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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

Andrew 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. The Tihany open-air village museum presents the

life of the former people of the almost thousand-year-old
village, and the thatched houses also make us remember the
bygone centuries. The special atmosphere of Tihany is en-

hanced by the fishermen’s paradise, the almost untouched

surroundings of the Inner Lake.
In Örvényes, on the banks of the stream Pécsely, a monu-
ment 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 Badacsony-

tomaj 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 attraction 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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