# The best sights around Lake Balaton

Tihany, Badacsony, Keszthely and the south shore beaches: the most popular places on the 'Hungarian sea'.

- 1 vote · 12 items
- Dec 29, 2023 · wayfarer.grumpy
- https://even.best/en/l/741/the-best-sights-around-lake-balaton

## Top 10

1. **Tihany Peninsula and Benedictine Abbey** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Abbey founded in 1055 atop the peninsula, overlooking the lake.
2. **Badacsony** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Volcanic butte covered in vineyards and wineries.
3. **Festetics Palace (Keszthely)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Baroque palace with a library, one of the largest in Hungary.
4. **Lake Hévíz** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Europe's largest biologically active thermal lake.
5. **Balatonfüred** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spa town with the Tagore Promenade and the Vaszary Villa.
6. **Siófok** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The south shore's biggest resort town, with the Gold Coast and summer festivals.
7. **Szigliget Castle** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Castle ruin on a hilltop with a panorama of the lake.
8. **Tapolca Lake Cave** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cave with an underground lake you can row on, beneath Tapolca town centre.
9. **Kis-Balaton** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Marshland with rare birds and a water buffalo reserve.
10. **Káli Basin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Stone seas and villages among volcanic hills.
11. **Balaton boat trips** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pleasure boats and the ferry between Tihany and Szántód.
12. **Szent György Hill** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Basalt organ pipes and vineyards with views of the lake.

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