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Balatonkenese and Balatonakarattya form
the eastern gateway of the Hungarian Sea.
From the edge of the high shores a
picturesque panorama opens to the eastern
basin of the lake.
Kenese’s history goes back more than
1,000 years. The highest point of the shore is
200 m above sea level, where a red obelisk
was erected in 1927 to commemorate the
poet Lajos Soós. Ever since it has been called
the Soós Hill. The caves carved into the side
of the high shore remind us of historic times
when the locals had to hide in these caves
from the Tatars and later the Turks. The
objects and artefacts found in the caves are
displayed in the Ethnographic Museum.
Balatonkenese is proud of its typical flora
of the Soós Hill, the cambre tataria which
used to be widely spread in the Great Plain
and the Mezőség area of Transylvania. The
plant almost disappeared in the 19th century,
nowadays it grows in colonies only here in
Balatonkenese
in the whole of
Europe. It was
declared as a
protected species
here in the 1960s.
The almost 12 kms
long shore offers
well-equipped
beaches and
modern marinas
for people loving
BALATONKENESE
The eastern gateway of the Hungarian Sea is open to you as well…
water sports. As part of our visitor friendly
service parking is free and reduced price
entrance tickets to the beaches are available
in the afternoons. The Ethnographic Museum
at 6 Kossuth Street with its permanent and
temporary exhibitions is open all year round.
Groups can book a visit by ringing
+36-88/481-586.
Our programmes attract thousands of
visitors every year; the most popular ones
are the Cambre Tataria Festival in the spring,
the Balaton Gate Opening, the National
Lecsó Festival and the colourful events of the
Akarattya Days.
Come and visit us and have a great time!
Information:
Tourinform Balatonkenese
8174 Balatonkenese, Táncsics u. 24.
Tel./fax: +36-88/594-645
balatonkenese@tourinform.hu www.balatonkenese.hu
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