery. Enjoy live music, unlimited rosé and a relaxed atmosphere while discovering the traditions of harvest season. Taste fresh grape must, enjoy a delicious harvest meal and spend a memorable day immersed in the wine culture of the Villány Wine Region.

Enjoy an unforgettable evening in the cosy cellar restaurant of Hotel Cabernet, where a beautifully crafted 4- or 5-course dinner is paired with carefully selected Villány wines of our family-owned Mokos Winery. Savour delicious dishes, discover exciting food and wine pairings and enjoy a relaxed evening surrounded by the rustic charm of our traditional wine cellar.

Looking for a relaxing day trip during your stay? Harkány Thermal Spa is one of Southern Hungary’s best-known thermal destinations, offering a wonderful combination of relaxation, wellness and outdoor bathing.

Enjoy the healing thermal waters, indoor and outdoor pools, water attractions and a relaxing spa atmosphere. In summer, it is a great place to cool off and unwind, while the outdoor thermal pools are also open in winter, allowing you to enjoy a warm bath under the open sky.

Discover the Ördögárok vineyard, one of the most scenic and prestigious vineyard areas of the Villány Wine Region, on a guided hike through the Fekete-hegy! Enjoy breathtaking views and fascinating stories about the region’s history and geology before reaching the Kőkereszt (Stone Cross) and its spectacular panorama.

Have you heard of the legendary Ördögárok and the story of Harsány Hill? Discover one of the most spectacular and prestigious vineyards in the Villány Wine Region aboard a vintage Robur, with breathtaking views and a great atmosphere along the way!

Vylyan Winery, on the other side of Fekete-hegy, is only 1-1.5 hours or on foot 3-4 kms away from Villánykövesd. Stay at Hotel Cabernet, or have lunch in our Cellar restaurant, so, if you happen to visit Vylyan Winery, no one has to stop drinking wine. Come to the tour with us, admire the protected wildlife of Fekete-hegy and the unmatched view onto Palkonya, Villánykövesd and the fish ponds!

What could be a more ideal way of exploring the wine region than riding a bike enjoying the soft breeze and the Mediterranean sunshine of Villány cycling among the lanes? The Villány Mountains and its environs provide an excellent opportunity for an excursion for those who wish to cycle. Visit the sights of the Villány-Siklós wine road on two wheels during a round trip, or just cycle for an hour in this wonderful region in the pleasant spring or autumn sunshine. You can rent bicycles in our hotel or take part in a guided tour as well.

If you feel like visiting the area sitting on a horse-carriage and you like good homemade pálinka, then this is an ideal programme for you and your friends. Enjoy the wonderful landscape, the fresh air, the rythmic beats of horseshoes, and do not worry even about the autumn-winter weather – you will not be cold, we can guarantee it! 100 % fruit with a large dose of joy – this is how pálinka from Palkonya can be best described.

Take a tour on one of the most romantic and cleanest rivers of Hungary, on the Drava. In the previous decades the very vicinity of the Drava was not permitted to be visited because of the closeness of the border, this way the values of nature remained intact. Danube-Drava National Park reveals the wonder of untouched nature to its visitors.

Has the question: ″But where are the vineyards here?″ ever come to your mind? Well, if you are interested in the answer, take part in the guided tour organised by the Danube-Drava National Park. As Szársomlyó is a (highly protected) nature reserve, it can only be visited with guidance. Among the more than 70 protected plant species growing here Hungarian Colchicum is possibly the most well-known botanical curiosity of the hill. From the top of the hill there is a wonderful view onto the vineyards of Villány and the fisheries of Palkonya.

Join us in Villánykövesd for a special wine and chocolate tasting featuring five carefully selected wines from our family-owned Mokos Winery, paired with handcrafted chocolates chosen to complement their flavours. Taste rich Villány red wines and delightful fruit wines while learning about the art of wine and chocolate pairing from our winemaker or sommelier. An enjoyable gastronomic experience in the cosy cellar restaurant of Hotel Cabernet.

Visit Siklós Castle, one of the best preserved medieval historical monuments in Southern Transdanubia! The Castle is a perfect place for arranging summer open-air theatre and other cultural programmes, as well.

The Red Wine Festival of Villány is organised at the first weekend of October every year, this is one of the most grandiose events of the wine region during the year. There is no lack of programme opportunities during the harvest days. In the name-giving settlement of the wine region stages await visitors at several places, musical and dancing programmes make the event even more colourful.

Every July, the Villány Rosé Festival fills the town with refreshing rosé wines, live music, colourful programmes and the cheerful Rosé Marathon. Enjoy a lively summer weekend in the heart of the Villány Wine Region, and stay at Hotel Cabernet with convenient festival transfers.

Discover the most beautiful cellar-row of the Villány Wine Region! As if time had stopped…ancient, cobwebbed cellars, warm-hearted, open wine growers, family legends. Here wines are not made on a production line, and it is no use looking for them on supermarket shelves! Fekete-hegy floating in the fog, timeless peace and a glass of wine. It is worth slowing down a bit in Villánykövesd.

While cycling/walking towards Villány it is worth stopping for a walk on the ammonites nature trail starting 500 m away from the train station of Villány. On the top of Templom-hegy (Church-hill) a lookout tower was also built, so even the view itself is an attractive aim for a walk (about 45-60 minutes).

Palkonya, the one-street village of southern Baranya county has preserved the architectural culture of the German winegrowers made to settle down here in the 18th century to this day. The most famous monument group of the village is the cellar-row consisting of 53 presses covering the hillside. After having paid tribute to culture and visited all the wonderful monuments of Palkonya, you deserve gastronomic cherishing, as well. Drop by our place for a glass of wine in Palkonya, Mokos Winery heartily awaits you!

If you are in Siklós, do not skip visiting the shrine of Máriagyűd. Serenity and peace flow out of this wonderful place…Máriagyűd is suitable for calming down and paying attention to our inner voice.

Experience a traditional Hungarian pálinka tasting with Mokos Winery in the Villány Wine Region. Taste five different fruit pálinkas and discover the flavours, aromas and traditions behind Hungary’s famous fruit spirit. Our winemaker or sommelier will guide you through the tasting and share interesting stories about pálinka, fruit selection and the distillation process. A unique Hungarian experience for curious travellers and lovers of fine spirits.

In the abandoned stone mine of Szársomlyó-hegy sculptors have been working from 1967 whose experiments well overpassed the possibilities of public place sculpture of that time. The mine bay full of non-figurative sculptures provides a touching view.  Most of the sculptures were made from grey limestone from Nagyharsány and Beremend. The cultural and art historical significance of the Sculpture Park lies in the fact that it was here where sculptors had an opportunity to freely experiment for the first time in Hungary.

Located in a unique natural and historic setting near Siklós Castle, Thermal Spa Siklós offers a relaxing and fun-filled experience for all ages. Its impressive castle-inspired interior surrounds the pools with colourful bastions, creating a truly distinctive atmosphere.

With more than 5,000 m² of indoor and outdoor pools, the spa offers something for everyone: thermal and adventure pools, slides, children’s pools, whirlpools, saunas, Turkish baths and a variety of wellness experiences. Restaurants and bars are also available for a relaxing day away from the hotel.

Unwind with a relaxing massage near Villány at Hotel Cabernet. In our cosy massage room with a tranquil Oriental-style atmosphere, our professional masseuse offers personalised Swedish, back, facial and foot massages. After exploring the Villány Wine Region, treat yourself to a soothing experience designed to relax both body and mind.

The Wine Museum of Villány awaits those who would like to get to know the history of the Villány Wine Region, the evolution and the most important means of grape growing and wine making all year. The building used to be once the press of the world-famous grape breeder, Teleki Zsigmond.

14 kms away from the Villány Wine Region, near Szaporca, the Ancient Drava Visitors’ Centre presenting the natural values and traditions of Ormánság can be found. It awaits visitors with an interactive exhibition, a farm, nature trails and various programmes providing entertainment for all age groups.

Besides the castle, the other excelling sight of Siklós is the 16th-century Turkish church. It was opened to visitors in 1994 and it has been operating according to its original function to this day, but it is also an ethnographical exhibition hall. The installation of the church – carpets, tin and copper objects – was given to the town by the Ethnographical Museum of the Turkish State.

Did you know that the monorail which stops in front of our hotel takes you to Pécs in half an hour? The train journey is exciting itself, and Pécs is definitely worth visiting once you are nearby. Thanks to its 2000 year-old historical heritage, ethnic traditions and its almost Mediterranean climate it is one of the most colourful and exciting cities of Hungary. Lengthen your stay in the Villány Wine Region by 1 night and visit Pécs!

Discover the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter, one of Pécs’ most unique attractions. Explore the heritage of the famous Zsolnay porcelain manufactory, admire colourful ceramics and historic buildings, and visit fascinating exhibitions. A great cultural experience to add to your Villány wine getaway.

Experience the magic of the Zsolnay Light Festival in Pécs, Southern Hungary! Discover spectacular light installations, monumental projections and interactive artworks as the historic city centre transforms into a dazzling open-air gallery. Enjoy an unforgettable summer evening and travel comfortably from Hotel Cabernet in Villány with our organised round-trip transfer.