Keszthely
Festetich
castle
Heviz
thermal
bath
Badacsony
Wine tasting
Tihany
Open-air
ethnorgaphics museum
Benedictine Abbey Museum
Geyser
field
Tapolca 
How to get
there?
By
boat :usually many boats are coming here.
check
timetable and prices
By train : from Budapest Deli train station, around
3hours travelling time
check
timetable
By plane : by Ryanair or Germanwings to Balaton airport. Take taxi
or transport from there.
Badacsony
For hundreds of years poets, novelists and painters
have been calling the Badacsony and its vicinity the most beautiful landscape in
Hungary.
The basalt mountains of the area are not only unique and
picturesque geological relics, they are also the habitat of many rare plants and
animals. In addition to the natural values it is worth to mention the vineyards
dating back to the Roman times, the architectural relics of the hills and
villages: ruins of castles, churches, palaces, as well as the relics of popular
architecture.
On the rocks and in the forests of the basalt hills several
rare birds nest: raven, red footed falcon, rock bird etc. In the reeds below the
Szigliget Hill the protected greylag goose breeds.
Badacsony Nature Trail
The study path provided with
information boards in Hungarian and English presents the natural treasures of
the volcanic hills as well as their practical usefulness.
Here you can
study the wonderful basalt formations, the former mine walls, the moments of
ancient geological events. The 4 km circular study trail can be visited
individually. It is accessible from the Kisfaludy-house on the southern side of
Badacsony hill. On request guidance is available for visitors.
Email: bfnp@bfnp.kvvm.hu Web: http://www.bfnpi.hu /
Phone: +36 (87) 555-291, +36 (87) 555-290
Badacsony wines
Badacsony wine region was named after the Badacsony, which
"witnesses" the reunion of man and nature through over two thousand years of
wine culture. The vineyards on the side of the Badacsony, which dips into the
Balaton like a peninsula, ripen their grape bunches in the sub- Mediterranean
type of microclimate. The tempering effect of the water mass of the Lake
Balaton, the retentive heat in the basalt cap of the mountain, the reflection of
the sunrays from the water surface onto the mountainside and the most intensive
sun radiation in the country, guarantee an unequalled high must degree, even in
the most unfavourable years, and the full-bodied character, taste and bouquet of
the wines.
more about Badacsony wines and vineyards
