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Tihany Abbey and View of Lake Balaton

Tihany Abbey and View of Lake Balaton

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Tihany Abbey and View of Lake Balaton

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Location: Transdanubia, Hungary

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1. View of Lake Balaton – View of the Outer Pond loop from Kiserdőtelep

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03:23

270m

280m

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2. Hermit Caves of Tihany – Tihany Benedictine Abbey loop from Tihany

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130m

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3. View of the Outer Pond – View of Lake Balaton loop from Kopaszhegy

18.5km

05:09

350m

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Matze

August 14, 2020

Visible from afar. From here there is a wonderful view of Lake Balaton.
The clock never used to show the correct time - it was just a dummy. (But I don't know if it's still the same today. We haven't been there for many years ...)

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Jürgen Hild

August 16, 2017

Nearby is the Sources Cave (Forrás Barlang).

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August 19, 2020

The center of the district is the Benedictine Tihany Abbey, which was founded in 1055 AD by András (Andrew) I, who is buried in the crypt. The founding charter of this abbey is the first extant record of Hungarian language, preserved in Pannonhalma Benedictine Archabbey. The church itself was rebuilt in baroque style in 1754. The still functioning abbey is a popular tourist attraction due to its historical and artistic significance. It also has the best view of Lake Balaton.

The abbey also features as a footnote in Habsburg history - the last Habsburg Emperor of Austria, Charles I was briefly held prisoner here following his second attempt to regain the throne of Hungary.

Tihany is famous for the echo, existing since the 18th century. There were poems written for this echo, like by Mihály Csokonai Vitéz and Mihály Vörösmarty, but the most famous is by János Garay, summing up the legend of the place. The echo has since abated, due to changes in the landscape. The other part of the legend concerns with the "goats' nails", washed ashore from Balaton, which are in fact corners of prehistoric clams. According to the story, there was a princess with golden-haired goats, but she was too proud and hard of heart and was punished (cursed by the king of the lake): her goats were lost in Balaton, only their nails remained, and she was obliged to answer to every passers-by. A stone, remembering the Shouting Girl, is still to be seen near the village. On the shores of Lake Balaton stands the former summer residence of the Habsburg imperial family, which remained in the private ownership of the family until the end of the Second World War. It was since used as a hotel, but is now in private hands and not accessible to the public.

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Tihany Abbey and View of Lake Balaton

1. View of Lake Balaton – View of the Outer Pond loop from Kiserdőtelep

2. Hermit Caves of Tihany – Tihany Benedictine Abbey loop from Tihany

3. View of the Outer Pond – View of Lake Balaton loop from Kopaszhegy

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