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Nice castle with a wonderful park and interesting museum
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Too quite...
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A quiet haven or a set from Scooby Doo. Not much in between...
olja1234 Says: View to Keszthely from distance. Although the town is small, it has much to offer. Lots of greenery, museums, interesting buildings...There is a biking path around the lake. You can rent a bike and enjoy beautiful nature while cycling.
olja1234 Says: Gimnasium.Another beautiful building from 19th century with neo-gothic tower, located in the Main square is Janos Gimnasium. Standing in the Main square one can admire nexus of impressive buildings and the Parish Church
olja1234 Says: The Town Hall - Varoshasa, is another impressive buildin in the Main Squere. The original building dated back to 18th century. Its present form was built in Luis seize (late Baroque) Nowadays it houses Mayor's office.
olja1234 Says: Keszhely is a small charming town located North-West part of Balaton region. It is the ton of 23.000 inhabitants. The very centre of the town is about 20 minutes walk faraway from the lake Balaton.Both photos were taken in the eastern end of the main square where stands the...
croisbeauty Says: Looking back from the courtyard, the castle presents a more grandiouse picture. The castle is surrounded with the huge park area and long walking paths. There are number of fountains, sculptures and resting places all over the park.
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John's Australian Bar & Restaurant
RandomDreamer Says: Although there's no actual Australian people in here (or english speaking people for that matter) this is a great place to get some not too expensive food. Friendly waiting staff, good atmosphere and seems to be one of the only places open off season. The Pies are...
The only Spanish name at the Fö Tér: Eat Mexican one time!
Pieter11 Says: This restaurant is something different in Hungary, where you for one time can eat something different then gulash. Very nice Mexican dishes, menu-carts in 6 different languages, nice latin music and a real cocktail-bar. All the oven dishes!And the Mojito!
Beer-house: For the beer-lovers only
croisbeauty Says: I just couldn't resist coz most of my VT friends are bee-lovers. This Beer-house is situated right opposite of the Town Hall, with one terrace which looks at the main pedestrian, and the other one hidden in the back alley, probably for those who don't like to be distrurb...
Redang Says: Road distances between Keszthely and:- Budapest: 187 kms.- Bern (Switzerland): 1.024 kms.- Brussels (Belgium): 1.309 kms.- Madrid (Spain): 2.348 kms.You can also check this site to find out more distances, together with driving time.
RandomDreamer Says: TO/FROM THE NORTH OF HUNGARYBest done by train. Kesthely is about a 2 and a half hour journey to Budapest and about 90 minutes to Szekesferharvar.TO/FOM THE SOUTH OF HUNGARYAn hourly bus departs to Zalagaerseg which is a hud town for trains and buses to the south of Hungary.
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Unfortunately we were too late to take some picture of a crowded market but I am sure you all have seen such a place before.
Typical for hungrian markets are salami and... paprika. Of course you can find a lot more as well.
What to buy: Not only in Keszthely, everywhere in Hungary you will find salami and... paprika....
Written Aug 4, 2003
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RockTadgers Says: Let's face it, Hungarian isn't the easiest language in the world to get to grips with. And English is less widely spoken in Keszthely than in Budapest.However, since half the population of Germany seem to visit for the curative powers of nearby Heviz thermal lake, most...
croisbeauty Says: Closer look to the house which is usualy constructed of the wooden elements, while the walls of loam. This is very simple house with one living room, small kitchen where the open fire was and two bedrooms, one for the parents and one for all children.
croisbeauty Says: I stopped my car in the small village situated on the road in between Nagykanisza and Keszthely, attracted by this smal Ethno Museum. It is very typical Hungarian country house with rooftop covered by the bundles of straw.
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Attention on mosquitos around Balaton Lake coz there are plenty of them, they are of an helicopter dimensions and very, I mean VERY, blood-thirsty.
They a waiting for you ambushed near such a beautiful flowers!!!
Updated May 25, 2003
Pieter11 Says: In Héviz, just outside Keszthely, you can take a bath in thermal sources. A craterlake is made into a heathcentre. The water is coming straight up out of the earth and is always, in summer and wintertime between 28 and 30°C. Every 28 hours the water is totally refreshed, in...
socrates_07 Says: The Pethoe-house (or Goldmark-house) was not easy to find because it's located behind an inconspicuous gate in the pedestrian zone. (Kossuth u. 20)This building is of mediaeval origin, it was rebuilt in the 18th century. The composer Karoly Goldmark was born here in 1830
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Biking around Balaton Lake can be very diverting, especially in this kind of bike and if in so pleasent company.
I usualy take my bike in the car when visiting area of Balaton. It is undaubtely the best way to explore all this small places well connected with the bike paths.
Updated Jan 7, 2005
A nice park and exhibitions inside
lichinga Says: The castle park is lovely. A good place tov stroll in summer, but absolutely freezing the day in which we had the opportunity to viist it! It was just mid-November, but the wind was so incredibly cold!
Bjorgvin Says: Keszthely means castle in English, and indeed there is a castle in town, not one of those sombre military structures so often connected with the word, but a beautiful baroque palace built in 1745. The Festetics Castle was built by the wealthy Festetics family and has over...
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After choosing Keszthely as the administrative centre for his estates, Kristof Festetics began the construction of the castle in 1745 on the site of the ruined Petho fortress.
The capital of the Balaton region It was a sunny day in my hometown Vienna and I wanted to leave this city for a short weekend trip to... well. .. to Keszthely at Lake Balaton. If you never heard...
In the middle of April I made a 8 days trip to West - Balaton Region - Hungary. This is the part of Hungary suitable to spend vacation. Keszthely, a charming small town, is the "capital of Balaton"....
Keszthely, heart of the Balaton
The city of Keszthely claims to be the capital of the Balaton region. It is the largest city at the lake, with 24.000 inhabitants, so this description is not strange. Keszthely is situated at the......
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