Highlights in Balatonalmádi, a bathing place since 1877 include its buildings made of Permi sandstone and the Roman Catholic church with its Chapel of the Holy Right. The chapel, ornate with gold mosaic from Venice, used to stand in the Royal Castle in Buda, where the right hand of St. Stephen, a relic respected by the nation, was kept.

Balatonboglár is the finish line for the popular cross-Balaton swimming competitions, which start on the opposite side at Révfülöp (end of July). The local history collection at Fischl House, the country's first church of reinforced concrete, built in 1932, the rotund lookout tower on Fort Hill and the arts exhibitions and open-air performances on Kápolna Hill are all worth visiting

Balatonfüred

The grand Balaton resort is the first medicinal and recreational resort of Hungary. This is the place where the first Balaton steamship started. The first yachtsmen's association was set up here. The villas of 19th-century celebrities were built here, such as the villa - now a memorial museum - of the great romantic novelist, Mór Jókai (1825-1904). In the cardiology department of the local hospital patients with heart conditions have been treated here for 300 years with the help of the mineral water sources. This water is beneficial to diabetes and digestive malfunctions, and can be sampled in the Kossuth Lajos Drinking House.

The annual Anna Ball, with the crowning of the Queen of the Ball, has been organized in the town theatre for 170 years, on the last Saturday of July. The Rabindranath Tagore Promenade on the lakeshore is lined with the statues, memorial plaques and trees commemorating Hungarian and foreign celebrities. Start-of-the-sailing parties are held each May in the Rose Garden. The aragonite pea-stones on the layered walls of the 120-m long Lóczy Cave offer a special sight. Koloska Valley and the Jókai look-out tower are excellent hiking destinations.

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