Sunset Spots
Lake Balaton offers a sunset experience like no other, with hills and waters reflecting its legendary evening glow.
Balatonakarattya High Shore
Towering 60 meters above Lake Balaton, Balatonakarattya's High Shore delivers one of the most captivating sunset vistas of the peninsula. From the tree-lined Kisfaludy promenade, watch Tihany Abbey and volcanic Badacsony transform against fiery skies before making your way via wooden stairs to the tranquil shoreline below.
Sipos Hill, Fonyód
Stroll Fonyód-Bélatelep's elegant esplanade, where stone benches invite lingering between historic villas and breathtaking Balaton upland vistas. The path culminates at the Várhegyi Széplátó tower, equipped with a stairlift for easier access, where photographers gather nightly as the western basin ignites with nature's most spectacular light show.
Kvassay Promenade, Balatonföldvár
Aristocratic abodes line Balatonföldvár's 1200-meter plane tree promenade, where the entire northern shore unfolds before you. Halfway between the harbor and Csigaház restaurant, pause at the fisherman boy statue—the perfect companion for watching amber light dance across waves as day surrenders to dusk.
Szent Mihály Hill, Vonyarcvashegy
Rising 136 meters above the bustling beach of Vonyarcvashegy, this former island harbors Hungary's only fisherman's chapel—a solitary survivor of an ancient castle. Hike up at dusk to this mystical promontory where local legends whisper among tombstones, while golden light bathes both shores of Lake Balaton below.
Middle of Lake Balaton
For the ultimate sunset finale, charter a small boat and drift into Balaton's embrace. Here, suspended between mirror-like waters and blazing skies, experience what shoreline viewers can only imagine—a 360-degree spectacle where mountains and hills on both shores silhouette against a sky that explodes into a painter's palette of oranges and pinks, reflecting perfectly in the stillness below.
