Holidays at Balaton

Tourist guide to Lake Balaton

Balaton is a lake in Hungary and the largest lake in Central Europe, to the point of locally influencing the climate to giving it a more Mediterranean flavour – and also making its surroundings perfect for growing wine grape! Learn when it is best to visit it and what do you need to prepare before arriving (both in terms of currency and baggage and passports or visas!), what is worth seeing and visiting in various destinations (including sights, monuments, national parks, beaches and more), how to travel (with special attention paid to highways and motorways), the prices of various goods and services, accomodation, weather, maps, tourist guides, opinions of visitors and other practical pieces of information!