Useful Information on Balaton and Southern Hungary

Martonvásár

• venue of Beethoven’s visits
  short walk in the park of Brunswick mansion being venue of Summer concerts

Veszprém

• town of queens
  sights: Castle: Archbishop’s Palace, Gizella Chapel, Holy Trinity Statue, statues of King Stephen I and Queen Gizella, the Fire Tower, Heroes’ Gate, St. Anne Chapel, pharmacy called Black Eagle, Viaduct, Valley Road and more

Herend

• the porcelain city
  Herend Film, Minimanufactury, Museum, Cafe Apicius, Brand Shop

Tihany

• the fishermen’s village
  sights: Barock Church and Convent of the Benedectine Abbey, Echo, Inner Lake, folk architecture: Pottery House, House of the Fishermen’s Guild, Farmer’s House and lively shops and restaurants

Keszthely

• capital city of lake Balaton
  sightseeing tour: Festetics Mansion, Franciscan Monastery and Church, Goldmark House, Georgikon Grange Museum, Balaton Museum, Forum Mall, Helikon Park and Memorial, Sziget-baths, pier and more

Hévíz

• town of natural thermal lake
  walk around the lake

Pécs

• city of Mediterranean atmosphere –sights:
  Cathedral (Dóm), early Christian cemetery, Bishop’s Palace, Széchenyi Square, Jami of Gazhi Kasim Pasha, Jakovali Hassan Jami with the minaret beside it, Bath of Memi Pasha (bath museum), Barbakan (rotunda), Csontváry Museum, Vasarely Museum, Zsolnay Museum (eosin-glazed china), eosin-glazed Zsolnay Fountain, art nouveau buildings along Király Street, National Theatre and more

Villány

• home of noble wines
  world-famous wine cellars of the Villány- Siklós wine district produce excellent Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Kékoportó and other noble wines