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Lake

Balaton

our Riviera

Tihany, the peninsula of volcanic origin which extends deep
into the lake is the first nature reserve of Hungary. King An-

drew I of Hungary founded a Benedictine abbey here in 1055;
his tomb is found in the crypt today. There is a breathtaking

view of Lake Balaton from the heart of the village. Th e Tihany
open-air village museum presents the life of the former peo-
ple of the almost thousand-year-old village, and the thatched
houses also make us remember the bygone centuries. Th e spe-
cial atmosphere of Tihany is enhanced by the fi shermen’s para-
dise, the almost untouched surroundings of the Inner Lake.
In Örvényes, on the banks of the stream Pécsely, a monument
watermill built in folk style can be visited, while the famous
monumental cemetery of Balatonudvari is famous for its heart-

shaped tombstones. The sights of Badacsonytomaj are the
Róza Szegedy House, the two-tower Catholic Church built
from basalt stones, and the museum of the painter József Egry.
Csopak, located at the bottom of the Nosztori Valley, has one

of the most beautiful beaches on the shores of Lake Balaton,
and while enjoying the delicious food in its cosy restaurants,
we can taste Csopak’s famous Welschriesling. Th e att raction
of the dynamically developing Alsóörs is the medieval Gothic
Turkish House, and in Balatonalmádi the fortress church of
Vörösberény, the Chapel of the Holy Right, await its visitors.

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