The place with the greatest historical significance on Lake Balaton is Tihany, 11 km southwest of Balatonfured.  Tihany village (population: c.1,100) is on a peninsula of the same name that juts 5 km into the Balaton, almost linking the lake's two shores.  The entire peninsula is a nature reserve of hills and marshy meadows; it has an isolated, almost wild, feel to it that is unknown around the rest of the lake.  The village, on a hill top on the eastern side of the peninsula, is one of the most charming in the Balaton region.
  There was a Roman settlement in the area, but Tihany first appeared on the map in 1055, when King Andrew I (r. 1046-60), a son of King Stephen's great nemesis, Vaszoly, founded a Benedictine monastery here.  The Deed of Foundation of the Abbey Church of Tihany, now in the archives of the Benedictine abbey at Pennonhalma, south of Gyor, is one of the earliest known documents bearing any Hungarian words-- some 50 place names within a mostly Latin text a linguistic treasure in a country where, the nineteenth, the vernacular in its written form was spurned-- particularly in schools-- in favor of the more "cultured" Latin and German.
  In 1267 a fortress was built around the church and was able to keep the Turks at bay when they arrived 300 years later.  But the castle was demolished by Habsburg forces in 1702, and all you'll see today are ruins.
  Tihany Peninsula is a popular recreational area with beaches on its eastern and western coasts and a big resort complex on it southern tip.  The waters of the so-called Tihany Well, off the southern end of the peninsula, are the deepest-- and coldest -- in the lake, reaching an unprecedented 12 m in some parts. (Steve Fallon & Neal Bedford, Hungary (2003), 153)

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Environs		Tihany, Lake Balaton and its environs
	thn2006-044	(Saturday 17 June) Map of Tihany, standing by Forras-Barlang near Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-001	(Saturday 17 June) Outskirts of Tihany
	thn2006-002	(Saturday 17 June) In the outskirts of Tihany
	thn2006-003	(Saturday 17 June) Tihany, viewed from Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-004	(Saturday 17 June) Tihany, viewed from Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-006	(Saturday 17 June) Off Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-008	(Saturday 17 June) Off Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-009	(Saturday 17 June) Lavenders viewed from Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-010	(Saturday 17 June) Lavenders viewed from Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-012	(Saturday 17 June) Off Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
Ferenc Pince Csarda		The Punk family, making grapes and wines since the seventeenth century, opened this thatched tavern on Hill of Cser (Mt. Cser) in 1986 and in 2001a wine cellar called "Borarium," decorated with relics and ancient tools of winemalcing.
	thn2006-013	(Saturday 17 June) Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-014	(Saturday 17 June) Gandor Jaroka Jr and his Gipsy Band at Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-015	(Saturday 17 June) Gandor Jaroka Jr and his Gipsy Band at Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-016	(Saturday 17 June) Gandor Jaroka Jr and his Gipsy Band at Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-018	(Saturday 17 June) Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-018ayared	(Saturday 17 June) Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9.  Photo by Aida Yared.
	thn2006-019	(Saturday 17 June) Tekla Mecsnober academic coordinator (right) and Aniko Gyori, conference secretariat (left), Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-020	(Saturday 17 June) Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-021	(Saturday 17 June) Main dish at Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-022	(Saturday 17 June) Dessert (remek!) at Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-024	(Saturday 17 June) LiLing Tseng, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (left) and Yen-Yen Hsiao, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (middle) and Annalisa Volpone, Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Italy (right), Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-025	(Saturday 17 June) Me (left 1), LiLing Tseng, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (left 2) and Yen-Yen Hsiao, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (right 2) Annalisa Volpone, Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Italy (right 1) , Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-026	(Saturday 17 June) "Borarium" (wine cellar & shop), Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-027	(Saturday 17 June) "Borarium" (wine cellar & shop), Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-028	(Saturday 17 June) "Borarium" (wine cellar & shop), Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
	thn2006-029	(Saturday 17 June) Wine cellar & shop, Ferenc Pince Csarda (restaurant & winery), Cserhegy 9
Apatsagi templom		Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany) is the twin-spired, ochre-colored church which was built in 1754 on the site of King Andrew's Church and contains fantastic altars, pulpits and screens carved between 1753 and 1779 by an Austrian lay brother named Sebastian Stuhlhof.  They are baroque-rococo masterpieces and all are richly symbolic.   Stuhlhof also carved the magnificent choir rail above the porch and the organ with all the cherubs.  The frescoes on the ceilings by Bertalan Szekely, Lajos Dek-Ebner and Karoly Lotz were painted in 1889, when the church was restored.   The remains of King Andrew I lie in a limestone sarcophagus in the Romanesque crypt.  The spiral sword-like cross on the cover is similar to ones used by the eleventh century Hungarian kings.
	thn2006-031	(Saturday 17 June) Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-032	(Saturday 17 June) Entrance of Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-033	(Saturday 17 June) The High Altar of Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-037	(Saturday 17 June) The High Altar, Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-041	(Saturday 17 June) The High Altar, Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-034	(Saturday 17 June) Wall paintings of Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany): The upper one is "Holy Torinity" by Karoly Lotz.
	thn2006-035	(Saturday 17 June) Initial of Holy Virgin, the Altar of St. Scolastica (finished on April 28, 1759), Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-040	(Saturday 17 June) Saint Benedict Being Offered the Chalice of Poison, the Altar of St. Benedict, Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-036	(Saturday 17 June) The Organ-Loft, Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)  It was completed by 1765, but the musical instrument was rebuilt in 1993.
	thn2006-038	(Saturday 17 June) The Altar of the Sacred Heart (dated 1770-71), Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-039	(Saturday 17 June) The Mariazell Madonna Altar (completed in 1762), Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-042	(Saturday 17 June) Remains of Andras I (King Andrew I; r.1046-60), lying in a limestone sarcophagus in the Romanesque crypt, Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-043	(Saturday 17 June) Replica of the Deed of Foundation, Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany).   The Deed of Foundation of the Abbey Church of Tihany, now in the archives of the Benedictine abbey at Pennonhalma, south of Gyor, is one of the earliest known documents bearing any Hungarian words-- some 50 place names within a mostly Latin text a linguistic treasure in a country where, the nineteenth, the vernacular in its written form was spurned-- particularly in schools-- in favor of the more "cultured" Latin and German.   The original is stored in Pannonhalmi Foapatsag (Pannonhalma Abbey), Pannonhalma.
Forras-Barlang		Forras-Barlang (Spring Cone of Tihany) is one of 50 spring cones (natural cavities) of the Tinany Peninsula, which have been formed in the course of postvolcanic activity.  This spring cone, owning to its geological importance, had originally been one of the bulwarks of the Tinany fortress used by the garrison.  Traces of widening activity between the entrance and the back cavity may come from this period.   The cave was first opened to the public in 1951.  The hydroquartziferous layer with an arched structure on which the chalkysiliceous geyserite was deposited is really worthy of visitors' attention.
	thn2006-045	(Saturday 17 June) Entrance of Forras-Barlang near Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
	thn2006-047	(Saturday 17 June) Forras-Barlang near Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany)
Balaton-to		Balaton-to (Lake Balaton) is the largest body of fresh water in Europe outside Scandinavia.  This oblong lake is 78 km long, 15 km across at its widest point and covers an area of almost 600 square km.   Lake Balaton is bounced by hills to the north and gentle slopes to the south, and its surface seems to change color with the seasons and the time of day.  The lake has been eulogized in songs, poems and paintings for centuries, and the surrounding region produces some of Hungary's best wines.  The resorts, especially those on the southern wide, can be overrun in summer.  The lake is shallow, averaging about 3 m in depth, and on the southern shore you'll paddle for a kilometer before the water gets above your waist.  The water is salty and alkaline -- almost oily -- and not very refreshing, averaging 26 C throughout winter and summer.   The lake's name comes from the Slavic root word "blatna," which means a swampy marsh.  Indeed, thee are the reed beds, especially on the western and north western shores.
	thn2006-048	(Saturday 17 June) Balaton-to, viewed from Pisky setany, Tihany
	thn2006-049	(Saturday 17 June) Szabadteri Neprajzi Museum (Open Air Folk Museum), viewed from Pisky setany, Tihany
	thn2006-052	(Saturday 17 June) Apatsagi templom (the Benedictine Abbey at Tihany), viewed from Pisky setany, Tihany
	thn2006-053	(Saturday 17 June) Balaton-to, viewed from Pisky setany, Tihany
	thn2006-054	(Saturday 17 June) Balaton-to, viewed from Pisky setany, Tihany
	thn2006-055	(Saturday 17 June) Balaton-to, viewed from Pisky setany, Tihany
	thn2006-056	(Saturday 17 June) Balaton-to, viewed from Pisky setany, Tihany
	thn2006-057	(Saturday 17 June) Balaton-to, viewed from Pisky setany, Tihany