Nostalgic SUMMERTIME at Lake Balaton: Siófok | Hungary Travel Guide
Vložit
- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- Siófok is often called the Capital of Lake Balaton. It is an easy 1,5 hour train ride from Budapest making access to the "Hungarian Sea" very easy. Siófok is a popular Summertime destination for Hungarians thanks to it's 17 km long shore with many beaches. In this video, we'll show you what Summertime is like at lake Balaton and why you should visit this wonderful region!
If you are looking for a place to chill during the hot summers of Hungary, lake Balaton is probably the best place to visit, and Siófok is one that is super if you want to relax, take your family to the beach or party with your friends.
And although Siófok is often recommended only for its beaches, it has a unique history with many fun facts to learn about. Many Hungarian intellectuals enjoyed the waters here and created their own unique summertime villas here, some famous Hungarian artists were born here as well, and the area was important for Eastern and Western Germans during the time of the iron curtain. Plus the name Siófok also has sort of a funny past. With this video we hope to inspire you to take time and visit this place, and understand the nostalgic feelings it evokes for us Hungarians.
We have visited many different places around Balaton, like Tihany or the Badacsony region, you can find those videos here if you want to see more:
• Balaton Region
If you are looking for more unique places around Hungary, then check out this playlist we have:
• Around Hungary
***********************************************************************
I'm a local youtuber born and raised in Hungary, Budapest.
I love my country and I would like to share my experience and knowledge about Hungary and Budapest as a local for those who want to spend their time here, either as a tourist or as an expat.
Consider Subscribing to the Channel and Like the video if you enjoy the content and would like to know more about Hungary and Budapest.
You can follow me on Instagram:
/ cabbageakos
and Twitter:
/ cabbageakos
***********************************************************************
CREDIT:
Photo of Plázs beach, from plazssiofok.hu
Picture of Kisfaludy Steamboat - Libay Károly Lajos and Rudolf Alt - part of Public Domain
Photo of German cars at Balaton - from Fortepan - via blikk.hu
Photo of Germans sitting at lake Balaton - from Fortepan - via velvet.hu
Photo of Germans enjoying food on Petőfi Promenade - Fortepan /Gwen Jones - via blikk.hu
Photo of German and Hungarian man handshaking over car - via nol.hu - REUTERS/Deutsche Einheit am Balaton CBE/Handout
Photo of Germans sitting on Berlin Wall - Fortepan / Horváth Péter
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:41 Siófok Free Beach
03:09 Siófok Town Center
07:10 Petőfi Promenade, Plázs Korzó
07:56 History time
09:35 Jókai Park
10:30 Siófok Bay and Sunset
11:45 Outro
#wowhungary #hungary #hungarytravel #balaton #siófok
![Eminem - Houdini [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/22tVWwmTie8/mqdefault.jpg)
I've been in Siofok this summer and I already miss it so much
Loved watching this video! 2023-ban voltam Sóstóban és 2022-ben voltam Balatonvilágosban, úgyhogy, Siófok a legismerősebb Balatoni hely nekem. Szeretettem a vízibiciklit a strandnál és, persze, mindennap lángost ettem és ... talán túl sok sört ittam :D Tényleg, vissza akarok térni Balatonra, egyszer majd!
A Balaton tényleg szuper jó hely, és még sok más szép hely van körülötte mint Tihany, Badacsony, Keszthely és sok szép kis falu 😊 érdemes lesz vissza térned 😊
Another hit as always! Keep up the amazing videos, and thanks for making my stay in Budapest full of adventures!🎉🎉
Thank you so much! Really happy to hear you had a good stay in Budapest 😊
Beautiful Siófok!! ❤️ And great video! 👍👌
Super lake, super videos
Your style and way of presenting is really refreshing! Relaxed and with great sensr of humour! Keep it up mister!
Thank you so much! :)
Can’t wait to go there this summer!
I'll be there in September! It's nice to see a preview 😀
1000 more places in the world that are more worth visiting then Siófok and for alot cheaper :-D.
Your enthusiasm and happiness is co raviolis! Thank you for another amazing video!! 💜
Wow, meant to say contagious 😭
ich liebe die selbst bewußten Ungarn, das Land und den Balaton, meinen letzten Urlaub habe ich in Siofok verbracht...herrlich
Gibts da noch mehr zu sehen als Discotheken und den Wasserturm? Siofok ist doch eher klein.
E-Bikes angemietet, um den Balaton nach Tihany gefahren und zurück. Pferdekutschenturnier unterwegs besucht. Natürlich kein Eintrittsgelder. Im September fliegen wir wieder von Lxbg. nach Wien und von dort aus mit dem Bus der Zahnklinik nach Masonmagyarovar. Als ü 65 fahre ich in ganz Ungarn kostenlose, ÖPNV und im ZUGVERKEHR::
@@hanslamberti4654 Ja, das ist super
25-000 Einwohner, wunderbare Naturstrände , tolle Hafenpromendade
@@hanslamberti4654 ja in füred auch, aber wenn du nichts weiter tun kannst, die stadt dir nichts bietet, wird es schnell langweilig.
it is surprising that Lake Balaton is not muddy given how shallow many areas are...thanks for the informative tour!
Yes, in the recent years the water quality improved a lot and i really recommend checking out any place near the Lake :)
Love this video, brings back memories. I’ve been to places all around the Balaton, as a kid I spent a lot of time with my parents and family in the family holidayhouse in Csopak, right across the lake from Siófok. Later I went camping several times with friends from both The Netherlands and Hungary in Balatonakarattya, Alsóőrs, Badacsony, Balatonberény and Zamárdi. Balatonfüred and Siófok were the main places to shop, hang out and party … Also, I’m still waiting for a winter severe enough for the lake to freeze over. The Dutch half of me wants to skate from Csopak to Siófok at least once in my lifetime 😜
The lake Froze this year too, but not enough to walk across, that happened a few years ago I believe. This year it was only good for some amazing Instagram photos :)
Choosing between the north and south shores is truly difficult 😅 Thanks Akos for such an awesome video ! May I request you to give us a video on Balatonfüred and a little bit insight regarding the connection between Balatonfüred and the great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore. Cheers 🍻
Sure, will explore that area for sure, but probably only next year :) thnx for the kind words
On my 4 years living here, I feel like this year summer is the coldest and wettest 😔
One day you sweat your a*" off, the next day you can go to work with a kayak after all the rain... Climate change 😔
I like Siofok❤
If anyone visits Siófok, I recommend the Ice cream shop next to the police station 😍
Jo video ismet. Az arak egy kicsit felszoktek 😱
The food prices wtf, even more expensive than in Amsterdamned....
Először azt hittem külföldi vagy amúgy ki hagytál egy pár dolgot.
Ha esetleg kihagytunk pár dolgot, nyugodtan írd meg, előbb vagy utóbb úgyis érdemes frissített videókat készítenünk :)
Fordított ház meg van egy állatpark is
Everything got to expensive. Not as much Germans visit Hungary / Balaton as it was in the 90 s.
And most of them from east. Not west.
0:20 Proof the earth is flat and stationary
marijuana is legal in Budapest can I find some copeshop places??
It is not legal in Budapest.
Funny how tourist make this place seem all cool, but the place itself sucks, I been living here for a year now, hopefully not for long.