sights & culture
From village cinema to Scandinavian lounge pods – our 5 favourite Hello Wood installations
This year’s Hello Wood has not failed to amaze us with its wooden structures – here are our top picks.
This year’s Hello Wood has not failed to amaze us with its wooden structures – here are our top picks.
Famous people did famous things by Lake Balaton, and they all needed a local base to be able to create and relax in peace - here are some of the most imporant ones.
Celebrating a decade this year, Kultkikötő starts on 26 June. We picked out five events that are not to be missed.
Electric car and street food in Kapolcs: the urbanization of the Valley of Arts.
From Balatonföldvár's culture centre, through empty roads Káli Basin, to hot air balloons, Balaton Method reveals loads of fun things about the Balaton.
Everyone who set foot on the shores of Lake Balaton built forts: the Celts, Romans, Franks, Hungarians and Turks as well. Then they went on to destroy others' forts. We collected the remaining ones in this article. Early loo architecture, a Celtic tour, wooden towers, sword-fighting and archery from Pécsely to Zalavár.
The freshest Christmas gift ideas for those suffering from a severe case of Balaton addiction and fellow sufferers.
We checked out the Advent fair and Christmas preparations of 6 Balaton settlements.
Three wineries make and sell wine to us in arguably cool buildings.
Buffaloes wallowing in the water and blood-thirsty crocodiles were only some of the beasts we recently saw by Lake Balaton.
After our northern shore roundup, we made our way to the southern side to check out the outdoor cinemas there: the giant, the free, the modernized dog friendly and the cosy.
Four outdoor cinemas remain standing on the northern shore. Check out our review of the charming, the all-rounder, the rundown and the free.
The valley of Kapolcs will be bustling with art starting from Friday, which does not only mean a boatload of craftspeople, rastas and rasta craftspeople, but some top-notch music events as well.
Balaton Sound will begin on Thursday, so we sketched up a list of acts to watch out for, on the Main Stage and beyond.
We have collected a bunch of farmers' markets around Lake Balaton, where you can bump into special stalls during your thoroughly enjoyable shopping experience.
On which boat did Fidel smoke his cigars, where did the Titanic of Balaton tip over, which boat is the largest, eldest and most comely? All you need to know about the boats of the Balaton.
Nothing. They only gave us the Sió Channel, the roads and the Tihany ferry. And wine! And villas, fortresses and one of the most famous antique treasures of the world. Oh, and the Pagan Madonna. Roman attractions at Lake Balaton.
A Bishop on holiday, a whimsical count, world-renowned painters and Scotland at Lake Balaton. Palaces Around the Lake, Pt. 1.
Veszprém is a perfect place for a 1- or 2-day visit; it has it all from engaging museums and galleries, through gastronomical specialties, to the renovated Veszprémvölgy, the Zoo, and long autumn strolls.
Bearded artists, disco dancing Socialist youth, legends and fantasy--chapels to visit at Balaton.
Retro buildings, the grace of history, the slaps of Ötvös Csöpi, fatty marrow and rosé wines on tap. We took a walk in the autumn Balatonfüred.
When summer is over, it''s time to turn our backs to the water. This slightly warm autumn weather is the best for making trips near Balaton. Here are five possible destinations for the road trips.
We put a few questions to people at ARTplacc Festival. It turned out Tihany is fine as it is, no one wants to be a hamburger and even Picasso appeared on the shore. Interviews.
If you're fed up with lying on the beach and eating lángos, play Indiana Jones around Balaton. You can discover several castle and church ruins for free on both sides of the lake.