Balatonboglar

Balatonboglar is a nice garden town, the international town of grapes and wine, the professional centre of the Balatonboglar Wine Region. The hills near the town are covered with nicely-maintained vineyards.
Two chapels on the neighbouring Cemetery Hill can be seen close to each other. The blue chapel was built in 1856, the red one in 1892. Great exhibitions of fine arts have been organized in the two chapels in summer since 1970 as well as in the cellar gallery next to the Lutheran church. There is a beach football field, a handball and a basketball court, which are suitable for organization of international competitions. The Platan square has been renewed and has become one of the prides of the town. Next to the square 14 tennis courts can be rented for the pleasure of the 100-year-old tennis association and the visitors. In Elisabeth street, opposite the Town Hall you can find the Fischl House, which houses the exhibition of archaelogy 'Balatonboglar 6.000 years ago' and the exhibition of local history 'Old Workshops', as well as the memorial exhibiton of painter Bertalan Bago. Museum of Viniculture in the mansion of Szoloskislak close to the city, introducing the development and means of South-Balaton viniculture. Another sight in this part of the town is the Legli pottery manufacture and manor.

Summertime Balatonboglar is the home of festivals,and the Contest of Swimming Across Balaton between Revfulop and Balatonboglar is the biggest amateur fresh-water swimming contest. It is held on the last Saturday of July. Today about ten thousand people perform the distance of 5,2 km every year.

Spherical lookout
Janos Xantus originally created this globe-shaped iron structure for the International Fair in Budapest, then placed it here. The lookout has become a landmark of Balatonboglar.
An excellent spot for a view. In clear weather the entire Balaton panorama stretches before the visitor. It is truly unforgettable.

Blue and Red Chapels
The neo-Gothic chapels was built in 19th century. Exchibitions can be seen in both in summertime