Escape the hustle and bustle of Budapest on a full-day tour of Lake Balaton’s northern shores.
In Balatonfüred stroll around the popular yachting town of Balaton See 19th-century villas, such as Horváth House, Jókai, Vaszary, and Blaha Villa. Take a walk along the Tagore Sétány promenade, named in honor of Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali polymath who was treated in Lake Balaton in 1926. Go to the Kossuth Thermal Spring at the State Hospital of Cardiology that put Balatonfüred on the map.
Tihany peninsula is on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage. The scenic beauty is breathtaking. No wonder in the 11th century Benedictine monks founded a monastery, which stands and can be visited today. Next to the monastery a charming old fishermen village offers interesting cratfmen shops, coffees. lavender related gifts, restaurants and pottery wares.