Tripadvisor’s top 5 destinations at Lake Balaton, the Hungarian sea

After wandering around the country it is time to have some rest. What could be a better place for that than Lake Balaton? The Hungarian sea holds numerous possibilities to spend your holiday. Let us see the best ones. I tried to collect programs you may enjoy not only in the summer.

Tagore Promenade – Balatonfüred

It is the most famous promenade on the northern side of Lake Balaton, hundreds of thousands of people are walking through it every year. It was named after Rabindranath Tagore, Indian poet, who is most notable for being the laureate of Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. The promenade was given his name after his arrival to the sanatorium here in 1926. He planted a tree upon his recovery, which became a real movement since then: innumerable famous people planted trees in the park from Gandhi, Bertalan Farkas (the first and currently last Hungarian astronaut), Mandelbrot, Árpád Gönczi etc., but Tagore was the very first of many. He even wrote a poem to remember his plantation.

If you ever get around Lake Balaton, be sure to walk through the promenade and visit its 46 plaque, 13 statues, 5 memorials and the many trees to express gratitude.

Water Tower – Siófok

The tower is located in the center of Siófok, which is the biggest town around the lake.  It is 45 meters high, and was built in 1912 and renovated by the local government in 2012. There are three centers for the entertainment of visitors: Water Tower Café, Szentkirályi Oxygen Bar and Samsung Experience Center and last but not least, you can sit down with your drink on the top floor and enjoy the view of the 360˚ belvedere.

If you are interested, take a virtual tour near the tower. For further information, check their website.

Lake Cave Visitor Center –Tapolca

The Lake Cave system is located in Tapolca, not far from the north coast of the Lake Balaton. It is an extraordinary experience to make your way through the system of caves which is hiding under the streets of the town. Besides going down be sure to take a look around the new visitors’ center which includes interesting exhibitions about the karst regions and programs such as the Dripstone Room, the Cave Divers’ Room, the Bat Room, the Geopark Room, the Prehistoric Room, the Palaeokarst Room, the 3D Movie Room, the Boating in the Cave, the Playground and a Climbing Wall.