See the sights of our town, Siófok, Renáta

This short virtual walk helps you to get acquanted with this little wonderful town. more »

History of Siofok Balaton Hungary part II, Gergely

History of Siofok Balaton Hungary part II. In 1858 started the construction of the railway between Buda and Nagykanizsa which was opened to the public in 1861.... more »

Lake Balaton Ever Enticing, Renáta

Nobody quite knows who first declared themselves in love with Lake Balaton. Perhaps a poet, or a traveler, but it's a fact that from the start of the 19th Century onwards, more and more statements like this are recorded. First in beautiful prose, then in newspaper articles, nowadays in virtually everyday speech. For those who haven't been yet it is hard to understand the attraction to Lake Balaton. If we want to educate them, then for every question there is an answer. more »

History of Siofok Balaton Hungary part I, Renáta

The surroundings of Siofok was inhabited even in the neolithic period and later, in Roman times, too. In the material of the Scouting Museum (1930) established by István Molnar Roman Catholic chaplaine, one could find even a chipped hyalite collected by him on the location of Safranykert. In his collection there were hatchets, hoes, milling stones and jewels of the neolithic period, too. These objects were classified by Dr. Ferenc Zakonyi, honorary freeman of our town, who was a town-clerk and an outstanding researcher of the local history. (Unfortunately, this collection has been destroyed in the meantime, there are only three photos to witness its exsistence.) more »