What to visit if you go to Lake Balaton? If you enjoy excellent Wine, enjoy hiking in Nature then the Badacsony Region is a great choice!
Badacsony is a unique region of Lake Balaton in Hungary. The unique greenish-blueish colored lake is one of the most popular destination for Hungarians to visit, and the Badacsony region is one of my favorite ones from the many places around it! It has so much to offer: Mountains to hike, amazing wine to drink and tasty food to try! So if you plan to visit Lake Balaton when traveling to Hungary, this area should be on your itenary!
We visited the Badacsony region for 3 days and try to explore as much of the area as possible!
On Day 1, we hiked up to the Badacsony mountain, tried to get some nice views of the region and the Balaton lake. We also got some nice snacks from a local bakery-cafe called La Tene Cafe and Bakery. Then as we descended from the mountain we stopped by some local wineries to get a taste of the local grapes: Szürkebarát, Olaszrizling and Kéknyelű. If you are a fan of white wine, you will love this region!
We also checked out the beach to relax a bit after the long hike and finally we tried one of the best restaurants of the town we stayed, Hableány. Badacsony is a geographically unique area of Hungary, if you look at a map you will see many vulcano shaped mountains in the area. That similarity is no accident. Many of these mountains used to be vulcanoes and thanks to this, the soil of the region is very good for wine making!
Place where we stayed: Borbarátok Panzió https://goo.gl/maps/wTmbgYDSJFwMnFwW6. Great location, walkable distance from the center and we walked from here to the top of the mountain. They also have a very good restaurant where dined 2 times.
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