Valentine’s Day: Most romantic places at Lake Balaton

The Balaton Tourism Association (Balatoni Turizmus Szövetség) has collected and published the places where lovers can go for Valentine’s Day in the framework of the Open Balaton (Nyitott Balaton) campaign, said Tamás Fekete, Vice President of the Balaton Tourism Association.

Panoramic Lookout, Balatonvilágos

One of the most famous romantic meeting places is located at the Panoramic Lookout (Panoráma-kilátó) on the High Coast (Magaspart) in Balatonvilágos. The white-painted Bridge of Sighs (Sóhajok Hídja), known to many as the Bridge of Lovers (Szerelmesek Hídja), has a number of love locks on its rails, turizmus.com writes.

Rose Stone, Badacsony

The legend of the Badacsony Rose Stone (Rózsakő) is linked to Hungarian poet Sándor Kisfaludy. It is said that if the members of a couple sit on the stone, they will get married in the same year. The story goes that the Hungarian poet and his wife Róza liked to sit on the flat basalt stone.

Heart of Balaton Square statue, Zamárdi

The statue on the Heart of Balaton Square in Zamárdi is also a favourite of many lovers. If you look through the opening of the heart-shaped statue, you can admire the magnificent panorama of the Benedictine Abbey of Tihany.

Love locks in Berhida

If you are heading for the Bakony Mountains, you can also take love locks to Berhida. Here, too, a love gate welcomes couples near the Kistó playground. Once you’ve put up the lock, it’s worth sending the key to the bottom of the lake with a well-aimed throw, as is the local custom.

Love lock centre in Fonyód

People walking along the promenade in Balatonkenese should also take a small heart-shaped padlock with them, as well as those visiting the pier in Keszthely, Balatonfüred or Balatonlelle. On the terrace of Hotel Balaton in Fonyód, there is a love lock centre. Anyone can put their love token on the 50-metre iron fence.

Love lock wall in Szántódpuszta

On 14 February, a brand new padlock wall will be unveiled in the reborn Szántódpuszta Manor (Szántódpusztai Majorság), next to the St Christopher’s Chapel. Marriages in the chapel are said by villagers to last forever.

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