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lead: The Tourinform Office is the main information service provider for the visitors arriving in Hévíz; you should also pop in if you have any question or you want to make enquiries about any programs and events in the town. The Office is located in the walking street so it is within easy reach both for motorists and pedestrians. You’ll find a wide range of information publications (leaflets, promotional booklets, calendar of events, catalogue of accommodation, etc.) in the Tourinform Office.

tartalom:   Do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested in any of our services, such as bike hiring plastic cards for HeBi bikes tickets (for regular and periodical local events, concerts) join our organised programs (bicycle tours, canoe tours in winter) Segway tours buy „Hévíz marked” products order balloonflight, information on transfer or taxi companies collect information materials, prospects about Hévíz and surroundings timetables (bus, train, ship) printing, photocopying, scanning free left-luggage storage The Tourinform Office is in your service even if you have a question which you cannot find the answer to anywhere else.   Open: From 15th May to 15th September:From Monday to Friday: 9 am to 6 pmSaturday: 9 am to 3 pmSunday: 9 am to 2 pm   From 16th September to 14th May:From Monday to Friday: 9 am to 5 pmSaturday: 9 am to 2 pmSunday: 9 am to 12 pm   Contact:H-8380 Hévíz, Rákóczi str. 2.Tel.: +36 83 540 131E-mail: heviz@tourinform.huGPS: 46° 47' 25.857" N, 17° 11' 19.3848" E        

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description: + 4 We help tourists in our Tourinform Office of Hévíz! If you need free brochures about the city of Hévíz or the region, bicycles for rent or just guidence, come to our office! We help gladly to all tourists!

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tartalom: + 1 Thermal water, not only externally Among the different therapy treatments offered in Hévíz, drinking cure received significantly less attention than its beneficial effects would deserve it. However, the official effects of the drinking therapy using the thermal water of Hévíz can be obviously experienced by those suffering from acute gastro-enteritis and digestive disorders.   Of the use of the sulphuric water of Hévíz as a drinking cure Dr Noémi Gyarmati says: “It can be successfully used for enhancing intestinal activity and the generation of gastric acid, or in the case of acute bowel inflammation, constipation or haemorrhoid. It also reduces biliary disorders, and enhances the healing of upper respiratory tract infections. Thanks to its special content, it can be also used for relieving pain. Furthermore, not as part of a drinking cure, but for rinsing it can be successfully used for treating acute stomatitis.” Naturally, just like every other thermal water, there are contraindications for using the healing water of Hévíz: the consumption of the sulphuric water must be avoided in the case of acute hepatitis and cholangitis, or increased thyroid function. Drinking fountains for free use in the city: in the Rózsakert building (Rákóczi str 17-19.), from the Erzsébet királyé street  (Open: 8  am - 6 pm)

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tartalom: + 1 Treatment with water In the course of which the physical features of water are used. The effect of the therapy is greatly enhanced by the treatment with medicinal water. It mainly increases the healing of those who suffer from musculoskeletal diseases. Depending on the position of the body, the immersion into the indifferent-temperature water has many positive physiological effects, such as blood „dilution”, decreasing lung breathing capacity, loosening trunk muscles, movement is easier with reduced body weight due to buoyancy, and water resistance also works as muscle toner. The hydrostatic pressure of the water plays an important role in hydrotherapeutic methods: it has an effect on veins, skin vessels, it reduces the volume of the chest and the abdominal, influences the mechanism of breathing, improves kidney function, and reduces the circumference of the inflamed joints. The temperature of water – hot or cold – results in further changes opposite to each other. Vasodilatation occurs in a hot bath, the blood pressure rises and the heart beat accelerates. In a cold-water bath the blood vessels constrict and as a consequence the blood pressure increases, the heart rhythm decreases and the coronary artery constricts. Hydrotherapeutic treatments, thus treatments carried out with water, include, in addition to the mud and weight bath treatments, which were listed at the basic elements of the Traditional Hévíz Therapy, the following methods: Carbonated bath treatment takes place in a special bath tub. The carbonated water is produced by using the medicinal water of Lake Hévíz. It means a treatment with carbon dioxide “absorbed” by the water, which is suitable for treating patients suffering from heart diseases, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disorders. As a result of the treatment the surface veins expand and blood circulation is restored to normal. It improves the oxygen supply of the cardiac muscle, normalises blood pressure; if applied as a series of treatments the impact is longer-lasting. Indications / counter-indications: Artery and venous circulation disorders High blood pressure, Micro-circulation skin disorders Vegetative nervous system disorders Osteoporosis, chronic locomotive disorders Rehabilitation after heart attack Coronary stenosis, post-treatment of heart surgeries Four-section galvanic bath is also called hydro galvanic bath. Also two-section galvanic bath is often applied. The treatment takes place in plastic tubs filled with medicinal water. Direct current is led to the bath tub. Galvanic bath is recommended for the treatment of the limbs, by the simultaneous application of medicinal water and galvanic current. It is successfully applied primarily for the residual symptoms of previous nerve pains and inflammations, and secondarily for wear (degenerative) disorders. If it is used as a descending treatment it also has a pain alleviative impact. Indications / counter-indications: Alleviation of pain affecting multiple joints and body regions: Rheumatoid arthritis, soft tissue rheumatism Limb joint inflammatory and degenerative diseases Neuritis Sudeck atrophia (circulation disorder after limb injuries with local osteoporosis) Aortic stenosis Contrast bath therapyThe difference between cold and warm water is used for therapeutic purposes. Alternating cold and hot water promotes better circulation to the extremities. Underwater jet massageDuring the underwater jet massage the patient is laid in a medical tub filled with Hévíz healing water, where the temperature of the special tub’s healing water and the mechanic impact of the water jet are jointly applied for the massage therapy. Besides the water jet massage impact also the positive effects of the healing water are enjoyed by patients. The therapy is for individual guests only, and it is tailored according to the complaints of the patient. The therapy is also called “tangentor”, which is a therapeutic treatment based on balneotherapy, hydrotherapy and the mechanic impact of the water jet. The treatment is carried out in a special tub, by using a water jet with adjustable jet power, which can target various parts of the body. The water with a temperature of 34-36ºC is supplied from a pipe and it is targeted manually to various parts of the body. The massage stimulates the blood and lymph circulation and by this also stimulates the metabolism, furthermore contributes to the detoxification of the body. Due to the impact on the lymph system it also boosts the immune system. The therapy releases stress and relaxes the muscles. The vibration of the water penetrates the connective tissue, thus helps the renewal of the skin and restoring its plasticity. It has also got an alleviative effect. Indications release muscular tension, locomotor disorders, after injuries and operations, rheological disorders, nervous system disorders. Hydroxeur bathHydroxeur treatment – or Jacuzzi – is used when due to some reason manual massage cannot be applied or we wish to achieve a different impact. In a special tub the artificially generated air bubbles cause turbulent flow, which massages the entire body surface. The water flow gives a nice sensation to the patient, increases blood circulation and has a stimulating effect through the skin. It has weaker, lighter massaging power than the underwater jet massage. There are no counter-indications for the hydroxeur bath; therefore it can be used without physician supervision. Duration of the treatment: approx. 10 to 20 minutes.

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tartalom: + 1 The effectiveness of the Thermal lake of Hévíz is the combined effect of several healing factors: temperature of the water large amount and streaming gas-content hydrostatic pressure bathing in open air The most optimal is to bath when the water temperature is between 32-34 °C. This temperature is perceived by human skin as neither cold nor warm, blood vessels shall neither contract, nor expand by its effect, unlike in cold and warm water. This indifferent temperature of the medicinal lake of Hévíz allows that the bathers can stay there for longer periods, without losing or accumulating heat, and this was the chemical and biological traits of the water can exercise their effect for longer periods.   The huge amount of water, always in movement, results in several types of water streams in the lake. The medicinal water bursting up from the source spreads in radial directions in the half-cone shape lake bed, and the water that is cooled down on the surface, descends under the fresher, warmer water vertically, in a cylinder type stream. The water always in movement and the mud particles always in movement exercise higher friction resistance, higher ascensional power of the water bursting up from the deep floating is made easier, so staying in the water requires less physical force than in the case of stagnant water. The gases present in the lake water – sulphur-hydrogen, carbonic acid - exercise a physical and chemical effect. The mechanical effect of the gas bulls getting attached to the skin has a favourable impact on the functioning of the whole nervous system.  By penetrating through the skin, the gases also have a direct chemical effect, on the other hand, gases that evaporate from the water by mixing with the air above the water, get into the body through inhalation, through the lungs.  Sulphur discharged from the water and from the puddled mud exercise intensive biological effect on various life-functions. The hydrostatic pressure resulting from the weight of the bathing water has a significance, as due to the water depth, people bathe in the lake in a vertical body position, so water exercises higher pressure on the deeply immersed feet, than on the thorax that is situated higher. This is good for blood circulation, as the pressure of the water presses the body fluids from varicose veins and lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs, pushes them into the blood circulation and into the heart. Curious for the water content? Read it!

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tartalom: + 1 Weight bath Weight bath is an underwater treatment, which aims to lenghten the vertebrae from one another, thus stretching the spinal column. The stretching process renders the restoration of the original and healthy condition of the discs possible. Weight bath is a painless treatment as the elevating power of water brings the body in a relaxed state, and the weights stretch the spinal column in a most indulgent way. During the treatment, the guests are anchored on the neck and/or under the arms, practically hanging in the water while different weights of 2, 3 or 5 kilograms – depending on the state of the disease – are fixed on the back and/or the ankles.   Weights applied in the weight bath may be attached to the body in 3 different ways: one point (neck only) 2-points (under the arms) 3-points (neck and under the arms) The weight must be fixed to the patient’s body as instructed by the medical doctor, with a maximum of 20 kilograms at a time.Duration of treatment: 20 minutesWater temperature: indifferent (34-35°C) Indications: relieving spinal discs and nerve roots under pressure decreasing muscle cramps reducing taenia and muscle atrophy Contraindications: Cardiovascular diseases high temperature, infectious diseases acute musculoskeletal diseases vertebral slippage malignancy after disc surgery for 6 weeks Where did the weight-bath start from? It is likely that the diseases of the spine had been attempted to cure by pulling even before the times of Hippocrates. It was dr. Moll Károly who pioneered the use of the underwater pulling weight-bath. He published his essay on it in 1953. The head physician’s idea to use pulling during bathing in the lake came from the various ‘reconditioning’ methods.The weight-bath does not only mean the stretching of the spine, but it is a hydrotherapy as well. In the hot medicinal water the efficiency of the treatment is significantly increased. This treatment is one of the Hungarian rheumatology’s greatest discoveries of practical importance. Are you interested in the work of the weight-bath in practice? The parameters of a weight-bath treatment, the time, the applied weight, are always determined by the physician. The weight-bath can only be available on medical advice. The treatments are carried out by gradual loading according to the parameters. The patients hang on a neck or armpit support.In case of a cervical treatment the patient hangs on cervical stocks, the tension is given by the weight of the body reduced by the buoyancy of the water. If the lower spinal segments are treated, weights from 3 even to 10 kilos are used. The treatments of the knee and hip are carried out with an armpit support by putting weight on the ankles. The duration of the treatments is from 10 to 20 minutes on the average.

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tartalom: + 1 800-Year-Old Church The Egregy part of the town called Hévíz used to be a medieval village, which has been destroyed during the Turkish occupation and has been rebuilt by German settlers in the 17th century. The traditions of vine-growing are preserved by the local oenologists and inns. One of the pearls of the town, the ancient monument church built in the 13th century is located in the Egregy part of the town. The church is surrounded by a graveyard. From the top of the hills there is a wonderful view to see. The exact date of the construction of the church is unknown; presumably it was built in the middle of the 13th century. Written records mention it for the first time in 1341. The building was heavily damaged during the 16-17th century, in the baroque times it has been renovated in 1731. Luckily only the parts that absolutely needed action were involved in the renovation, therefore, the medieval form of the church remained. The results of this renovation included the internal and the external decorative paintings, heightening of the nef, and the missing arches have been replaced, too. The first patron of the church was St. Catherine of Alexandria. After the renovation the church has been consecrated again, and the new saint patron was St. Magdalena. Then the church has been subject to renovations repeatedly: in 1860, in 1912, between 1964 and 1965, in 1990, 1991 and in 2015. There is an opened baroque door on the southern side. The arching of the tower has been renewed in the 18th century, and the quadrangular nef adjoins it. The only decorative element adding space to the interior of the church is the row of chambers in the northern wall. It is important to pay attention to the paintings on the wall of the church. These are not of medieval origin, but are the clear evidence of the architectural enrichment of the church. It reflects the due respect of the folk art treasure forms. Inside the building there are the fragments of a baptising pool from the Roman age, and a consecrated cross from the medieval age. The church of Egregy is one of the three churches from the Arpadian age left entire in the area of Lake Balaton. The structure and the space of the orientated church are clear-cut, it has a straight sanctuary and a single nef. The tower has three floors of rich formation, with double and triple windows. The tower is covered by an octagonal helmet-shaped roof reinforced by eight quarter-timbers. The foundations preserved the forms used for building from wood. The painted decorations and the scratched forms remained on the external surfaces. Look around in our 3D tour! Holy Spirit Catholic Church The Holy Spirit Catholic Church is the largest church of Hévíz. Its seating capacity is about 1000. The foundation stone of the church was laid by Jozsef Szendi then bishop in May 1996.Its GPS co-ordinates are the following: N 46° 47' 21.85", E 17° 11' 06.04"The church was built based on the plans of Janos Bocskai architect. Due to the support of the town and the population it has been completed in three years. The seven sky-high towers serve as a guide for the visitors of the town. The seven towers are the symbols of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. On September 9th, 1999 it has been consecrated together with the Town Hall by Jozsef Szendi retired bishop. The interior of the church is alloying modern architecture and tradition enhanced mainly by the nice wooden panels. Its excellent acoustics makes it a suitable scene for giving organ concerts, too. The colourful windows with their Gothic-like forms are the hand-made products of Endre Simon artist from Heviz. The torso cross on the wall of the sanctuary is a 200 years old art treasure that has been granted to the church and has been restored by Gyula Karolyi restorer and painter. The bronze statue of Christ on the left side of the altar was created by Laszlo Marton. He is also the composer of the bronze statue called the Dowager of the Hungarians standing on the right side and wearing the Hungarian Crown. The lustre glaze pictures on the walls were made by Laszlo Morvay. The wooden structure was built by Tibor Kováts and the wooden works of the interior were produced by Andras Hegedus. There are four bells in the towers. In the garden of the church and in its neighbourhood there are several statues and reliefs. Due to static reasons there was no bell placed in the highest tower. In the tower on the left there are two bells ringing, one of those have been founded by Dr. Bela Horvath and his family to pay homage to Saint Peter, the another was moved here from the old church. One of the bells in the right tower have been founded to do homage to Saint Paul and the costs were covered by the widow of Imre Varga, its another bell is again from the old church. Look around in our 3D tour! Calvinist church The Calvinist church was constructed between 1995 and 1998 based on the 1941 plans of Balint Szeghalmy architect from Nagyvarad. The marble decorations of the building are evocating of the Hungarian Calvinist churches of Transylvania. When creating the interior the Calvinist traditions were followed and it has remarkable woodworks. The church is used both by the Calvinist and the Lutheran denominations for servicing and meetings. Indeed only the minority of the population of the town is Calvinist or evangelical, but every year there are thousands of visitors belonging to these churches arrive here from Hungary and from abroad. The Calvinist from Heviz used to have no church, their meetings were held in houses and in the Community Centre of the Spa-Hospital. The evangelists used the small room of the movie theatre, then the lobby of Hotel Alba and the Community Centre of the hospital. In 1994 the city council made a donation of this piece of land to the denominations. It was again the local government supporting the construction, then a funding was started in order to cover the remaining costs of the works started in 1995. The foundation stone of the Calvinist church was laid on June 21st, 1997. The finished church building was consecrated by Dr. Bela Harmati evangelist bishop and Dr. Mihaly Markus Calvinist bishop. Karoly Borsos and his family made the donation of the bell located under the opened arch of the tower to the church. Look around in our 3D tour! Heart of Jesus church The Heart of Jesus church is located in the Egregy part of the town. It consists of two parts constructed in different ages. Close to the church there are building ruins left from the Roman age, the excavation was brought to a close in 2004.Its GPS co-ordinates are the following: N 46° 48' 07.28" , E 17° 11' 20,94” The church was built based on the plans of Janos Bocskai architect. The belfry was built at the beginning of the 20th century, while the nef was completed in 1994-1995. The belfry built in 1905 had two floors, but in 1937 a third floor was added. The tower built in Roman style has twin windows and includes a small and a large bell. The small bell has been founded to do homage to Maria Magdalena in 1905. In 1937 the large bell was founded upon the order of Egregy village to do homage to those who died in the King’s service. To pay homage to those 16 people lost in World War I there is a table made of stone in the middle of the cope and the names are listed on this. In commemoration of them again there were 16 trees planted, together with grave-markers having each name, date of birth and birth of death carved into those. There are only 6 trees alive as of today. To pay homage also to those who died in World War II there was a memorial tablet placed into the wall of the belfry, including the names of the young people from Egregy who died. Later the tablet has been moved to the graveyard. In 1994 the construction of the church nef started in accordance with the plans of Janos Bocskai. Then it has been consecrated by Dr. Gaspar Ladocsi major-general, chaplain general to the forces on April 22nd, 1995. The church is also called Fradi church, due the significant support provided by Sport Club of Ferencvaros (Fradi) for the construction. The white and green colours of the interior and the small memorial corner reflect the ties with the club. Look around in our 3D tour!

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tartalom: + 1 Various physical therapy treatments are also important for a successful treatment In order to fully exploit the therapeutic effects of the lake water, in addition to bathing, physicians use many forms of treatments in the course of the compilation of the cures. Methods included in the following physiotherapeutic treatment group are used mostly in Hévíz: electrotherapy magnetic therapy mechanotherapy treatments light therapy Electrotherapy Electrotherapy, balneotherapy and mechanotherapy are part of physiotherapy treatments. Electrotherapy is used in various forms during Hévíz treatments. Therapies may mitigate pain, stimulate blood circulation and generate deep tissue congestion depending on the therapy type. „Low frequency” treatment types are ultrasound, magnetic ring, diadynamic, ionomodulator, sonopuls, stymat, sonodynator, dionin, endomed treatments or cryotherapy, wich is based on the circulation of cold air „High frequency” treatment types: decimetre wave, microwave and short wave. Treatments use the heat effect of electricity for generating tissue congestion. Indications: improves blood circulation, alleviator of pain. Types of treatments During iontotherapy the ions of a medicine prescribed by physician are introduced to the body via the skin with the help of local galvanic current. It may be local and general: relieving muscle- and traumatic pains and arthritis. It is beneficial for migraine and aortic stenosis; it also speeds up the absorption of hematoma and softens up scarring. Diadynamic current therapy is a special electrotherapy, which has an alleviative and circulation boosting effect. Indications: analgesic treatment, vein innervations disorders, twitches, bruises, oedema, nervous pain, joint and spine wear, disc related disorders, muscle wasting. Myotest means electrical treatment of the nerves, by generating muscle contractions. Indications: treatment and prevention of muscular wasting. Interference therapyDue to the different power frequencies conducted into muscles next to the spine the muscle knots caused by posture disorders decrease because of the internal pulsing massage generated by the electric power. Ultrasound therapyTissue micro massage, which is created by mechanical vibrations. It is suitable for healing every musculoskeletal disease. Magnetic therapy Magnetic ring, also known as pulsatron. It is based on the biological effects of the magnetic field’s rhythmic changes. It can be used after a stroke, in case of stiffness, muscle weakness, neuralgia, post-treatments of injuries and in some medical cases. Light therapy Sollux, laser, evolite...all are using the special physical attribution of the light to heal different diseases.  Laser (light laser) is mostly used to cure movement diseases. It decreases pain, sore, muscle tension, edem, and stimulates the immune system, and accelerates wound healing Mechanotherapy treatments It is an independent cure, but it is also an important part of the complex therapy. These are therapeutic forms based on the following types of treatments Passive: massage >>> Active: physical and therapeutic exercise >>> Did you know that, although electricity hadn’t been known yet, the Romans used the electrotherapy? electricity generating fishes were placed next to paralyzed children in the pool in order to stimulate their muscles?

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tartalom: + 1 Everything about the massage Besides bath therapy, the specialist doctors of Hévíz recommend different healing massage as the main elements of traditional therapy treatments for the guests. The healing massage is not a pampering wellness massage. Its healing effects are much more significant than the relaxation feeling provided by an ordinary wellness massage. Generally, a short, 10-15 minute bath in the thermal water before the massage is beneficial as in this way the soft tissues are relaxed, thus making the massage more efficient, after which the patients feel much better. Healing massage include Swedish, reflex-zone (segment, connective tissues, periostealis), lymphatic, sport and refreshing massage.   The classical Swedish massage extends to the whole area of the body, and aims to massage the muscles, tendons and joints. It improves the operation of locomotive functions, and relaxes exhausted and painful muscles. Foot reflex zone massage stimulates reflex points. These points are connected through nervous paths to the reflex centre of the central nervous system. Furthermore, the massage services also include lymph massage, sport and refreshing massage. Do you know? Underwater massage or “tangentor” is a special type of massage. The massage is performed by the intensive water stream, which during the initial period may also be painful. During the “tangentor” treatment, the guests lie in a physiotherapy tank. The intensity of the water stream is applied on the body through a thick tube by the assistant. The vibration of water impregnates the connective tissues, thus enhancing the renewal and flexibility of the skin. You would better just relax? You can choose in Hévíz from a wide range of wellness massages, and relaxation treatments. Curious? Click here to get more information about them! Counter-indications of massage: acute inflammatory diseases, e.g. kidney, vein, periostitis or articular rheumatism serious injuries of tendons, ligaments and muscles ruptured disc osteopathy e.g. osteoporosis, bone tuberculosis rheological disturbances, e.g. thrombosis high blood pressure, heart diseases, pacemaker chronic angiectasis (aneurism), severe varicose disorders haemophilia first two days of menstruation fever chronic lung, pleura illnesses, TBC malignant tumours, chemotherapy advanced stage of diabetes chilblain or burns skin-diseases (infection, fungi, inflammation) psychiatric disorders (epilepsy, schizophrenia) condition under the influence of alcohol and drugs very weak, pale, deteriorated and old patients Did you know that, also the anciant Greeks used it to increase the performance the athletes? the Romans, Persians, Japanise, Indians, Egyptians, Chinese used it as a healing methode? the word comes from the Greek „massein” word? It means kneading. a good massage brings the body to a mental level similar to meditation? During the treatment blood circulation and lymphoid circulation are stimulated, pulse rate and blood pressure is changed; metabolism, body temperature and breathing also change, while excretion is intensified and as a result detoxification is increased, furthermore it also has an impact on the nervous system? the swedish massage technique was developed and pioneered by Per Henrik Ling?  

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tartalom: + 1 Sights of our city   Farmers' market of Hévíz Evoking the old times, the area behind the large car park is getting full of vendors on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Occasionally visitors can meet the products of honey producers, pickles and juice makers, cheese and vegetable vendors accompanied by traditional Transylvanian music. Fresh bread, sausages, home-made cakes and cow milk can be even tasted before purchasing them. Beside the fine goods, craftsmen sell their wares. Pottery, baskets or even hand-made soaps can be bought on the spot. The farmers’ market of Hévíz offers high-quality and chemical-free products for the conscious customers. Shopping here will not only support the local farmers, but it is a decision for healthy living. The 800 vendors, who offer their product for sale from time to time, have already decided for the Farmers’ market of Hévíz. Visit us, come and see for yourself! Opening hours:Till 31 December:Tuesday: 7:00 - 13.00Thursday: 13:00 -19:00Saturday 7:00 -13:00 1 January - 26. March:Thursday: 12:00 -18:00Saturday 8:00 -13:00 Look around in our 3D tour! Pedestrian Zone The entire length of Rákóczi Street is a pedestrian zone. This street connects Széchenyi Street (which is the main street) with Dr. Schulhof Vilmos Promenade. The Tourinform Office is located at the beginning of Rákóczi Street. If you are coming from Széchenyi Street you will find the Office is on your right. The tourist information office is open all year round and offers programs in the area and tourist information for the visitors. The office also provides internet facilities and bicycle rental services. If you carry on down Rákóczi Street towards the thermal bath it is worth looking at the buildings hiding behind the trees among boutiques, cafeterias and ice cream parlours. The pedestrian zone is bordered by villas built in the 1920s, which are nowadays - after significant restoration works-  accommodate apartments and cafeterias. Fontana Motion Picture Theatre (Fontana Filmszínház) is located half way down Rákóczi Street and opposite the id. Dr. Moll Károly Square with a fountain and the full size bronze statue of Károly Moll. Károly Moll is the „father” of weight bath, which he developed in Hévíz in the 1950s. The building of the Indoor bath is situated at the end of the street. The Therapeutic Centre (Terápiás Centrum) was handed over in 1968, which is nick-named by the locals as the winter bath. It was reconstructed in 2004 and there are plans to extend and further develop the building in the near future. We can view the Pantheon on the external wall of the building, and in the foyer the Jupiter stone is exhibited, which proves that people were living in this area already 2000 years ago. Look around in our 3D tour! Building of the City-hall The new building of the city-hall is located at the Kossuth Lajos street, it was constructed between 1998 and 1999 on the place of the former town-house. It was inaugurated on September 9th, 1999. The building is one of the important eyemarks of Heviz; it was built in 1950, and in 1997 the renovation was started behind the former town-hall. On January 31st, 1998 Bertalan Farkas, the first astronaut of Hungary and the mayor laid the foundation stone. The plans were prepared by Laszlo Benczur and Peter Takacs, under the co-ordination of Peter Reinholz Kossuth Prize-winning architect. The Building-trade Company of Zala county was implementing it. The useful floor-space of the building is 3367 m2. The office of the local government is located in the building, its employees receive the clients every working day. The southern side wing includes a conference and theatre hall for 200 persons, this facility serves not only the meetings of the city, but all other scientific and cultural events. Look around in our 3D tour! Art Cinema The official name of Hévíz Art Cinema is Fontana Filmszínház (Fontana Motion Picture Theatre). The Motion Picture Theatre has a projection room for 130 people, which was renovated in 2015. Recently new digital technology equipment has been installed ensuring up-to-date video and sound quality. Cafeterias The buildings located next to the main car park in Széchenyi Street are called „the row of cafeterias”.If you approach Hévíz from the direction of Lake Balaton, turn right at the first crossing to Széchenyi Street, and after passing the forest belt you can already see the cafeterias. If you fancy a tasty “lángos” (fried dough) or a grilled sausage, here you can find what you are looking for from the wide choice of delicacies offered by the best buffets. If you prefer a traditional dinner or lunch, don’t hesitate to treat yourself in one of the many restaurants of town. You can purchase Hévíz gifts and the must have swimming aid during your holiday at the gift shops located in between the cafeterias. Life music and entertainment programmes are also offered to the tourists in the evenings. Look around in our 3D tour! Egregy Wine Cellars The Egregy part of Hévíz town is famous for its gastronomic delicacies. From downtown you can access the wine cellars in 25 minutes on foot. On your way you will pass Jesus’ Heart Church (Jézus szíve templom) at the end of Zrínyi Street or you can visit the Roman excavation site at the end of Attila Street. In the evenings the wine cellars and restaurants built in between the rows of vines are magnets for the guests of the town. This is a great place for the guests - exhausted after bathing – to charge up with a nice dinner or enjoy a wine tasting event while listening to live music. Restaurants offer not only traditional Hungarian specialties, but also international dishes on their open air terraces or in the cosy wine cellars. If you carry on down Dombföldi Street among the wine cellars, you can reach the Arpadian Age Church, which is one the most beautiful built cultural heritage of Hévíz. Look around in our 3D tour! Cherubs The main entrance of the lake is guarded by two cherubs, which were made on behalf of the Festetics family at the turn of the 19th and 20th century and they are very similar to the Zsolnay family’s cherubs in Pécs. The dragon made of a lion and an eagle can also be found on Hévíz’s official coat of arms. The cherubs served the gods in the mythology of the ancient Semite folks. They stood in front of the gates and kept away the demons. Their images were engraved in the stones of kings’ palace gates or church gates, most likely that is why the Festetics family had them made as well.  According to the legend, if someone walks through between two cherubs without love in the heart, the cherubs start speaking. According to another storyteller not the cherubs but the copper rooster placed on one of the towers of the baths starts speaking, if someone leaves the town without love. But there has never been a precedent for this.    There are several artworks in the public places of the town; you can see a statue or sculpture nearly in every street, most of them were created by the famous sculptor, László Marton. In the park of the Lake Spa, known as Hévíz Statue Park, there is a group of statues including the busts of three outstanding figures of Hungarian literature: bust of Zsigmond Móricz (created by László Kutas), Mihály Csokonai Vitéz ( by József Rátonyi) and Dániel Berzsenyi (by Tibor Riger). You can see 13 memorial tablets placed on the wall of the Winter Spa to commemorate the most famous visitors of the Spa.  

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tartalom: + 1 Anyone who has ever been to the West Balaton region knows that this is one of the most colourful regions of the country. In this beautiful corner of Lake Balaton, a week is definitely not enough to discover everything! This is the region worth returning from time to time to discover hidden treasures and have unforgettable adventures! Spending your holiday in the western corner of Lake Balaton is something you definitely don’t want to miss! Every season is showing a different face of the area and the landscape is not the only thing offering an incomparable experience; from season to season many programs are waiting for tourist to try them out and to collect memories they can obtain nowhere else! But what can the West Balaton region offer? The most beautiful view to Lake Balaton and the so called Witness Mountains (Badacsony, Csobánc, Szent György-hegy) can be seen in this region. Here lies one of the most beautiful baroque castles of Hungary, the Festetics Castle of Keszthely which offers many exhibitions all year long. The most unique lake in the world can be found here, in Hévíz. On the top of the volcanic hills, we can enjoy both the unexceptional panorama and the medieval castle ruins often accompanied by tournaments. Explore the many secrets of the Balaton Uplands National Park, from the Kis-Balaton to the Cave Lake of Tapolca! During the winter, canoe tours, ice-skating, the steaming Lake Hévíz, wellness services, great food and hot drinks wait for the guests visiting the area. Unlike during the summer, the best family-friendly beaches and restaurants on the shores of Lake Balaton are offering unforgettable moments while the cities get full with life offering festivals for almost every weekend. During the spring and the fall, the lovers of active leisure activities take hold of hiking and bicycle trails. And the keen gastronomy enthusiasts won’t get disappointed by the gastro experiences of Hévíz, the famous wines of Badacsony and the better and better ice creams and special deserts all around Lake Balaton. The most notable sights of the region: Beautiful nature: The sights and hiking trails of the Balaton Upland National Park Lookout towers and hiking trails in the Keszthely hills Kis-Balaton (Small Balaton) Kányavári Island – Kis-Balaton Csodabogyós Cave – Balatonederics Kotsy Water Mill – Zalaszántó Buffalo Reserve – Kápolnapuszta Basalt Columns at Szent György-hegy (Saint George’s Hill) The permanent exhibition of Museum of Balaton – Keszthely House of Nature Visitor Centre – Gyenesdiás Szépkilátó viewpoint – Balatongyörök Africa Museum – Balatonederics Lake Cave – Tapolca Lavender House Visitor Centre – Tihany Castles, ruins: Festetics Palace – Keszthely Castle of Szigliget Castle of Sümeg Ruins of Tátika Ruins of Rezi Ruins of Csobánc – Csobánc Hill Museums: Festetics Palace – Keszthely – permanent and temporary exhibitions Museum of Balaton – Keszthely Inner City Museums: Doll Museum, Snail Shell Parliament, Cadillac, Retro Toys, Erotic Panoptic – Keszthely House of Nature Visitor Centre – Gyenesdiás Africa Museum – Balatonederics Further sights or programs to consider: Port of Keszthely – pleasure boat trips and scheduled liners on Lake Balaton City Beach – Keszthely Diás Beach – Gyenesdiás Paintball – Gyenesdiás Imre Festetics Animal Park – Gyenesdiás Darnay Cellar - Gyenesdiás Michael’s Chapel – Vonyarcvashegy Lido Beach – Vonyarcvashegy Water Lily Adventure Park (Tavirózsa Kalandpark) – Keszthely, Kertváros Zala Springs Golf Club – Zalacsány Zobori Adventure Park – Zalaszabar Peace Stupa – Zalaszántó List broken down into cities: KESZTHELY | 6 kms from Hévíz Festetics Palace – Keszthely Museum of Balaton – Keszthely Inner City Museums: Doll Museum, Snail Shell Parliament, Cadillac, Retro Toys, Erotic Panoptic – Keszthely Port of Keszthely – pleasure boat trips and scheduled liners on Lake Balaton City Beach – Keszthely GYENESDIÁS | 8 kms from Hévíz House of Nature Visitor Centre – Gyenesdiás Diás Beach – Gyenesdiás Paintball – Gyenesdiás Imre Festetics Animal Park - Gyenesdiás Darnay Cellar – Gyenesdiás REZI | 9 kms from Hévíz Dino Park ZALACSÁNY | 10 kms from Hévíz Zala Springs Golf Resort VONYARCVASHEGY | 11 kms from Hévíz Michael’s Chapel – Vonyarcvashegy Lido Beach – Vonyarcvashegy BALATONGYÖRÖK | 14 kms from Hévíz Africa Museum – Balatonederics Szépkilátó viewpoint – Balatongyörök ZALASZABAR |22 kms from Hévíz Zobori Adventure Park SZIGLIGET |24 kms from Hévíz Castle ruin of Szigliget SÜMEG | 25 kms from Hévíz Castle of Sümeg Tournament TAPOLCA | 30 kms from Hévíz Cave Lake BADACSONY – BADACSONYTOMAJ |30 kms from Hévíz Hiking and wine-tasting Farther away: ZALAEGERSZEG | 40 kms from Hévíz AquaCity Azalea Valley Göcsej Village Museum Lake Gébárti and surroundings TIHANY | 67 kms from Hévíz Tihany Monastery Hermit’s Cave Lavender House Visitor Centre BALATONFÜRED | 70 kms from Hévíz Tagore Promenade Museums and Galleries Lóczy Cave The House of Jewish Excellence Wines of the Csopak Wine-District VESZPRÉM | 80 kms from Hévíz Castle and Old City Zoo  

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tartalom: + 1 Opening hours Dear Guests,   According to the current Hungarian laws, vaccines or PCR Tests are NOT required to visit the Lake. Thank you for your understanding, hope to see you soon!   Opening hours As of right now only the following entrances are open: Festetics Spa, Schulhof Vilmos Promenade (main entrance)   Open Closing of the cash-desk End of bathing time End of wellness Closing Season "A"  05.30.2022. - 04.09.2022. 8.30 am 6 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 7 pm Season "B" 03.28.2022. - 29.05.2022.;05.09.2022. - 09.10.2022. 9 am 5.30 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6.30 pm Season "C"  01.01.2022. - 27.03.2022.10.10.2022. - 26.03.2022. 9 am 4.30 pm 5 pm 5 pm 5.30 pm   The Bath is open every day, all year around. The Bath closes on 24.12.2022 at 2 pm,  and on 31.12.2022 at 2 pm. The Bath opens at 11 am on 01.01.2023.   *Hévíz Lake Bath and the Saint Andrew’s Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases reserve the right to change the opening hours and prices. vagy We reserve the right to change the opening hours and prices.Hévíz Lake Bath and the Saint Andrew’s Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases reserve the right to change the opening hours and prices. vagy We reserve the right to change the opening hours and prices.   There are several pools in the are of the Lake Bath Name of the pool Water surface (m2) Temperature (°C) Depth (cm) Indoor pools 4 pcs. 520 24-38 (depending on the season) 200-300  - one of it with massage elements 260 24-38 (depending on the season) 200-300  - one of it with weight bath 20 24-38 (depending on the season) 150 Mudpool 25 24-38 (depending on the season) 70 Children's pool on the coast (in summertime) 95 / 32 30-32 30-120 3-hour tickets 3-hour ticket 3,800 HUF 3-hour senior ticket (over 60 years old) 3,300 HUF 3-hour student ticket (over 14 years old) 3,300 HUF 3-hour children ticket (between 6 and 14 years old) 2,000 HUF 3-hour group tickets (up to 20 people) 3,400 HUF / person   Daily tickets Daily ticket 6,500 HUF Senior daily ticket (over 60 years of age) 6,000 HUF Student daily ticket 6,000 HUF   Combined Family Daily Tickets: Adult 6,000 HUF / Person Student over 14 years old,Senior over 60 years old, 5,000 HUF / Person Child between 6 and 14 years old 3,000 HUF / Person   Additional tickets  + 1 hour extension  1,500 HUF Serves as an extension for 3-hour tickets. Not available in case of exceeding the time limit. Not valid for Lake passes.  + upgrading to daily ticket  3,000 HUF  + additional wellness ticket  2,800 HUF Available upon purchasing your lake ticket, or after as an additional service.  Time Limit Fee  1,000 HUF For exceeding the time limit, for every 30 minutes started.   Lake passes 10-hour Lake Pass 11,000 HUF+ 2,000 HUF deposit Valid on the day of purchase + 15 calendar days. You can enter twice a day. 20-hour Lake Pass 21,000 HUF+ 2,000 HUF deposit Valid on the day of purchase + 25 calendar days. You can enter twice a day.   Other ticket types Discounted Ticket before Closing  3,000 HUF Available 2 hours before the end of bathing time. Visitor's Ticket (30 minutes) 1,600 HUF+ 2,000 HUF deposit Maximum for 30 minutes, to walk around the Lake. Bathing is not included. Other services Luggage room (seasonal) 300 HUF Usage fee per coat / package. Rental 600 HUF+ 1,000 HUF deposit Daily fee of floating swim-ring renting.   Single-day tickets: Usable on the day of purchase only. Entitles the bearer to one-time entry. An additional charge will be levied if the allotted time limit is exceeded. Additional time extension cannot be purchased after the time limit has expired. Lake passes: Deposits are refundable within 5 days of expiery. Refunds are payable in cash only, each day before the end of bathing time. Passes eintitle the bearer to enter the premises on two occasions per day. Following the bearer's first exit, a 15-minute wait period is required before return entry is permitted. Upon exiting the premises, locker number assignments are automatically cleared, after which we can accept no liability for contents. An additional charge will be levied if the alloted time limit is exceeded.   GENERAL INFORMATION • The depth of the lake is 2 to 38 m.• We reserve the right to change both prices and opening hours.• No refunds on the price of purchased tickets can be offered. • Accepted means of payment: cash (HUF), bank card or SZÉP card. • An ATM is available during opening hours at the Schulhof entrance.• By purchasing admission to the lake area, visitors implicitly agree to adhere to the house rules. • Admission for children under 6 is free. • Swimming-tube rental is possible only with the purchase of the rental ticket and the payment of the deposit. The Bath returns the deposit fee of the rented equipment only until the end of bathing time, on the day of rental.• Entrance tickets do not include sauna usage. A seperate additional wellness ticket must be bought in order to enter the wellness area. Wellness and sauna services are available to individuals over 12 years of age only. For reasons of hygiene, one sauna towel is provided for each additional wellness ticket. • Opening hours for the children's pool depend on season and weather. The children's pool is accessible to children up to 14 years of age. • For more information, please consult the information counter at the Schulhof entrance.

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tartalom: + 1          The Lake Bath and the Festetics Day Spa can be visited with one ticket, but the visit the sauna and wellness section in the Festetics Day Spa is only available with a complimentary ticket. The Indoor Bath can be visited with separate tickets. Healing and health promotion in Hévíz In Hévíz you can find almost all the elements of natural healing and health promotion, which interlock with one another as tiny particles, thus forming an integrated whole.This integrated whole can shortly be called health. The elements have a healing effect in themselves, but their joint presence increases their efficiency in the course of healing, rehabilitation and health promotion. If it is Hévíz, the most important healing element is bathing in the thermal lake. The gentle and smothering touch of the water, the feeling of floating, the swinging lotus flowers, the odour of the healing water and the green leafy crown of the surrounding trees all have a calming effect on the nervous system and evoke the psychological feeling of healing. To experience when water drops as tiny little balls give a gentle massage to the body is unique throughout the whole world.The medicinal lake of Hévíz not only provides the feeling of bathing but also means the basis of traditional medical treatments and healing wellness treatments. Thus, bath treatment means the basis of the healing effects of Lake Hévíz, but it is also important to emphasise such unique medical treatments as mud-pack, the famous weight bath, different types of medical massage and drinking cure. Besides healing, Hévíz naturally provides other facilities as well to preserve the active physical condition of the body, strengthen mental fitness, and find peace and soul harmony (even if for a few days…). Active sports programs such as Nordic walking, bike tours, walks in the town, or near the outlet besides the lake or trips to the wine cellars all strengthen the body and the soul. Some find the right healing powder in the treatments and activities above while others might prefer spending a couple or even more days in a marvellous environment, doing nothing else but enjoying their holiday and the unique atmosphere of the little town, tasting the delicious specialities that are characteristic of the Zala region, and enjoying the flavour of the wines of Hévíz in the company of friends, all of which evoke an unforgettable experience. As we all know: delicious food and a glass of nice wine are as important elements of life as health itself!

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tartalom: + 1 Tips not just for hotel guests Not just the Festetics Day Spa provides recreational opportunity for the travellers in Hévíz. Many hotels' wellness department is open for the non-hotel guests.We collected for you all information about these hotels. Danubius Health Spa Resort Hévíz****superior - Kossuth L. str. 9-11., Hévíz Garden fun bath (200 qm surface, with underwater jet massage, waterfall, geyser, underwater music and light effects) Indoor swimming pool (28 °C), jacuzzi Indoor thermal bath with two pools (33 °C and 37 °C) Outdoor thermal pool with sun terrace (between mid-April and mid-October, 33 °C) Jacuzzi, sauna, steam-bath, textile sauna, Finnish log sauna in the garden - with regular sauna infusion shows Entry ticket to the spa world: 4.900 HUF / person NaturMed Hotel Carbona****superior - Attila str. 1., Hévíz Mediterranean-style outdoor adventure bath with various neck and back massage jets, massage beds and Jacuzzis. Swimming pool (The stately-sized 25x12.5 m indoor swimming pool is connected directly to the adventure bath.) Sauna (A Finnish sauna, an aroma room, several steam baths and associated special showers, a salt cave, a tepidarium and a plunge pool can be found at the sauna section.) Thermal bath in Roman atmosphere (Besides 2 pools, 2 whirlpool tubs, a room for resting, and a Kneipp treading pool is situated here.) Daily tickets: 5.300 HUF/person/time – The guests can try the adventure bath, the swimming pool, and can use the sauna island too. 2.900 HUF/person/time – Just for the thermal bath. Pass: 16.200 HUF/Person – for 6 times. Can use for both places: adventure bath/swimming pool/sauna/thermal bath. Valid: 1 year after the purchase. The times for the guests with pass is limited by: adventure bath daily from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., in winter time from 5 to 6 p.m. swimming pool/sauna: from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hotel Aquamarin*** - Honvéd str. 14., Hévíz Wellness pool (There is a 120 m2 outdoor pool for swimmers and right next to it, a 60 m2 area can be found with adventure elements: waist massage jets with whirlpool-effect and neck massage jets, which can be used even by 2 people at the same time.) Thermal water pools (36-37 °C) Indoor and outdoor saunas Salt chamber Gym Entrance tickets for SPA: Daily ticket  1.900 HUF Ticket from 4 p.m. 1.500 HUF Senior  and children until 10 years 1.500 HUF Weekly pass  8.900 HUF Monthly pass 28.500 HUF Monthly pass for 5 month (01.05. - 09.30. 2016) for regular customers 36.000 HUF Yearly pass for regular customers 46.000 HUF Salt room: 1.200 HUF / occasion Yearly pass for salt room 12.000 HUF Opening hour of SPA: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Thermal pools: Inside bath I.: 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Inside bath II.: 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Outside pool: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Locker key to the ticket purchase may be required HUF 500 deposit. Tickets entitle the guests for only one entrance per day! Fitness room:Daily ticket: 900 HUFMonthly pass: 7.000 HUF Opening hour: 7:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m. Kolping Hotel Spa & Family Resort**** - Fő str. 120., Alsópáhok Significant number of our guests visit us especially for our wellness area once or more almost every year. You have the opportunity to spend your time in our wellness centre several times a week! Owners of daily or seasonal swimming pool and wellness tickets may use the following services from 5.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. family aqualand family relaxation and saunas total relaxation: thermal and swimming pool strictly for adults saunapark and steam room with a relaxing terrace strictly for adults fitness room equipped with cardio and body building machines It is worth spending your time in our wellness area! Daily ticket: Adult 3.600 HUF, Child 1.800 HUFMonthly ticket valid for 1 month: Adult 18.000 HUF, Child 14.500 HUF-With discount for 3 months: Adult 49.000 HUF, Child 39.500 HUFWith discount for 6 months: Adult 93.500 HUF, Child 74.500 HUFFamily ticket (includes 8 occasions): 2 adults and 1 child 33.500 HUF, 2 adults and 2 children 38.500 HUFMonthly family ticket: 2 adults and 1 child 45.500 HUF, 2 adults and 2 children 57.500 HUF The different discounts cannot be combined. Season tickets may be utilized in correspondence with the current occupancy rate of the hotel about which you may get detailed information at the reception. Season tickets include a photo of the owner, thus cannot be transferred to any other person. Valid: for one month from the date of purchase. Season tickets can be purchased at  Reception of the hotel! The season tickets and the daily tickets are only valid for the wellness services of the hotel. Opening hours:Sunday- Thursday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.Friday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.   Hotel Zena Beauty & shopping centre****, Széchenyi str. 6., Hévíz Sauna world: infrasauna, Finnish sauna, aroma sauna, steam room, ice fountain Massage pool (34-36 °C)     Adventure pool (32-34 °C) There are infinity pools with countless massage and adventure elements. The water massages the muscles through the jets, therefore it has more intensive health-promoting effects on the body.)       Adventure shower (A significant amount of water is poured on the body through a large diameter shower head.)     Solarium All-day ticket: HUF 3,500Discounted ticket on weekdays between 6.00 pm and 8.00 pm: HUF 2,000Pampering steam bath with honey and yogurt ever day at 11.00 amSauna séance every day at 4.30 pm and 6.30 pm Solarium: HUF 500 / 5 minutesWellness dressing room key deposit: HUF 1,000 Opening hours: 9.00 am - 8.00 pm   Lotus Therme Hotel & Spa Hévíz***** - Lótuszvirág street 1., Hévíz Thermal water pool ( 36-39 °C ) Whirpool Relax Bad Shoulder shower Indoor and outdoor pools ( 30-33 °C ) Other adventure pool elements Saunaworld with indoor and outdoor saunas, laconiummal, steam bath, aroma- and light sauna, infrasauna and Kneipp-pool. Whole day entrance fee: 9.300,- Huf (with a room for the whole day) Opening hours: 10:00 - 18:00

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tartalom: + 1 On two wheels Choose an outdoor spot for sports activities whenever it is possible. While you are on holiday, a lake-shore area, the edge of a forest or a park could be the most ideal spot for active recreation. Hévíz and its surroundings provide you with good cycling facilities; there are a number of built cycle tracks and marked cycle routes. While cycling, you can get to know the towns and superb landscapes of the Balaton Highlands, the volcanic hills and the valleys hiding between the shore hills as well as the wildlife of the Kis-Balaton. You can hire a bike in various places, including tourist offices, hotels and even guest houses. Our short tours could be enjoyable for anybody. Speed is not essential on our short tours. Most of the tours are led on cycle paths, minor roads with low traffic or on well passable dirt roads. Explore the attractions and the beauties of nature on two wheels, and what is even more important is that you’ll make efforts for your health. Bicycle and E-bike rent at the Tourinform Office: qualitative Alpina bikes and Neuzer e-bikes.At the office you can also register for the plastic card for HeBi bikes.   From January 2021, we await our guests with a whole new set of bicycles, e-bikes and e-rollers!   Prices from 1 March 2022   3 hours 24 hours 3 or more days City/trekking bike 2,500 HUF 3,900 HUF 3,500 HUF/day E-bike 4,900 HUF 7,500 HUF 6,500 HUF/day E-roller 2,500 HUF - -     Cycle routes around Hévíz  HÉVIZ cycling trail Route: Town Hall  » Sugár Str. » Vörösmarty Str. » Ady Str. » Lake Hévíz » Véderdő (shelter forest) » Deák Square » Big parking lot » Roman ruins » Egregy winery row » Church of the Árpád era » Town HallTotal distance: 9 kmDifficulty level: easy Cycling trail around HÉVÍZ No. 1Route: Hévíz Bicycle Center  » Alsópáhok » Nemesboldogasszonyfa » Szentgyörgyvár » Zala riverbank » Zalavár » Sármellék » Alsópáhok » Hévíz Bicycle CenterTotal distance: 37 kmDifficulty level: difficult Cycling trail around HÉVÍZ No. 2 Route: Hévíz Bicycle Center » Keszthely-Kertváros (garden city) » Cserszegtomaj » Rezi » Rezi castle » Cserszegtomaj » Keszthely » Hévíz Bicycle CenterTotal distance: 40 kmDifficulty level: very difficult   Cycling trail around HÉVÍZ No. 3 Route: Hévíz Bicycle Center » Nemesbük » Zalaköveskút » Karmacs » Hévíz-Egregy » Hévíz Bicycle Centerű Total distance: 22 kmDifficulty level: difficult   Cycling trail around HÉVÍZ No. 4 Hévíz Bicycle Center » Felsőpáhok » Kátyán mountain » Alsópáhok » Hévíz Bicycle CenterTotal distance: 11 kmDifficulty level: medium difficult   Cycling trail around HÉVÍZ No. 5 Hévíz Bicycle Center » Keszthely » Gyenesdiás » Vonyarcvashegy » Balatongyörök » Balatonederics » Balatongyörök » Vonyarcvashegy » Gyenesdiás » Keszthely » HévízTotal distance: 42 kmDifficulty level: medium difficult   Cycling routes in the West-Balaton Region Balaton Tour ARoute: Keszthely » Gyenesdiás » Vonyarcvashegy » Balatongyörök » Balatongyörök Harbor » Balatonmáriafürdő Harbor » Balatonberény » Fenékpuszta » KeszthelyTotal distance: 35 kmDifficulty level: easy Balaton Tour BRoute: Keszthely » Gyenesdiás » Vonyarcvashegy » Balatongyörök » Balatonederics » Szigliget » Szigliget Harbor » Balatonmáriafürdő Harbor » Balatonberény » Fenékpuszta » KeszthelyTotal distance: 52 kmDifficulty level: easy Balaton Tour CRoute: Keszthely » Gyenesdiás » Vonyarcvashegy » Balatongyörök » Balatonederics » Szigliget » Badacsonytördemic » Badacsonylábdihegy »  Badacsony Harbor » Fonyód Harbor » Balatonfenyves » Balatonmáriafürdő »  Balatonberény » Fenékpuszta » KeszthelyTotal distance: 68 kmDifficulty level: easy Balaton Tour DRoute: Keszthely » Gyenesdiás » Vonyarcvashegy » Balatongyörök » Balatongyörök Harbor » Balatonmáriafürdő Harbor » Balatonberény » Balatonszentgyörgy, Starfortress » Battyánpuszta » Balatonszentgyörgy » Fenékpuszta » KeszthelyTotal distance: 41 kmDifficulty level: easy Cycle Tours in the Keszthely-hills Tour Keszthely-hillsRoute: Keszthely » Keszthely, Kertváros » Rezi » Zalaszántó »Zalaszántó, Stupa »Vindornyalak » Vindornyaszőlős » Karmacs » Hévíz » KeszthelyTotal distance: 47 kmDifficulty level: difficult Tour BakonyerdőRoute: Keszthely » Felsőgyenes » Hunting lodge Büdöskút » Balatongyörök » Balatongyörök, Saint Michael Chapel » KeszthelyTotal distance: 30 kmDifficulty level: difficult Cycle tours around Kis-Balaton Tour Kis-Balaton from HévízRoute: Hévíz » Alsópáhok » Szentgyörgyvár » Sármellék » Zalavár, Kis-Balaton House » Szentgyörgyvár » Alsópáhok » HévízTotal distance: 42 kmDifficulty level: easy Tour Kis-Balaton from KeszthelyRoute: Keszthely » Fenékpuszta »Vörs » Kápolnapuszta, Büffalo reservat » Balatonmagyaród »Kányavári Island » Zalavár, Kis-Balaton House » Szentgyörgyvár » Alsópáhok » Hévíz »KeszthelyTotal distance: 66 kmDifficulty level: easy To top of page

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description: Hévíz and its surroundings provide you with good cycling facilities; there are a number of built cycle tracks and marked cycle routes.

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tartalom: + 1 On two wheels Choose an outdoor spot for sports activities whenever it is possible. While you are on holiday, a lake-shore area, the edge of a forest or a park could be the most ideal spot for active recreation. Hévíz and its surroundings provide you with good cycling facilities; there are a number of built cycle tracks and marked cycle routes. While cycling, you can get to know the towns and superb landscapes of the Balaton Highlands, the volcanic hills and the valleys hiding between the shore hills as well as the wildlife of the Kis-Balaton. You can hire a bike in various places, including tourist offices, hotels and even guest houses. Our short tours could be enjoyable for anybody. Speed is not essential on our short tours. Most of the tours are led on cycle paths, minor roads with low traffic or on well passable dirt roads. Explore the attractions and the beauties of nature on two wheels, and what is even more important is that you’ll make efforts for your health. Bicycle and E-bike rent at the Tourinform Office: qualitative Alpina bikes, 1.500 Ft / 2 hours, 3.000 Ft / 1 day, E-bikes are 3.000 Ft/2hours or 5.500 Ft/24 hours. At the office you can also register for the plastic card for HeBi bikes. Our cycle routes around Hévíz  HÉVIZ cycling trail Route: Town Hall  » Sugár Str. » Vörösmarty Str. » Ady Str. » Lake Hévíz » Véderdő (shelter forest) » Deák Square » Big parking lot » Roman ruins » Egregy winery row » Church of the Árpád era » Town HallTotal distance: 9 kmDifficulty level: easy Cycling trail around HÉVÍZ No. 1Route: Hévíz Bicycle Center  » Alsópáhok » Nemesboldogasszonyfa » Szentgyörgyvár » Zala riverbank » Zalavár » Sármellék » Alsópáhok » Hévíz Bicycle CenterTotal distance: 37 kmDifficulty level: difficult Cycling trail around HÉVÍZ No. 2 Route: Hévíz Bicycle Center » Keszthely-Kertváros (garden city) » Cserszegtomaj » Rezi » Rezi castle » Cserszegtomaj » Keszthely » Hévíz Bicycle CenterTotal distance: 40 kmDifficulty level: very difficult   Cycling trail around HÉVÍZ No. 3 Route: Hévíz Bicycle Center » Nemesbük » Zalaköveskút » Karmacs » Hévíz-Egregy » Hévíz Bicycle Centerű Total distance: 22 kmDifficulty level: difficult   Cycling trail around HÉVÍZ No. 4 Hévíz Bicycle Center » Felsőpáhok » Kátyán mountain » Alsópáhok » Hévíz Bicycle CenterTotal distance: 11 kmDifficulty level: medium difficult   Cycling trail around HÉVÍZ No. 5 Hévíz Bicycle Center » Keszthely » Gyenesdiás » Vonyarcvashegy » Balatongyörök » Balatonederics » Balatongyörök » Vonyarcvashegy » Gyenesdiás » Keszthely » HévízTotal distance: 42 kmDifficulty level: medium difficult   Cycling routes in the West-Balaton Region Balaton Tour ARoute: Keszthely » Gyenesdiás » Vonyarcvashegy » Balatongyörök » Balatongyörök Harbor » Balatonmáriafürdő Harbor » Balatonberény » Fenékpuszta » KeszthelyTotal distance: 35 kmDifficulty level: easy Balaton Tour BRoute: Keszthely » Gyenesdiás » Vonyarcvashegy » Balatongyörök » Balatonederics » Szigliget » Szigliget Harbor » Balatonmáriafürdő Harbor » Balatonberény » Fenékpuszta » KeszthelyTotal distance: 52 kmDifficulty level: easy Balaton Tour CRoute: Keszthely » Gyenesdiás » Vonyarcvashegy » Balatongyörök » Balatonederics » Szigliget » Badacsonytördemic » Badacsonylábdihegy »  Badacsony Harbor » Fonyód Harbor » Balatonfenyves » Balatonmáriafürdő »  Balatonberény » Fenékpuszta » KeszthelyTotal distance: 68 kmDifficulty level: easy Balaton Tour DRoute: Keszthely » Gyenesdiás » Vonyarcvashegy » Balatongyörök » Balatongyörök Harbor » Balatonmáriafürdő Harbor » Balatonberény » Balatonszentgyörgy, Starfortress » Battyánpuszta » Balatonszentgyörgy » Fenékpuszta » KeszthelyTotal distance: 41 kmDifficulty level: easy Cycle Tours in the Keszthely-hills Tour Keszthely-hillsRoute: Keszthely » Keszthely, Kertváros » Rezi » Zalaszántó »Zalaszántó, Stupa »Vindornyalak » Vindornyaszőlős » Karmacs » Hévíz » KeszthelyTotal distance: 47 kmDifficulty level: difficult Tour BakonyerdőRoute: Keszthely » Felsőgyenes » Hunting lodge Büdöskút » Balatongyörök » Balatongyörök, Saint Michael Chapel » KeszthelyTotal distance: 30 kmDifficulty level: difficult Cycle tours around Kis-Balaton Tour Kis-Balaton from HévízRoute: Hévíz » Alsópáhok » Szentgyörgyvár » Sármellék » Zalavár, Kis-Balaton House » Szentgyörgyvár » Alsópáhok » HévízTotal distance: 42 kmDifficulty level: easy Tour Kis-Balaton from KeszthelyRoute: Keszthely » Fenékpuszta »Vörs » Kápolnapuszta, Büffalo reservat » Balatonmagyaród »Kányavári Island » Zalavár, Kis-Balaton House » Szentgyörgyvár » Alsópáhok » Hévíz »KeszthelyTotal distance: 66 kmDifficulty level: easy

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description: Hévíz and its surroundings provide you with good cycling facilities; there are a number of built cycle tracks and marked cycle routes tourists can choose from.

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cím: Smart parking in Hévíz

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tartalom: + 1 Park and pay in a simple and fast way with your mobile Download the ’Hévíz Smart-parking’ app and enjoy your stay in the city!     To help you, we've put together the most important information you need to know about the current parking system in Hévíz.   Great Parking Lot – red zone, season tickets are not valid How to use: barrier – records the license plate number (check by the screens whether the correct number shows up or not) parking payment (cash, credit card, application, SMS) you have 10 minutes to leave the parking lot if you just want to drive through the parking lot, you have 15 minutes to that. If you don’t leave the parking lot in 15 minutes, you need to pay for the time you spent in the parking lot At the barriers, you have to pass one by one to read the license plate.   Parking lot by the Water Tower – yellow zone, season tickets are valid How to use: barrier – records the license plate number (check by the screens whether the correct number shows up or not) parking payment (cash, credit card, application, SMS) you have 10 minutes to leave the parking lot At the barriers, you have to pass one by one to read the license plate.   On-street-parking – without season tickets Without season tickets, you can park in any streets by paying the parking fee. You could already read about parking in closed parking lots, however, you have many options of payment regarding on-street-parking as well. You can pay for you parking by the parking meters on the streets (by cash or credit card), or you can pay by SMS, or you can use mobile applications as well, including the city’s own parking application.   On-street-parking with season tickets With the general or local season tickets you can only use the parking spots in the yellow zone: Honvéd street, Park street, József Attila street, the parking lot by the Water Tower, parking lot by Zrínyi street 1. and the first half of Kossuth Lajos street (from the side of Széchenyi street). The only exception is one part of József Attila street which means the stretch between Honvéd street and Rózsa köz. In this stretch of the street, season tickets are not valid, but 1 hour of parking is free if you place out a paper clock and set the clock to the time you start parking.   How can you apply for a season ticket You can apply for a general: 10,000 HUF season ticket ticket in the Parking Office (Kossuth Lajos street 5., behind the pharmacy), or you can also do it in the Hévíz Parking application (under construction)   Smart parking with the application How to use: download it from the AppStore or the Google Play Store register your phone number type in the license plate number of your vehicle register your bank card choose the spot on the map where you are staying if you have registered multiple vehicles, choose the one you are using currently start your parking with the start-stop option, or set a fixed amount of time Parking with cards for disabled people For the disabled parking is free of charge in Hévíz. If you park on the street, you do not need to buy a ticket. If you park in the parking lots with barriers, you need to show your disabled card for the camera and you also need to say the serial number of your card.   Parking with electric cars With electric cars (in Hungary green license plate numbers, in the case of foreign cars the system will recognise the electric car based on the license plate number) parking is free of charge in Hévíz. If you park on the street, you do not need to buy a ticket. If you park in the parking lots with barriers, the barriers will automatically open up for you without payment.   Who can help you? Further things to look out for If you find any difficulties by the barriers or the terminals, you can call for the Parking Office who are able to help you. It is worth looking out for the screens placed out by the barriers to check whether it displays the correct license plate number. It might happen that cameras record your license plate number wrong e.g., if your license plate number is dirty or if you have an individual number (not country specific number). In this case, if you pay by terminal, type in the license plate number which appeared when you drove in the parking lot.   Parking fees must be paid every day from 8 am to 6 pm in Hévíz! More information about parking zones, fees etc.: Parking Office Hévíz        

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cím: The buildings of the Hévíz Lake

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tartalom: + 1 The parts of the Hévíz Bath nowadays Entrance of the Lake with the cherub statues on the dr. Schulhof Vilmos Promenade. Central Building with 4 indoor pools and rooms and terraces for relaxing. Easily accessible from the direction of Festetics Spa on a floating corridor which was built on the Lake on poles. Festetics Spa, the southern entrance of the Lake which is accessible from Ady E. street. This is the newest building of the Lake where the wellness services are available. Mud pools which are located in the Lake just between the Central Building and Festetics Spa. The entrance from Deák Square also known as the Summer Entrance because it is only open seasonally. The summer dressing room, which stands on the eastern shore of the Lake. It is a building made of wood which is located next to the sunbathing terraces. The „Medve” sunbathing terrace is a separated sunbathing terrace on the southern east part of the Lake.   Dr. Schulhof Vilmos Promenade The Promenade is part of the park, located around the thermal lake. The Dr. Schulhof Vilmos Promenade is starting from the “Indoor bath” („télifürdő”) building, located at the end of the pedestrian zone and it leads to the main entrance of the thermal lake. Hévíz Lake is situated on one side of the Promenade, which is shaded by sycamore trees and bordered by benches, while on the other side we can find the historical buildings of Szent András Reumakórház (Saint Andrew’s Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases). These buildings were built in the 1870s and they were transformed into the current two-storey structures in the beginning of the 1900s. Each house got its own history.   The history of the Hévíz Bath Spa Hévíz between 1795 and 1905 The first rectangular bathhouse, consisting of two buildings, was built in 1795 by the landowner Count I. Festetics György. The news on the benefits of the medicinal water reached Vienna in 1801, and the presence of the white water lilies in the lake was already mentioned in a memoir in 1818. Additional Indian species were planted to these water lilies in 1898.  In 1858, afforestation around the lake, modernisation of the spa buildings and development of the lakeside buildings for guests started. In the centre of the lake, the male and female mirror baths (baths surrounded with cabins) were located, but many people still used the sluice of Hévíz, which was wider that time, for swimming. Spa Hévíz in the 1910s and 1920s From 1905, leaseholder Reichl Vencel did his best to develop Hévíz into an international spa town.  The former bathhouse was replaced by a domed building, and it is also due to him that a number of modern accommodation and restaurants, and the „Cure Salon”, essential to the health resort, were built. In 1907, on the site of the old built bridge, a roofed bridge was erected and the characteristic two-towered main entrance was completed. In the same year, the Sanatorium and Spa Hotel of Hévíz was built. In 1911, the town received the „spa resort-like settlement” title. Spa Hévíz in the 1930s After 1926 development started up again. The characteristic lakeside bathhouse was built, as well as the main building received a glass roof in 1932 and thus it became completely covered. In 1930, there was already 7 hotels, 11 restaurants and 40 villas in the village. Varied cultural life awaited the almost 16 thousand guests who came her annually.  In these years of happy peace time Dr Schulhof Vilmos was the chief physician in Hévíz. He did a lot through his work to popularise the therapeutics of Hévíz. Today, the promenade beside the lake is named after him. Buildings of Hévíz before 1945 Contemporaneously with the completion of the first bathhouse (1795), the „cupping house” used for healing (venesection=scarification) was erected. Whereas the surrounding area of the lake was merely a reedy, marshy area in the first half of the 19th century, from the 1850s a beautiful choice of hotel buildings was built on purpose. In 1870, the Houses I to VII, out of which the House No. Seven was the only two-story building,  were already completed. A Roman Catholic chapel was also built (it was demolished later), then in the beginning of the 1900s the hotels, bazaar buildings, as well as the „Cure Salon”, where balls and concerts were held,  were finished.  Spa Hévíz in the 1950s and 1960s In 1948, the thermal lake and all related buildings and parks, which were owned by the Festetics Family up to that time, were nationalised and the period of state-subsidised holidays began. In 1952, the National Spa Hospital of Hévíz was established and later this year Hévíz was declared a health resort of national importance. By 1968, the country's most modern spa building fully equipped with balneo-therapeutic medical devices. Dr Moll Károly, the internationally renowned rheumatologist physician, who invented the weight bath, started his work during this period.   Spa Hévíz in the 1970s and 1980s In the 1970s tourism increased to such an extent – thanks to the western guests too – that the building of additional quality hotels and the rebuilding of the thermal lake buildings were needed. The former domed buildings were replaced by larch-covered, towered buildings from 1977 continuously. The total renovation was completed by 1985, but the visitors could not enjoy the new facility for a long time since it was completely destroyed as a result of a fire on 3rd March 1986. Finally, the new buildings were finished in 1989. Traditional Hévíz Therapy People could read about the beneficial effects of Hévíz medicinal water in 1780 for the first time. Initially, in addition to bathing, only bloodletting was applied as a therapy, the sanatorium was built in 1907 in the village.  The first famous doctor of the village was Schulhof Vilmos, who already used electrotherapy and x-rays, in addition to bathing, in the musculoskeletal rehabilitation. From the 1950s the work of Dr Moll Károly put new life into the Hévíz therapy, the country's most modernly equipped balneo-therapeutic bathhouse was completed in the village in 1968.  Since then, services have increased with a wide spectrum of treatments, but the basis of the Traditional Hévíz Therapy is still the following: bathing in medicinal water, medicinal mud wrap or mud bath and weight bath by Moll Károly. These can be individually supplemented by drinking cure, medicinal massage, movement-, physio- or hydrotherapy.    Kind memories of Hévíz During the last 220 years, the spa resort attracted a number of visitors, who could be celebrities or less famous people, or in exceptional cases even animals, who became famous. Whereas it was quite natural that animals were driven into the water in the 1800s, in 1914, it caused a great sensation when Nelly, the sore-legged elephant was moved to Hévíz. Bathing in muddy medicinal water twice a day was prescribed to the former circus elephant and she performed it with great enthusiasm. The 3-year-old elephant was so popular that she became an extra tourist attraction to the town and the visitors surprised her with basketful of goodies, such as fresh cherries, every day. 

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cím: Natural attractions

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tartalom: + 1 The flora and fauna of the lake is unique due to the temperature and chemical composition of the water. Some species of the Hungarian flora and fauna can only be found here. Water lilies in the lake We may say it with good reason that the most unique plants of Lake Hévíz are the water lilies. The English physician and traveller Richard Bright also commemorated these special flowers in his book from 1815. White water lilies are autochthonous in the lake – although they have almost vanished, but a lot of them can be found in the sluice. In the end of the 1800s several attempts were made to plant various types of water lilies, of which the acclimatization of the Indian red water lily was successfully accomplished. The Indian red water lily was acclimatized in 1898 by Lovassy Sándor, a lecturer of the Academy of Economics in Keszthely.Since then the flower has become a real symbol of the town. Did you know that the home of the red water lily is actually the tropical Bengal, Eastern India? a stem develops even 10 to 20 leaves during a summer? the flowers open late at night and only close the next morning? blooming lasts from June to late November? the flowers are not only aesthetically important, but also play a significant role in decreasing the cooling of the water? the stolons trailing all over the bottom protect the medicinal mud? Little animals In addition to the flora, the fauna of the lake is also very diverse. Small unicellular organisms and vertebrates live here too. They do not disturb bathers, because only those will become aware of their existence who persistently search for them. The lake and its environment make home for plankton-crabs, water-snails, fish, dragonflies, leaf- and rose beetles, and even many species of butterflies. Did you know that 66 kinds of snail live in and around the lake? common carp and tench are autochtonous species of fish? However, you can also meet the mosquitofish, the Prussian carp or the pumpkinseed sunfish. in addition to the edible frog, also the marsh frog and the European fire-bellied toad live here? the European pond turtle, the smooth newt and some grass snakes come sometimes into view in the sedge marsh? the surroundings of the sluice are swarmed by wild ducks in the autumn and spring? The mute swans, black-headed gulls and Eurasian coot can find shelter here in the winter. tourists sometimes can see water shrew, common shrew or European mole? Protection forest, park Everybody takes delight in the colourful sight of water-lilies covering the surface of the lake. The red Indian water-lily was brought to Hungary in 1898 by Sándor Lovassy, the teacher of the Academy of Economy in Keszthely. These days the indigenous white water-lily of the Lake occurs mostly in the drainage canal due to the purification. The strictly protected plants are in bloom from the beginning of summer to the end of November. Water-lilies are significant for two reasons; in one hand, their leaves slow down the evaporation of the lake and on the other hand their runners all around at the bottom of the Lake protect the medicinal mud. The Berki Study Trail still unknown by most people, however, there are several sights worth visiting in the course of a walking tour. The Trail covers the Lake of Hévíz and the surrounding moor as well as its flora and fauna which is unique not only in Hungary but in Europe as well. Under the microscope... Typical plants of the heat spring are blue-green algae, whose certain species are able to live in high temperature because of the special composition of their proteins. Thiobacteria are also typical inhabitants of the lake, they are able to store the sulphur excreted from the water in their cells. Different strains of bacteria living in the lake make the water of the lake antiseptic. Also one of the special species of micromonospora lives in the lake, which is called ‘micromonospora heviziensis’ after its residence – since it has not been known before. It is a powerful protein- and cellulose decomposer, therefore it is an important organism of the underwater soil of the lake. The actinomycetes species also discovered in Hévíz is said to be special as well: it can only be found here in Central Europe. It accumulates iodine crystals in its cells and in their environment. 

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cím: Wine culture of Egregy hill

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tartalom: + 1 The story of the wine culture in Hévíz Wine-making on Egregy hill has a tradition which goes back to the Roman era when viticulture was introduced to the region. During the reign of the Árpád-dynasty, people continued this form of agriculture as proven by an official certificate dated back in 1221. In the Turkish era, the medieval village was destroyed and deserted, but the area was populated again after the immigration of German settlers at the beginning of the 17th century. Just like their ancestors, these people also continued traditional viticulture in the Balaton region. The region had excellent potentials for this activity: the warm and sometimes hot soil and the favourable climatic conditions always guaranteed and still guarantee the production of excellent quality wines, which was also complemented by the locals’ love of work. It is a special wine region of white wines but certain types of red wine grapes were also planted here. The most remarkable varieties of the region are Olaszrizling (“Italian Riesling), a Szürkebarát (Pinot Gris) and Rizlingszilváni (Müller Thurgau), but we may also find Zöldveltelini (Green veltliner) and different types of Muskotály (Muscat) too. Egregy is not only famous for its church, which was built during the reign of the Árpád-dynasty, but thanks to the favourable natural features viticulture also plays a significant part in the life of the area. Egregy hill was classified as a high-quality wine region in 1998, and the wines produced here were classified as characteristic wines of the Balaton region. The local government also found and still finds it important to popularize the wines of Hévíz, therefore, in March 2007 the Wine of the town of Hévíz was chosen for the first time, which event is also held every year. Ask for the Wine of the town at your landlord, at restaurants, or at the Tourinform Office. Or you can order it from our webshop. Would you like to know what the most popular wines and types of grapes are around Hévíz? It was produced by Bakonyi Károly by the crossing of Irsai Olivér and Roter Traminer. This kind of grape is resistant to frost, its wine is full-bodied and has a spicy taste. It is one of the most typical type in the Hévíz region. Wines made of this variety have been chosen as the wine of the town several times. This variety of grape is common worldwide, it has a French origin. Its wine is very characteristic, its aroma is reminiscent of grass, elderberry and nettle, which comes with fine acidity. It is also matured in bottle.

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