The summit view
All Balaton and the other witness hills.
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Old volcanoes whose surrounding land eroded away, their flat tops left as witnesses to the former surface; Badacsony, Szent György and Gulács are the most famous north of Balaton.
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A volcano without a summit, vineyards on its shoulders: Badacsony is the most famous of the northern shore's "witness hills", a volcano extinct for millions of years whose cone eroded away leaving the basalt core — a flat-topped hill with stone columns called the "basalt organ" standing in the forest like pipes. Its southern slopes have been vineyards since the Romans: volcanic soil and the lake's reflection give the region's white wine its mineral character, and the road from the village to the top passes cellars, guesthouses and terrace restaurants looking over the whole of Balaton. The path to Rózsa Stone, the Kisfaludy Gate and Kis-Badacsony takes two hours return, with the greatest view of the lake and the other witness hills. The village on the shore has a harbour, cafés and a beach, and the train from Budapest stops in it — the best northern-shore base without a car.
All Balaton and the other witness hills.
Mineral whites from volcanic soil.
Badacsonytomaj, Hungary