The average water temperature during the summer is 25° C, which makes bathing and swimming very enjoyable. Other tourist attractions include sailing, fishing and other water sports as well as visiting the countryside and hills; wineries on the north coast and night life on the south.

Although the peak season at the lake is summer, it is also worth visiting the huge lake in winter, when you can go fishing in the ice-holes, or if the ice is thick enough, skate, sledge or ice-sail. Lake Balaton is primarily a summer holiday destination, but the people who came to laze on the beach often overlook the fact that some excellent winegrowing country surrounds them. Four wine producing regions share the shores of the lake,

Balatonfelvidek (the Balaton uplands), Balatonfured-Csopak, Badacsony on the hilly north shore and Balatonboglar to the flatter south. The tabletop volcano of Badacsony offers a number of delicious white wines to go with the spectacular views of Lake Balaton. In the area near Balatonboglar is a large wine region on the southern shores of Lake Balaton. Some very good wines are grown here. The Legli Winery welcomes visitors for sampling. There is also an official wine route that makes it easy to try the wines of a number of different wine growers in a single day.

Hungary is afloat on a rich reservoir of thermal water that breaks the surface through thousands of springs, and the Balaton region has more than its fair share of them. As well as enjoying a warming soak, you can also take advantage of a wide range of health and beauty treatments - from massages and mudpacks to physiotherapy and dental work. Put yourself in the hands of the qualified experts, and allow them to soothe your body and mind.