Lake Balaton (Plattensee)

Am Balaton The Balaton is also called the „Hungarian Sea“. Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Central and Western Europe.
The water surface of Lake Balaton is 595 km ² at mean water level.
The length of Lake Balaton is 77 km and the width ranges from 3km to 14km.
The shoreline of Lake Balaton is about 195km. In Austria and also in many parts of Germany, Lake Balaton is often called „Plattensee“.

Our guesthouse „Pension Sommer“ is located appr. 10 minutes (by foot) away from Lake Balaton (300m distance). But you can also go by car to Lake Balaton. There are there plenty of parking slots available. In 2012, the largest free beach section was expanded in Balatonföldvár further, renewed and modernized.

If you want to drive around the lake by car, it takes about 2 1/2 – 3 hours to complete.
The average depth of Lake Balaton is at 3m. The mean water temperature of Lake Balaton in summer is 22-25 ° C. If it is extremely hot (more then two weeks), the water temperature of Lake Balaton may rise to 26-30 ° C.

The sweet, slightly alkaline, soft water of Lake Balaton can be seen as a highly diluted mineral water due to its calcium, magnesium and hydricarbonate content. The cloudy color of the Balaton is mainly due to the decomposition of lime compounds, although floating organic matter, as well as storm also contribute in the water from the ground agitated granular sludge to do so.

On the north bank of Lake Balaton Lake Balaton is very deep very quickly, on the southern shore of Lake Balaton on the other hand you can sometimes up to 800m to run into the lake. A Balaton bath is ideal for non-swimmers and children. Just do times holiday in the Lake Balaton region. You can send a booking inquiry us at any time.

Lake Balaton is also a magnet for anglers from all over Europe. Info for fishing at Lake Balaton.