Balatonfüred is a little town on the northern shore of Lake Balaton surrounded by the southern slopes of Tamás Hill and the Tihany peninsula. The number of its population is 13.500....

Balatonfüred has been the first spa of Hungary since 1971. It has also gained the title of "International Town of Grapes and Wine". The town became famous mostly because of its curative springs and Mediterranean-like climate. Balatonfüred was already inhabited in the Roman times. Its name was first mentioned in the estate registration of the Tihany Abbey in 1211.

The mineral springs near Lake Balaton were already known in the 17th century. They came into the limelight when the boiled spring water was used for bathing and the settlement was officially declared a spa in the 1700s.

The development of the town started in the 19th century during the Hungarian reform era. It became the favourite meeting place of progressive-minded politicians, artists and it was during this period that the historical and cultural role of the settlement was the most significant.

Significant sights:

National Hospital for Heart Diseases, Kossuth Lajos pump house (that is where the mineral water can be tasted), Anna Grand Hotel (that is where the Füred Pantheon can be found), Horváth House, Hotel Blaha (it used to be the summer home of Lujza Blaha who was a significant Hungarian actress of the 19th century), Jókai Villa (the summer home of Mór Jókai who was a great Hungarian novelist of the 19th century), the Protestant Church, the Gombás Mansion, the ruins of St. Michael Church and the six columns which reamined from the first Hungarian speaking stone theatre of Transdanubia, Lóczy Cave.

Our most important programs are:

International sailing competitions, Sail setting ceremony in May, Balatonfüred Festival of the Arts in July , the Anna Ball in July, bay swim in August , the Wine Weeks in August, Concerts in summer, the prize-giving celebration of the international poet contest named after Salvatore Quasimodo. in September

The town has international partnerships, we have 6 twintowns: Germering (Germany), Castricum (the Netherlands), Kouvola (Finland) Opatija (Croatia), Kovászna (Romania) Arpino (Italy)

Check out the official homepage of Balatonfüred: www.balatonfured.hu