The Lake Balaton
and surrounding areas are
the most famous holiday place in Hungary.
The "Hungarian Sea" offers
nice, warm water, bicycle riding and hunting opportunities, good tasty
wines,
rural heritage sites and amazing natural surrounding.
The beauty and the thousand
appearances of Balaton captivate both the curious tourists and the natives. The
region holds countless unique recreational facilities, secrets and experiences
for the guests coming here. Hike in the shadowy woods of the gentle slopes of
the hills among ancient castles and ruins of churches! Dip into the summer,
refresh your body and mind in our spas, admire the fabulous scenery of the
.golden gate. from the board of a ship and relax while listening to the soft
sounds of the waves licking your legs or dance with us at a harvest home where
you can quench your thirst with excellent, full-bodied wines.
Lake
Balaton is one of the most precious natural treasures of Hungary. It is the
largest lake of Central Europe, its length is 77 kilometres and its width ranges
from 4 to 14 kilometres. On the sunlit slopes running towards the lake there has
been grape and wine production going on since centuries. Either by car, bicycle,
on horseback or on foot but you will surely find the most fabulous and wonderful
face of Lake Balaton and one of the memorable moments will call you back, to
Lake Balaton!
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Travel
tips
Do not sit in one place. Discover Lake Balaton, there are plenty
easy and cheap ways to do it!
1. By train
There are train connection
around Lake Balaton.
Pros :
The route sometimes quite scenic, fast (since
the towns are close to each other), and quite cheap (for example :
Siofok-Keszthely 2400HUF return) and the train frequency is good in
summer.
Cons :
Trains usually a bit crowded in summertime. No
airconditioning (although you can open all the windows). Trains are not the
cleanest things (but do not count any horroristic). You have to buy tickets,
look for timetables. (it is easy as ABC. Check out timetable )
How to
get to Lake Balaton?
By car
from budapest you can take M7 highway.
By
train , check
schedule
you can take InterCity train to Nagykanizsa, it will stop
only a few station around the lake, or at "Deli" station (you can get there by
red M2 underground) take any of the trains to Nagykanizsa, Siofok for the south
side or to Keszthely for the north side.
By plane
directly to Balaton airport.
If you
fly to Budapest airport you can hire car or simply order a minibus
service.
Winetasting
Visit local cellars and
wineyards
Activity and ecotourism
horse riding, biking, sailing,
hills walking
Wellness
and thermal water
area is rich in thermal baths, spas
Transporation around Lake Balaton
Ferries, buses, by
car, by train, by bike
Accommodations, hotels, pansions, guesthouses around Lake
Balaton
