Lake Velence

Almost half way between Budapest and lake Balaton, lake Velence with its sparkling water-surface richly covered with islands of reed and coninuous reed stretches and on its northern shore with gently emerging mountains and slopy hills attracts the travellers of Transdanubia. The lake with its 26 sq km surface ranks the third biggest natural still water in Hungary, after the lakes Balaton and Ferto. Almost the third part of its surface is covered by reeds, providing an ideal nesting and hiding place for several thousands of waterbirds. Its favourable geographic and climatic features, its high number of sunny hours, its water suitable for open-air bathing, water-sports and fishing, as well as its tepting surroundings for hiking, make the lake Velence a popular resort, pleasure and excursion place for hundred thousands of people. Its avifauna and flora is especialily rich, while its uniquely beautiful scene attracts the visitors and scientific researchers from afar. The lake is extremely rich in fish. In the anglers' opinion it is one of the best sports to hook carps. Beside carps, pike, pikeperch , carp-beam and Lakerecently amour and cel are living in the water rich in planktons.