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Lake Balaton, Hungary. "Where the b.hell's that?" you may enquire. Well look at a map of Hungary and the lake sticks out like a racing dog's ……well let's be polite - its very obvious on the... more

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  • 46 of 46 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 fizzytom

    Member since 21/07/2003

    Reviews written: 972

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Stunning scenery, variety of activiites, great wines

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Frequent storms in summer, can get very busy

    Forget Budapest, Lake Balaton is Hungary's chief tourist location attracting hundreds of thousands visitors each year, from Hungary and abroad. And its hardly surprising given the variety of activities available on and around Europe's largest freshwater lake. LOCATION/TRANSPORT/GEOGRAPHY Lake Balaton is situated some 50 miles south west of Budapest and measures about 77 kilometres in length. Its width is anything between 1.5 and 14 kilometres. The average depth is a shade less than three metres and swimming is possible generally between May and September It is surrounded by beautiful ... more
  • 42 of 42 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 webfoot

    Member since 20/03/2003

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    3 Stars Lake Balaton - Hungary now with Ryan Air Review with images 27/02/2008
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Cheap flights

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Boring

    Lake Balaton, Hungary. "Where the b.hell's that?" you may enquire. Well look at a map of Hungary and the lake sticks out like a racing dog's ……well let's be polite - its very obvious on the map, It is the largest fresh water lake in Central Europe and is about 48 miles long east to west and between 3-9miles north to south. What on earth made me decide to write about this place I'm not quite sure, but one thing is sure, I passed it 18 yrs ago and I am presently working about 25 miles away and it has always filled me with curiosity - I knew that the Germans had taken over the lake as their own ... more
  • 31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Amadahn

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very cheap, very pretty

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Surly locals, scary (though tasty) food

    I never found out if a pigman-schnitzel was a schnitzel eaten by pigmen, or one that was made from them. In fact, I never even found out what a pigman was, although I could probably hazard a guess. Perhaps there are some things that people are just not meant to know. ~~BALATON~~ Not only is Lake Balaton the largest lake in Central Europe, it is also surrounded by some of the most wonderfully-named towns anywhere. Between Szigliget in the south-west and Szekesfehervar in the north-east are a whole series of towns guaranteed to twist your tongue into new and unfamiliar contortions. The ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ellie-mia1103

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages freshwater lake for hours of fun

    Disadvantages Disadvantages bit limited if you get rain

    I visited lake balaton,hungary last week in june and first week in july last year 2006 and i was so taken by the resort that we are going again this summer. We stayed in a b&b in a little resort just outside of siofok,which is on the south side of the lake called balatonfurdur and can i say it was fantasic me,my husband and our two children had a brilliant time. Lake balaton has one of europes biggest freshwater lake,which you can swim in between end of may to begining of september,and a plus side is the water only reaches your waist at the deepest parts meaning the kids love it. all along the ... more

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