Avas

On the top stands a TV tower with observation deck which is a former symbol of the city and provides a nice panorama.

It was named that at a time it was forbidden for shepherds to graze their herds there because the old wine cellars threatened with caving in.

In the early 20th century several prehistoric artefacts were found in the Avas, proving that a people belonging to the Neolithic Szeleta culture lived here.

(The culture itself was named after Szeleta Cave, in Lillafüred, where many important archaeological finds were found.)

On the northern part of the hill, close to downtown Erzsébet Square, stands the Gothic Protestant Church of Avas, the oldest building of Miskolc proper (the other oldest building is the Castle of Diósgyőr) and its belfry (16th century).