Lake Balaton Information Portal

Did you know that Lake Balaton is the largest sweet water lake in Central Europe. With its unique size of 77 km in length and 14 km in width it is considered the biggest in the area. It is a popular vacation spot not ony for the Hungarian inhabitants but for the thousands of tourists from abroad. What makes it so fun? The shallow water is ideal for families, the sailing culture for those in love of the sport or simply the entertainment and festivals that cities offer around the water... read on about Lake Balaton

Accommodation around Lake Balaton

Siofok

Our apartment house with 2 swimming pools in Siofok, Hungary rents apartments and double rooms which are located directly next to the beach entrance to Lake Balaton 300 away from the city center of Siofok.

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Balatonszárszó

The holiday home is to be found in Balatonszárszó 800 meters from Lake Balaton. Pleasant and relaxed surroundings enable our guests to enjoy themselves

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Cities and villages by Lake Balaton

Featured cities at Lake Balaton

Siofok

The largest city on the south coast of Lake Balaton. It proudly occupies the title "the capital city" of Lake Balaton as it occupies the longest coastline of the lake with its 15 kms.

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Balatonfüred

A small town with a historic atmosphere on the northern shore of Lake Balaton. The town looks back on a history of more than two thousand years being already inhabited in the Roman era. It became a significant spot in the 19th century, when it began to be considered as one of the most important centres of culture and social life in the country

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