Tag "Balaton"
More beaches at Lake Balaton received Blue Wave Flags than last year
The Balaton beaches are developing every year. Overall we can say that they have a European quality – Balassa Balázs the President of the Balaton Association (BSZ) told MTI on...
Read moreThe beach season at Lake Balaton starts with colorful programs
The Day of the Lake Balaton will be held on Saturday. This day is the beach season opener as well. Kardos Gábor the idea owner told MTI on Monday that...
Read moreThe majority of Hungarians would spend their vacation in Hungary
This year two-thirds of Hungarians are planning a holiday, which is a significant increase, compared to last year’s 48 per cent. The majority are vacationing in Hungary – according to...
Read moreThe field of the 21st Hungarian Wine Route Rally will travel around the Lake Balaton
The 21st Hungarian Wine Route Rally will visit the wine regions around the Lake Balaton. The rally will take place between 26 and 28 August. Megay Róbert Péter main organizer...
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Two new ALDIs near the Lake Balaton
From mid-June we can purchase in eight ALDI stores around the Lake Balaton. The ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. opens new stores in Balatonfüred and Szántód. Adress and opening hours of...
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Three hundred tons of carp is deployed into the Lake Balaton each year
The Balaton Fish Management Company begins the spring fish domiciliations into the Lake Balaton. Now 60 tons of carps are leaking into the lake. Every year 300 tons of carp...
Read moreAll fours seasons at the Lake Balaton
The sconeries and the beach bars are closed, but in spite of the sometimes Arctic winds and cold the lake is not empty. The hosts of the region have joined...
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A new four star hotel was opened in Siófok
A new 73-room four-star hotel was opened on Monday in the center of Siófok, on the shore of Lake Balaton, with a 1.7 billion HUF investment. The EU and the...
Read moreMore than 300 billion HUF for the development of the Lake Balaton region
It is a historical moment that sources were ordered to implement the strategic objectives of the Lake Balaton region, which had not happened since the system change – Bóka István,...
Read moreThe three-day Garda Festival of Tihany to be held this weekend
The 14th Garda Festival of Tihany begins this Friday. The festival evokes the tradition of garda fishing and provides culinary a cultural programs as well. Rózsa Éva the director of...
Read moreDiscussions on the opening hours near the Lake Balaton
The Lake Balaton Association (BSZ) consits of municipalities near the lake would like to achieve the shops to be open on Sunday for a few occassions during the summer instead...
Read moreThe Lake Balaton became three billion HUF richer
In three months, the OTP Széchenyi Rest Card holders used 23 billion HUF benefits. This summer has been the most successful since the issuance of the first card. The Lake...
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The beach dish of the year was selected
The beach dish of the year has become the catfish and potato dish of the Kalóz (Pirate) beach restaurant in Fövenyes, near the Lake Balaton – Kardos Gábor, President of...
Read moreThe government will give significant amounts for the development of the wineries
The government devotes a significant amount of technological development to the wineries, from the 1,300 billion HUF rural development program of the coming period – Kis Miklós Zsolt Minister of...
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Nébih: food security is good in the ice cream parlors near the Lake Balaton
The food security is especially great in the ice-crem stalls near the Lake Balaton, but because of some minor deficiencies 9 ice cream parlors were fined by the food safety...
Read moreAlliance for the quality recognition of hosts at the Lake Balaton
The organizations of the lake would reward the new range of the high quality professional services at the Lake Balaton with an award. The initiative is welcomed by the Hungarian...
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140-150 thousand guests are expected to the Balaton Sound
The Balaton Sound started in Zamárdi on Wednesday. The organizers expect 140-150 thousand festival goers during the five days of the festival. This year the event focuses on the water...
Read moreThe Lake Balaton has become an all-season tourist destination
The Lake Balaton – thanks to the development of and marketing of the recent years – has become an all-season tourist destination. It is providing special programs at any time...
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The Bujdosó brothers will take part at this year’s Blue Ribbon again
Bujdosó Ferenc, winemaker of the Bujdosó Winery and his brother Bujdosó Zsigmond, who is in charge of the sales at the winery will take part at the Blue Ribbon sailing...
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The Balaton Fish and Wine Festival has started
On Friday, President Áder János opened the Balaton Fish and Wine Festival. The series of events involve four lakeside settlements and last until Sunday. President Áder János at the opening...
Read moreThe holidays can cause problems for the shops near the Lake Balaton
There was no commercial chaos during the first Sunday of the real summer weekend at the Lake Balaton – shopkeepers and advocacy organizations near the lake told Világgazdaság. The question...
Read moreThousands of tourists complaining due to the Sunday store closure at the Lake Balaton
Chaotic conditions occured on the first Sunday of the Hot Summer Season at the Lake Balaton: thousands of angry tourists were in fret, because of the closed shops – the...
Read moreRenewed hospitality at the Lake Balaton
A showcase will take place on Saturday in Keszthely, which will aim to present the dishes and drinks of the summer from the culinary offer of the Lake Balaton –...
Read moreNearly quarter of the tourism sources shold be spent at the Lake Balaton
Nearly quarter of the total tourism resources shold be spent at the Lake Balaton. If the holiday region contributes to the country's tourism revenues, it is a targetable and realistic...
Read moreThe Day of Balaton will be the opening day of the beach season
From now, the Day of Balaton will be the opening day of the beach season, which will be held on the first Friday when the temperature of the lake reaches...
Read moreWith the development of health tourism guest traffic could be increased near the Lake Balaton
With the development of health tourism and if the local tourism professionals would work together with the health sector and equestrian sports enthusiasts, thousands of German guests could be invited...
Read moreThe local governments around the Lake Balaton ask for exemption
The Balaton Association (BSZ) including the local governments around the lake wrote a letter to Varga Mihály, National Economy Minister (NGM) to achive exemption to the commercial enterprises from the...
Read moreLake Balaton opens soon
Bike Mania, guided tours, Happy Hour, Jókai and Ganxsta Zolee. These will be the main acts and themes at the Open Balaton that starts on 1 May. In a month...
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A new spa hotel was built in Siófok
A new 13-room, four-star Ayurvedic spa and wellness hotel was handed over in Siófok on Friday. The total building cost of the new hotel was 735 million HUF, of which...
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Balatontourist: the traffic of campings increases
Compared to the data of 2013 the pre-reservations for campgrounds increased by more than 50 percent in the 17 campings, operated by the Balatontourist Kft. The Balatontourist Kft. in its...
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