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site of an earlier church, which from the same starting point.
was consecrated in 1060 but The Hungaricum Festival held in
destroyed in 1702. Beneath summer features a huge folk art
lies King András I, laid to rest fair, folk dancing, sports events
here in 1055. Károly Lotz’s and evening concerts.
superb frescoes of Faith,
Hope and Charity adorn h Herend
the church’s ceiling.
The western half of Tihany 7 km (4 miles) northwest of Veszprém.
is closed to motor traffic and Road Map B4. * 3,400. @ from
accessible only on foot, along Veszprém. ∑ herend.com
a number of well-marked trails,
most of which begin just The small village of Herend is
outside Tihany village. The famous mainly for its porcelain
most intriguing route is manufactory, which has been
the Lajos Lóczy Nature Trail, producing some of the finest
which takes visitors past the A café near Lake Balaton in the elegant resort of Balatonfüred porcelain in the world since 1826.
hermit caves overlooking The structure itself is a master
Kinizsi Castle in Nagyvázsony, once a military fortress Tihany village, and the f Balatonfüred g Balatonalmádi piece, and a listed building. A late
s Nagyvázsony d Tihany Peninsula peninsula’s two inland lakes: 23 km (14 miles) southeast of Vesz 13 km (8 miles) south of Veszprém. Classi cist edifice built in 1840, it
has an amazing entrance, topped
Belső-tó (Inner Lake) and
prém. Road Map B4. * 13,000.
Road Map B4. * 8,000. £ from
26 km (16 miles) southwest of 15 km (9 miles) south of Veszprém. Külső-tó (Outer Lake). Belső-tó £ from Budapest. @ from Buda pest. Budapest. @ from Buda pest. with an eggshaped dome
Veszprém. Road Map B4. * 1,750. Road Map B4. £ to Balatonfüred. is a volcanic crater and an angler’s 4 from Siófok. n Tourinform, Blaha n Tourinform, Városház tér 4, (88) guarded by two giant angels.
@ from Balatonfüred. @ from Balatonfüred to Tihany dream, while Külső-tó is a bird Lujza utca 5, (87) 58 04 80. _ Anna 59 40 80. _ Hungaricum Festival Porcelanium, the visitor centre
village. 4 car ferry from Szántód. sanctuary and nesting ground Ball (last Sat in Jul). (last week in Jul). of the manufactory, is a museum
Set in a valley between the Balaton n Tourinform, Kossuth Lajos utca for tens of thousands of birds. of porcelain as well as a brand
hills and Mount Kab, Nagyvázsony 20, Tihany, (87) 44 88 04. Tihany has good grass The site of the first medicinal The secondlargest resort on shop. It has displays of the
boasts Kinizsi Castle, a well- beaches, although the most retreat on Lake Balaton, Balaton’s northern shore, decorative Herend china and
preserved fortress. It was given to Declared Hungary’s first popular, on the promenade Hungary’s first sailing club Balatonalmádi has welcomed porcelain, from dinner plates
local warrior Pál Kinizsi in 1472 conservation area in 1952, the at Tihany village, get very and one of its oldest bathers since the to intricately painted figurines.
by King Mátyás in recognition of Tihany Peninsula is an outcrop busy during high summer. balls, Balatonfüred 1870s. It has a fine There is also the opportunity
his outstanding military service. of volcanic rock extending The passenger port, Tihany-rév remains the grandest sandy beach, and to visit a workshop to watch the
Families will enjoy the games and for 5 km (3 miles) into Lake at the peninsula’s southern tip, resort on the lake. is an excellent base production process. Visitors can
entertainments of the period Balaton. The symbol of the is the prettiest on the lake. Though its streets for exploring the also try their hand at shaping and
staged daily in July and August. peninsula, and visible from afar, Car ferries cross from here have a faded air, the Balaton hinterland painting of porcelain objects.
From the top of the 29-m- is the Baroque Abbey Church, to Szántód on Lake Balaton’s villas, such as that and hills on foot. There are demon strations by
(95-ft-) high keep a superb built in the 18th century on the southern shore. of the romantic From the railway artists who meticulously hand
panorama of the surrounding novelist Mór Jókai station, a 6km paint every detail. A vast factory
countryside unfolds. In the dun- (1825–1904), still (4mile) path shop sells some 12,000 porcelain
geons is the Pál Kinizsi Castle convey ele gance; (marked with blue items made here and painted in
Museum (Kinizsi Pál Vármúzeum), Jókai’s home is today A sailing boat on crosses) leads up about 350 different patterns.
with a small wax work display of a museum dedi cated Lake Balaton to the Wesselényi
medieval torture. Pál Kinizsi’s to his works. Primarily Viewing Tower at E Porcelanium
sarco phagus lies in the chapel. a health spa, patients flock the top of Öreghegy (132 m/ Kossuth Lajos utca 140. Tel (88) 52 31
Opposite the castle stands to the town’s hospital to drink 433 ft). A much tougher walk 97. Open Apr–Oct: 9am–6pm daily;
St István Church, built for Kinizsi its minerallaced water. The leads to the top of Felsőhegy Nov–Mar: 9:30am–5pm daily (Nov–
in 1470 but rebuilt in Baroque “miracle” water is available to (321 m/1,053 ft) Dec: Tues–Sat). & 8 7
style in 1740. The Open-Air all from the colonnaded
Ethnography Museum drinking fountain in Gyógy tér.
(Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum) Gyógy tér is also where
with two cottages (a copper- the grand annual Anna Ball
smith’s and a weaver’s) remain is held at the Árkád Hotel in
as they were in the mid-1840s. July. The first ball in 1825
was a showcase event for
E Pál Kinizsi Castle Museum the grand daughter of a local
Vár utca 9. Tel (88) 26 40 11. Open Mar, businessman. Traditionally,
Apr & Oct: 10am–5pm; May, Sep: 9am– the debutantes all wear
6pm, Jun–Aug: 9am–7pm, Nov–Feb: exactly the same gown, and
10am–4pm. & the high point is the election
E Open-Air Ethnography of the belle of the ball.
Museum Two great sandy beaches
Bercsényi utca 21. Tel (88) 26 47 24. flank Balaton füred’s landing
Open May–Sep: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. stage, from where the Lake
& 7 The High Altar in Tihany’s ornate Baroque Abbey Church Balaton ferry departs. The astonishing entrance of the Porcelanium
For hotels and restaurants see pp264–269 and pp276–285
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