The umbrellas are densely packed near the shore and hundreds of bathing towels transform the green lawns into a colourful patchwork quilt. Tourists line up for their daily water aerobics, wallow in the ankle- to knee-deep water or float in plastic inflatable boats or air-filled crocodiles on the mirror-smooth, 26-degree lake. Welcome to Lake Balaton!
Bad political news about the political shift to the right or the planned nuclear power plant projects have recently cast Hungary in a rather dubious light in the perception of many foreign tourists and also inhibited our own desire to travel for a long time. But we also received lots of positive news from the "Riviera of Hungary" - of windy days, jumps over steep muddy water ramps against a Jurassic Park backdrop and volcanic mountains. So it was time to finally make our way to our neighbour, who has raised the goulash to star level and serves pancakes in all variations, even at the most run-down beach buffet.
You can find the entire article with descriptions of these spots in the download area below:
1) Vonyarcvashegy 2) Balatongyörök 3) Szigliget 4) Tihany/Sajkod 5) Nereus/Balatonalmadi 6) Zagykazetta Szörf Beach 7) Balatonfenyves 8) Alsobelatelep 9) Fonyódliget 10) Balatonlelle 11) Balatonszemes 12) Szantod/Balatonföldvar 13) Sostó 14) Balatonvöldvar Alsobelatelep 9) Fonyódliget 10) Balatonlelle 11) Balatonszemes 12) Szantod/Balatonföldvar 13) Sostó 14) Balatonvilagos
In brief: Lake Balaton has a total length of 77 kilometres, a width of between 14 km and 1.5 km and a shoreline length of over 200 kilometres. Especially along the southern shore, roads lead everywhere to the shore of the lake. In comparison, the northern shore, located in a national park zone, is even wilder, less populated or built-up and reed belts form natural barriers between land and lake.
