The northern shore and the Balaton Uplands

The settlements on and around the northern shore are popular holiday resorts. Those who seek to escape the cities and appreciate peaceful rural life would do well to include the villages of the Balaton Uplands in their itinerary.

This landscape shelters countless natural assets such as the 'stone seas' of the Balaton Uplands and the basalt columns of St George's Hill (Szentgyörgy-hegy) near Tapolca. Of particular value are the loess wall at Balatonkenese, home to a bee eater colony, and also the Tihany Peninsula. Or what about a concert in the Tihany Abbey, or a stroll on Tagore Esplanade in Balatonfüred? Not to speak of the numerous museums, memorial houses and heritage buildings.