Siofok Travel Guide

 
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Pro

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  nice beaches, plenty of nightlife 


Con

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  crowded, young tourists from Germany and The Netherlands 


In a nutshell

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  Don't go here! 

 

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Things to Do  

Siofok's most interesting building

Siofok's most interesting building, Siofok

 CatherineReichardt Says:  (work in progress) 

Lutheran church

Lutheran church, Siofok

 csordila Says:  Imre Makovecz - Ybl Prize winner architect using the traditions of folk architecture with the most modern gadgets designed the evangelic church counting as a real architectural speciality. On this building, as on most of the artist's creations the wood - as natural building... 

Enjoying the sun

Enjoying the sun, Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  The view of the lake is very beautiful. Just looking at it makes Siofok worth a visit!!! But there´s not much to see or do there, so make sure you REALLY ENJOY the views and the sun!!! You won´t regret... ;) 

Watching the sunset

Watching the sunset, Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  For sunset admirers Balaton Lake is the place to go!!! Check the pictures... 

Coca-Cola Beach House

Coca-Cola Beach House, Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  This is Coca-Cola Beach House (as you can see completely abandoned during Spring). From the picture you can tell that we´ve been there at the wrong time of the year... heheheIn high season it becomes almost a real beach and gets really crowded. many events are also held... 

Boat ride

Boat ride, Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  There are many options of boat rides around Balaton Lake. We´ve chosen the quickest (around 40 or 50 minutes) and cheapest one that takes you to middle of the lake and brings you back. The views are very beautiful and stuff but if I could do it again I´d take a longer ride... 

Strandfürdo

Strandfürdo, Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  This is the most crowded area of Siofok´s beaches and you have to pay to get in. Here are the Coca Cola Beach House, nice bars on charming decks and the best area to sunbath.When I´ve been to Siofok the city and the beaches were rather empty so I could get in for free. But I... 

Millennium Park

Millennium Park, Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  Millennium Park is close to the train station and the shore. It´s a beautiful and quiet place, perfect for a walk if you have time left... 

Hotels  

Best Western Janus Atrium

 1 Review and 17 Opinions  Imre Makovecz - who designed for example also the Hungarian pavilion at the 1992 Seville World... 

Muller's Inn

 1 Review and 3 Opinions  I enjoyed my stay here. We spent three nights here in mid August and had no complaints. The staff... 

Restaurants  

Excellent restaurant near the shore

Excellent restaurant near the shore, Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  This is another very good restaurant near the shore. It has a long hungarian name like "Magyar...ettere... ???". I´m sorry but I can´t remember it...It was very well-attended so I presumed it was somehow renowned there... 

Uj Muskatli (?): Uj Muskatli (?)

Uj Muskatli (?): Uj Muskatli (?), Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  This is a very good restaurant on the Silver Coast. We found it by accident and decided to have lunch here. Very good!!!I´m not sure about the name: Uj Muskatli. That´s what I can read on the sign... 

Nightlife  

Palace Dance Club: The night life at the Balaton

Palace Dance Club: The night life at the Balaton, Siofok

 csordila Says:  The discotheques Floert and Palace rank among the well-known clubs of the Balaton region. Each summer present here the well-known DJs from Germany, Holland and England. The admission fees are thereby far under Ibiza standard: Into the Palace one comes already for 9 euro, in... 

Renegade Pub: Renegade Pub

Renegade Pub: Renegade Pub, Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  We´ve been to this place on Saturday night. It was VERY GOOD!!!There´s an outdoor area with some tables and some people dancing and an indoor area with loud music, people dancing on the tables and a small dancefloor completely crowded.Great place to party!!! 

Transportation  

Siofok railway station

Siofok railway station, Siofok

 CatherineReichardt Says:  (work in progress) 

Rail trip from Budapest

Rail trip from Budapest, Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  Trains to Siofok depart from Déli Station in Budapest. The trip lasts around 2 hours.Be careful because there´re more than 1 train station in Siofok. After the main station, close to the city center, there´s the Balatonszeplacfelsö Station (I´m sorry if I misspelled the... 

Shopping  

City Center

City Center, Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  At the city center there´re many stores selling postcards, souvenirs and beach acessories. It´s a nice place for a walk in the end of the afternoon...Unfortunately, I don´t know why, I don´t have any pictures of it. My fault. 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Quiet town

Quiet town, Siofok

 ThiagoRamos Says:  Things probably change a lot here during summer, but Siofok seemed to me a very quiet and peaceful city. Walking around seemed very safe.On Sunday we came back from the city center to Adler Hotel (45 minutes walking) late at night. In spite of the complete darkness... 

Extreme bills

Extreme bills, Siofok

 Gentleman75 Says:  Look for the prices before You order in a restaurant or a pub or somewhere else, because some place works with "free" prices. It means the price depends on the nationality of the guest. The foreign tourists sometimes get extreme bills! 

Sports & Outdoors  

Rent a motor

Rent a motor, Siofok

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Favorites  

Hell on Earth

Hell on Earth, Siofok

 caribou_ire Says:  Listen to me, please. Whatever you do, where-ever you go, how-ever you feel just stay away from Síofok.It is a nightmarish place for any traveller and the less time spent there, the better. Siofok is full drunk Hungarian and Austrian muppets getting more and more beligerant... 

Pictograms

Pictograms, Siofok

 Gentleman75 Says:  The pictograms help the tourist find the main points in Siofok. 

The Place

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The People

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 If the weather is not so good or You just don't want to swim, You could walk on the promenade and You could enjoy the view to the Lake Balaton. 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  hi guys, On august I will go to Budapest till 15th and after I'm thinking to go on the lake in siofok...In this period how is the... 

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A: Siofok is really nice but not comparable to spanish movida or mediterranean holiday resorts.. by the way don't go in august go now in July cause in Hungary they celebrate... 

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Siofok

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 The surroundings of Siofok was already a built-up area in the 1st century A.D (Roman times). At that time a main road led from from Sopianae (Pecs) across Tricciana (Sagvar) to Arrabona... 

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BALATON LAKE

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 Balaton Lake is the largest lake in Europe. Its surface has 592 square Km, with 72 km length and width varying from 4 to 14 km. Its deepest point has 11 meters and the average deepness is 3,2 meters.... 

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The Queen of the Southern Shore

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 The famous Hungarian architect, representative of the organic design in Hungary, designer of this church, %ttp://www.zenth.dk/research/intro.htm]Imre Makovecz said: I believe that the original... 

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A Tourist Resort near Lake Balaton

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 Siofok the Hungarian Rimini! Fit to people who like clubbing and dancing but also fit to cultural holidays. A new original resort located in Hungary which is getting very popular among Italians... 

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Lake Balaton - Hungary

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 We stayed for three days on the shores of Lake Balaton in Siofok. I had heard it was terribly tacky, but i don't really suffer from any snobbery in that regard and i'm a total philistine when it comes... 

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