Balaton - the largest lake in Central Europe, located in the west of Hungary. Its length is almost 80 km, the width varies from 14 to 1, 2 km (at the narrowest point the peninsula of Tihany cuts it almost half). The distance from the northeastern tip of the lake to Budapest is about 100 km

The Balaton coast is the most important resort area in Hungary with mineral and thermal springs. Due to the small depth (3-4 m on average) in the summer, the waters of Lake Balaton quickly heat up to +22 ° C, and at the end of August - up to + 28 ° C. In winter, ice is often formed on the lake with a thickness of more than 10 cm.

In addition, nearby (6 km from the coast of Lake Balaton and 180 km from Budapest) is Heviz - the world's largest thermal therapeutic lake. The temperature of its water in the summer is 32-34 ° C, in winter it does not drop below + 24 ° C. You can swim in the lake all year round