The waterfall was established in 1927 as part of the landscaping project for the neighboring neo-Renaissance Palace Hotel.
It is technically an artificial construction, as the Szinva stream originally flowed into the Szinva Valley along a different course before the hotel's foundation works.
The site features a complex system of terraced hanging gardens that connect the hotel levels to the waterfall base.
The Anna Cave, a unique petrifying limestone cave, is located immediately adjacent to the waterfall base.
The water source for the falls is the confluence of the Szinva and Garadna streams located further upstream.
The Szinva waterfall is Hungary's tallest vertical waterfall, reaching a height of 20 meters. It was created artificially during the construction of the Palace Hotel in Lillafüred to divert the Szinva stream. The falls cascade down limestone terraces into the Hámori Lake. During freezing winter temperatures, the water forms ice columns that are a significant regional attraction. The waterfall is situated within a hanging garden complex originally designed in the 1930s. The site serves as the primary gateway to several hiking trails leading into the Bükk Mountains. It is maintained as a public natural monument within the Miskolc-Lillafüred district.
From the bottom of the hanging gardens looking upward towards the bridge and the hotel.
Walk the terraced hanging gardens for different perspectives of the waterfall from both the top and the bottom.
Wear footwear with good grip as the limestone paths near the spray can become slippery.
Do not attempt to climb the rock face surrounding the waterfall as the limestone is fragile and the area is protected.
