Mohács Memorial Park

The Mohács National Memorial Site (Mohácsi Nemzeti Emlékhely) lies at Sátorhely, about 6 km south-west of the town of Mohács in southern Hungary and 1 km off Route 56. It commemorates the Battle of Mohács on 29 August 1526 and, according to the Danube Parks website, is the last resting place of more than 1,700 soldiers. According to Lonely Planet it sits over a mass grave discovered in the early 1970s. You will see gravemarks and a reconstructed historical battle procession.

The memorial site was renewed and has been open to visitors since 2011. The exhibition building is shaped like the Holy Crown of Hungary. On four floors it shows exhibitions, including 16th-century weapons and an interactive plotting table. From the observation room on the upper floor you look over the petal-shaped graveyard.

Allow about two hours for a visit. Tours are offered in Hungarian and Croatian, and the meeting point is in Sátorhely. In the courtyard, ten English-language panels explain the battle, somewhat one-sided according to Lonely Planet; the films in the visitor centre are in Hungarian. Check opening hours, tour languages and admission beforehand.