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Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Hungary and in Central Europe. It is one of the foremost regional tourist destinations. It is often called the "Hungarian Sea". The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake and the canalized Sió is the only outflow. With a surface area of 592 km² has a length of 77 km and a width ranging from 4 to 14 km. The lake's surface is 104 m above sea level, and its depth varies up to 12.2 m (mean depth is 3.2 m).
The high tourist season extends from June until the end of August. The average water temperature during the summer is 25 °C, which makes bathing and swimming possible. Most of the beaches consist of either grass, rocks or the silty sand. Other tourist attractions include sailing, fishing and other water sports, as well as visiting the countryside and hills; wineries on the north coast and night life on the south shore.
It is possible to visit the lake in winter, when you can go fishing through ice-holes, or, if the ice is thick enough, brave visitors can even skate, sledge or ice-sail on the lake.
From east to west:
Balatonfőkajár – Balatonkarattya – Balatonkenese – Balatonfűzlő – Balatonalmádi – Alsóőrs – Paloznak – Csopak – Arács – Balatonfűred – Tihany – Aszófő – Őrvényes – Balatonudvari – Fővenyes – Balatonakali – Zánka – Balatonszepezd – Szepezdfűrdő – Révfűlőp – Pálkőve – Ábrahámhegy – Balatonrendes – Badacsonytomaj – Badacsony – Badacsonytőrdemic – Szigliget – Balatonederics – Balatongyőrők – Vonyarcvashegy – Gyenesdiás – Keszthely
From east to west:
Balatonakarattya – Balatonaliga – Balatonvilágos – Sóstó – Szabadifűrdő –Siófok – Széplak – Zamárdi – Szántód – Balatonfőlvár – Balatonszárszó – Balatonszemes – Balatonlelle – Balatonboglár – Fonyód – Bélatelep – Balatonfenyves – Balatonmáriafűrdő – Balatonkeresztúr – Balatonberény – Fenékpuszta
The Lake Balaton region is well-connected by train and bus. Trains and buses to Budapest leave frequently and take 2.5 hours. Transport to other regional locations is frequent and easy to use. The railway circles the lake, making travel to various towns simple. The Lake Balaton is easily accessible on public road No. 8, 71 and 7, by rail and aeroplane. The airport Sarmallék is located only 25 km (www.fly-balaton.hu). There are scheduled flights from Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Copenhagen, Zűrich and London Stansted. The lake is also accessible via charter flights from Hamburg, Dűsseldorf, Billund and Moscow.
Siofok é la stazione termale piú frequentata ed il luogo di villeggiatura per vacanze della riva del Lago Balaton. L´attrazione della Costa Meridionale é migliorata dall´acqua poco profonda ed il fondo sabbioso facendola una destinazione preferita dalle famiglie. Siofok é diventata un vero centro di vacanza dopo la Seconda Guerra Mondiale quando gli alberghi e le case d´estate sono stati costruiti uno dopo l´altro. Oggigiorno Siofok é un centro turistico e commerciale ed anche il centro di pesca e di navigazione. Questa cittá viva offre vari programmi estivi e spettacoli d´operette, i concerti organistici, gli eserciti storici, i festival equestri e folclori, le competizioni sportive internazionali e locali, concerti di pop e note esibizioni internazionali di belle arti.
La penisola di Tihany e le sue colline, la perla di Balaton, emerge sopra la regione come il gigante isolato o la guardiola. Nove secoli fa la chiesa e il monastero sono stati costruiti su una piccola collina e sempre é tuttavia un centro importante della religione cattolica. Il territorio intero della penisola di Tihany é un´area protetta, le sue viste speciali sono il Lago Inner e l´abbazia. L´acqua delle sorgenti termali rinfresca entrambi il corpo e l'anima. Quest´immagine idillica é orlata con le vigne pesanti con le uve rosse e bianche. Fermatevi un attimo ed assagiate la forza di vini impetuosi dell´altopiano e provate l´eco di quello che era l´ispirazione di tanti poeti.
Balatonfüred ed il suo distretto dá ai turisti la bellezza naturale ed attrazioni speciali. É una piccola cittá con 13.500 abitanti sulla riva settentrionale del Lago Balaton circondata dalle colline di Badacsony. Dal 1971 la cittá é stata il centro balneare del premier ungherese e la "Cittá Internazionale di Vinces e di Vino".
Un numero di alberghi, case-ospiti, ristoranti, taverne di campagna stanno aspettando la decina di migliaia dei turisti che ci arrivano ogni anno. Inoltre il nuoto nel lago e le escursioni in campagna viene offerta una vasta selezione di programmi diversi.
Inoltre l´arredamento speciale da nuoto che ha ogni grande cittá vicino a Balaton, Keszthely é famosa anche per la sua storia. La reputazione di questa cittá viene fondato sulle attivitá della famiglia di Festetic. Qui vicino recentemente il luogo piú popolare fra i turisti é il Palazzo Festetic (costruito tra 1745-1887) che contiene un centinaio di camere, e oggigiorno dá la casa all´esibizione di armi che appartengono al Museo Nazionale Ungherese. Notevole é anche un bel giardino nello stile inglese che appartiene al Palazzo.
Per ulteriori informazioni, visitate per favore Keszthely sito Internet.
Questa piccola cittá in Ungheria é famosa per il suo bagno termale con il lago termale piú grande al mondo!! La temperatura del´acqua é 35-36°C ed anche durante l'inverno la temperatura di superficie non fa cadere sotto 26-29°C. L'acqua scorre verso il lago al tasso di 410 l/sec., significa che ogni due giorni il lago viene riempito di 80 000 milioni litri d´acqua.
Adesso la parte della cittá é anche il villaggio di Egregy la cui chiesa probabilmente risale alla seconda metá del 13°secolo.
Per ulteriori informazioni, visitate per favore Heviz sito Internet.
Lake Balaton's summer season is full of activities, including swim competitions, folklore and music performances, beer and wine festivals. Visitors can also participate in waters sports, horseback riding, wine tasting, bird-watching and sightseeing. Health spas are also a part of Lake Balaton's resort atmosphere.
There are plenty of things You can do- rent paddleboats, bikes or mopeds. You can swim, sunbath, sail or enjoy one of the many water sports. In the evenings there are parties with concerts on the beach in the „Coca Cola Beach House“ in Siofok, concerts and performances can be seen nearly in every bigger town next to the Balaton.
There are hiking trails and places to bike as well.
Lake Balaton is the biggest lake in Central Europe (600 km2), it is 77 km long but the water-depth is only 3 meters. This is why it is such an excellent place for a holiday, to swim, to do water-sports and to angle. Angling tourism is normally recommended in the early and late parts of the season. The following fish species can be found in this lake: carp, wels, pikeperch, Volga-pikeperch, asp, pike, eel, grass carp, silvercarp, breams and it's speciality the razor fish. It is possible to fish almost everywhere, but a license is necessary. This can be obtained in any angling shop and in tourist offices. You can angle from the shore, fishing stands (these are usually privately owned), piers or boats.
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Lake Balaton is primarily a summer holiday destination, but it is an excellent winegrowing region. Around Lake Balaton you will find the Balatonfelvidék, Balatonfüred – Csopak, Balatonboglár and Badacsony wine regions. Badacsony offers delicious white wines like Pinot Gris, Kéknyelű, Italian Riesling, Műller – Thurgau and Tramin. Balatonfelvidék is specialized in Italian Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. Balatonfűred – Csopak offers a unique flavour, rich, deep red wines.
There are hundreds of cellar and press houses, reflecting a winemaking tradition. There is an official wine route that makes it easy to try the wines of a number of different wine growers in a single day.
Four types of landscape meet here: water, mountains, hills and the plain, and in gastronomical terms that means that there are all the basic materials for cooking. The lake has been home to fish, the forests of the hills are rich in game, and in their valleys animal husbandry thrives. On the hills there are fruit trees, while the plain provides cereals and vegetables. Fish is typical on the menu. The white, flaky meat of the pike-perch (fogas) – found only in Lake Balaton – is a particular favourite. It is usually fried and served whole. Fish soup is another classic dish. It is packed with many types of fish.
It is also worth tasting game while staying by Lake Balaton. From the expansive forests of the hills, roe deer, stags, wild boar, moufflon and fallow deer, while from the large meadows hare, pheasant, and partridge are available for the table. Venison in red wine with blackcurrant jam and croquette potatoes, or back of hare, hunter’s style, with dumplings are very delicious. Finally, goulash cooked in a cauldron must be mentioned here. Those who come first time from abroad to Lake Balaton should make this dish their first appointment with Hungarian cuisine.
You can choose from many types of restaurant but typical for Hungarian cuisine is Csárda. There are plenty of Csárdas on Balaton where you can spend pleasant moments by enjoying traditional tasty of Hungarian food.
The Balaton region has a lot of thermal springs. Spa holidays can be taken all year round and make a wonderfully winter break. It´s possibility to employ all of services from massages and mudpacks to physiotherapy and dental work. All these thermal complexes are well provided with spa hotels offering wellness packages.
The spa town of Hévíz is the world’s second-largest thermal lake. The lake is open all year. The mineral rich water rarely drops below 26ºC in temperature. The thermal center in Zalakaros is open during the season, and are suitable for the whole family. Zalakaros is recommended for the relief of arthritis thanks to a combination of medicinal baths and generations of expertise.
For more information about the spas or for making a reservation in a hotel close to them please contact our travel agency.
Bescali Csárda és RendezvényteremIndirizzo: 8638 Balatonlelle, Rákóczi út 56. |
Laci Pince CsárdaIndirizzo: 8245 Vászoly, Öreghegy Hrsz: 1050/3 |
Kukorica CsárdaIndirizzo: 8638 8623 Balatonföldvár, Budapesti út 41. |
Markói CsárdaIndirizzo: 8441 Márkó, Padányi tér 9. |
Kormos CsárdaIndirizzo: 8441 8230 Balatonfüred, Kilátó u. 2. |
Magyar CsárdaIndirizzo: 8380 Hévíz, Tavirózsa u. 2. |
Tüzes CsárdaIndirizzo: 8315 Gyenesdiás, Béke u. 2. |
Baricska CsárdaIndirizzo: 8230 Balatonfüred, Baricska dűlő |
Bescali CsárdaIndirizzo: 8394 Alsópáhok, Dózsa György u. 65. |
Betyár CsárdaIndirizzo: 8749 Zalakaros, Jegenye sor 1. |
Borvirág CsárdaIndirizzo: 8242 Balatonudvari, Leshegy |
Botos CsárdaIndirizzo: 8638 Balatonlelle, Május 1. u. 34. |
Gesztenye CsárdaIndirizzo: 8313 Balatongyörök, Kossuth u. 68. |
Gizi néni CsárdájaIndirizzo: 8380 Hévíz, Katona J. u. 3. |
Glóbusz CsárdaIndirizzo: 8220 Balatonalmádi, Glóbus u. 1. |
Gondűző CsárdaIndirizzo: 8228 Lovas, Öreghegy |
Gyula CsárdaIndirizzo: 8710 Balatonszentgyörgy, 76-os főút Külterület |
Gulyás CsárdaIndirizzo: 8312 Balatonederics, Balatoni u. 11. |
Győngyősi Betyár CsárdaIndirizzo: 8373 Rezi, Kültelek 5. |
Hordó CsárdaIndirizzo: 8230 Balatonfüred, Széchenyi u. 33. |
Hűvosvőlgyi CsárdaIndirizzo: 8394 Alsópáhok, Ady E. út 17. |
Juliska CsárdaIndirizzo: 8749 Zalakaros, Termál u. 4. |
Kecskekőrőm CsárdaIndirizzo: 8237 Tihany, Kossuth L. u. 19. |
Kerekedi CsárdaIndirizzo: 8229 Csopak, 71-es főút. |
Kiliti CsárdaIndirizzo: 8600 Siófok, Honvéd u. 86. |
Kiskupa CsárdaIndirizzo: 8698 Somogyvár, Kaposvári u. 1. |
Koloska CsárdaIndirizzo: 8230 Balatonfüred, Koloska-völgy |
Kolping Csárda, Sőrőző, BorozóIndirizzo: 8394 Alsópáhok, Fő út 120. |
Lóki CsárdaIndirizzo: 8700 Marcali, Lókpuszta |
Lucifer CsárdaIndirizzo: 8242 Balatonudvari |
Mandula CsárdaIndirizzo: 8243 Balatonakali, Sósi földek |
Ménes Csárda, Őreg CsárdaIndirizzo: 8622 Szántódpuszta |
Nádas CsárdaIndirizzo: 8174 Balatonkenese, Jókai M. u. 1. |
Nyera CsárdaIndirizzo: 8695 Buzsák, Kossuth L. u. 61. |
Pál CsárdaIndirizzo: 8237 Tihany, Visszhang u. 19. |
Paprika CsárdaIndirizzo: 8646 Balatonfenyves, Fenyvesi u. 268. |
Paprika CsárdaIndirizzo: 8621 Zamárdi, Honvéd u. 1. |
Pinkóczi Csárda LovasudvarIndirizzo: 8220 Balatonalmádi, Vödörvölgyi u. 12. |
Piroska CsárdaIndirizzo: 8315 Gyenesdiás, Csokonai u. |
Puszta CsárdaIndirizzo: 8655 Som, Daránypuszta |
Puszta Csárda és LovasudvarIndirizzo: 8174 Balatonkenese, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky u. 47. |
Tanya CsárdaIndirizzo: 8695 Buzsák |
Tőlgyfa CsárdaIndirizzo: 8230 Balatonfüred, Meleghegyi dűlő |
Vadaskert CsárdaIndirizzo: 8360 Keszthely, Kertváros Hévízi út 131. |
Viszi CsárdaIndirizzo: 8360 8681 Visz, Rákóczi u. 21. |
Zsindelyes CsárdaIndirizzo: 8242 Balatonudvari, Nyárfasor |
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