Planned intra-conference field trip:

27 May, 2026

On the intra-conference field trip day, we will visit the Kemenes Volcano House in Celldömölk (kemenesvulkanpark.hu). This is an important geotourism destination located within the Little Hungarian Plain Volcanic Area directly at the foot of the monogenetic Ság Hill. The strikingly designed building covers almost 1.000 square meters and presents the volcanism of the Earth in general, the volcanoes of the Carpathian Basin and Hungary, and finally the local landmark, the 5.5 million-year-old basalt volcano, Ság Hill. Continuing the tour, we will visit the impressive interior of Ság Hill, which, thanks to mining, provides an excellent insight into the sometimes complex processes of monogenetic activity. This provides an opportunity to discover the interrelationship between an important geosite and a geotourism destination. Later, the gala dinner will take place at the foot of another iconic erodoed volcano, Somló, accompanied by a tasting of internationally famous wines.

Planned post-conference field trip:

29  May, 2026

Bakony-Balaton UNESCO Global Geopark

Inverted volcanic landscape (geomorphological inversion), volcano geology, deep-Earth geoheritage (common xenolith occurence)
UNESCO Global Geopark - main geosites, geoturism in volcanic areas, geoconservational efforts for protecting volcanic landscape
Detailed program will be presented later.