The glass room
Sunset over the lake from forty-five metres.
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The south (Siófok) has shallow warm beaches, nightlife and easy access; the north (Tihany, Badacsony) has hills, wine, history and quiet. Ferries link them in twenty minutes.
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The southern shore's emblem: Siófok's water tower (1912) is a forty-five-metre concrete structure in the centre of the lake's largest town, retired from service then restored in 2012 as a lookout and exhibition — with a glass lift to a revolving platform that completes a turn in an hour, carrying you over all Balaton, the Sió canal and the town harbour without moving. Its floors hold an exhibition on Siófok's history and a café, with a glass room at the top for sunset. The town below is Hungary's summer capital: the steamer harbour, a long golden beach and the country's most famous nightlife — the exact opposite of the northern shore's calm. Ninety minutes from Budapest by train, and the easiest arrival point on the lake without a car.
Sunset over the lake from forty-five metres.
Balaton's boat lines leave beneath it.
Szabadság tér, Siófok