Again my wife and I managed to escape Vienna for a few days to chill at lake Balaton. I have been posting about Révfülöp and the surrounding area in my previous posts and this time I take you a bit further to the east but we are still on the north side of the lake. A pin on pinmapple has been placed for your convenience.
Tihany is on a peninsula and marks the narrowest point from north to south of the lake. The port connects cyclists and motorists alike with Szántód on the southern shore of the lake.
The peninsula has a long history with the Abbey being established in 1055 by king Andrew the first.
"King Andrew was buried in the church of the monastery in 1060. His tomb in the crypt of the church is the only grave of a medieval King of Hungary which has been preserved up until now."
Source wikipedia
We started our walk down at the port where I snapped a few pictures of the ferries that leave every 30 minutes for Szantod on the other side of the lake. If you want to save a lot of time instead of going around the lake you can just cross it. The ferry even carries big tourist buses. It costs about 8 Euro to cross with your car.You can see how narrow the lake really is since you can see the other side with your bare eye. It takes about 15 minutes for the ferry to arrive at Szantod port.
I got lucky and could see both the old ferry from the 90ies and the new one that had its first crossing last year. The new ferry looks very modern and carries a lot of passengers and cars at the same time. If you want to find out more about it you can check out the official page of BAHART https://bahart.hu/en
After the port we got in the car and drove up to the little town on the peninsula to check out the Abbey and the surrounding folklore houses.I will not add so much more text and leave you to it to enjoy the view. The so called belso to or the inner lake is a crater lake and has been here since the tertiary era so for about 66 million years. The lake is not conected to the lake balaton and has its own little ecosystem.
Folklore house and traditional pottery
Another beautiful house. With the roof made out of reed. A natural fast growing resource. A reed roof holds for about 10 years before you have to start partially renovating it. However, it is hard to find contractors still doing this traditional method.
The view from the Abbey to the east.
Me enjoying the view. Photocredit: My wifey.
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