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Another endless summer at Lake Balaton – leading English-language travel site CNN is struck by the attractions of Hungary's main getaway and fascinated by its social history.

This weekend at Lake Balaton – more trains from Budapest, special attractions at the Festetics Palace in Keszthely and busy beaches.

With a Grand Opening weekend on 3-4 July, the family-run Domaine Edegger Winery is being unveiled in the heart of Badacsony, the realisation of a long-held dream on the part of its passionate owner.

After nine months of renovations, the most beautiful castle around Lake Balaton, Szigliget, has just reopened to the public and is now awaiting visitors every day.

It's summer! Get out and sip wine, pop open the champagne cork, dive into award-winning beach food and visit a new winery – and here are the best places to do all that around Lake Balaton.

Stroll through cool beech forest, walk sunrise from the top of a hill or sunset from church ruins – it's another summer at Hungary's great getaway, Lake Balaton!

See how Hungary is welcoming back visitors thanks to a high-spec video showcasing the best the country has to offer.

Balaton ferries are now zipping between resorts, more beaches are opening and top jazz stars play Paloznak in August. As always – social distancing rules apply!

Restaurants, hotels and amenities around Lake Balaton are slowly reopening, with plenty to look forward to in 2021 – including new ferries and catamarans.

The rail history of Lake Balaton is written in steam – here are three vintage locomotives stationed at prominent locations at major resorts, each with its own tale to tell.

Strike out on your own on an invigorating and individual hike beside lakes and up volcanic mountains – there's so much to discover around Lake Balaton, even during quarantine time.

Sound-free summer! Balaton's biggest music festival, Balaton Sound, due to take place this July, has had to be cancelled in the light of a new government directive on public gatherings.