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Tihany and Lake Balaton

Hungary Veszprém County Tihany

Tihany and Lake Balaton
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Lake Balaton is the largest lake in central Europe, Hungary's summer playground, with warm shallow water on the south shore and vineyards and volcanic hills on the north. The Tihany peninsula has a Benedictine abbey founded in 1055, high above the lake, with great views, lavender fields and a pretty village.


Other highlights: the Festetics Palace at Keszthely, the thermal lake at Hévíz, warm enough for year-round swimming, and the wine hills of Badacsony. Ferries cross the lake. Trains run from Budapest in about 2 hours.

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