Badacsony Landscape Protection Area (tájvédelmi körzet)

Intense basalt mining activities from the early 20th century scarred this magnificent landscape which was designated a protected area only from 1965. It is now part of the Balaton Uplands National Park.

The landscape protection area is famous for its volcanic remnant hills. Amongst them the most well known is the coffin-shaped Badacsony (374 m); others are the Gulács (393 m), the Csobánc (376 m), and Saint George Hill (Szent György-hegy, 415 m).

The Badacony's geologic rarities are the lithified lava columns in its side called 'basalt organ pipes'. Geo-botanical nature trails provide interesting details on the natural assets of this landscape.