6 must-see places in the Balaton Uplands area
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Travelo.hu thinks that Lake Balaton is still in fashion nowadays, especially the Balaton Uplands area. It could be because it’s going through a touristic revolution, like the one Budapest has been going through, which brings by the uprise of standards and a new attitude regarding hospitality.
The key word is sustainability, not only from an energy-economic aspect but also from the aspect of having guests return. Sustaining interest and income is only possible with a constant guest-centralised attitude and development – luckily more and more people understand this. The Balaton Uplands is a firm point, good choices are almost guaranteed there. Listed below there are six must-see places that travelo.hu collected.
The sights of these villages only require as much mental capacity as much is left when being on vacation and lying on the beach. In some places you only need a big walk to feel the atmosphere of past centuries.
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Dörgicse
It’s a three-in-one village as the settlement, populated by 258 people, was united from three individual villages: Alsódörgicse, Felsődörgicse and Kisfaluddörgicse, which are still separated from each other. The three villages create a unique atmosphere among the hills, with their old, stone, single-floor, gardenless houses, neat public places, and some newer buildings that blend into the landscape. Moreover, you can find two completely different church ruins, a medieval bridge and finally, you can enjoy the Dörgicse-style chicken soup.
Felsőörs
A quite hard hump leads from Lake Balaton through vineyards and fruit gardens to one of the most significant monuments from the historic Árpád era. The construction of the Roman provostry church mainly passed off in the 13th century, and what makes it special is that it kept its form throughout the time. Practically there were only small changes and it’s a miracle that it was left out of the baroque waves in the 17th-18th centuries.
Kapolcs
“The Valley of Arts” (it’s going to be held between the 22nd and 31st of July this year) – that’s given to you if you are asking an experienced Balaton traveller about Kapolcs. However, the village also lives and functions on the other 51 weeks of the year; the festival is not the only chance to visit it. The village has rows of water mills at the shore of the Eger stream and some of them still function and can be visited. One of these is the Falumalom (village mill) in the centre of the village, where they show visitors how different grains are processed on more than hundred years old machines. You can also see the statue quarter, the renovated village bridge and the village’s museum-smithery. It’s also worth going for a walk under the trees, peeking into the neat homes, or even, going for an excursion in the neighbouring forests.
I love Hungary, I am married to my second Hungarian wife and have a daughter. I come and visit usually at least once a year the whole country is beautiful and quiet.
However we have been angered on two occasions and at a loss why the authorities do not take action against those hotelliers/bed and breakfast’s who take bookings with deposits and then if there is a dearth of accommodation ie especialy Balaton area in August will accept a higher offer from foriegn tourists for your pre booked accommodation. They then either get hold of you when your on tour-in transit to your destination or you turn up to find someone else in your rooms.
My experience is that if you make a complaint at the local tourist board they just shrug their shoulders as part of their hospitality.