Gyenesdias: Hotels and Accommodation

Around Gyenesdiás, the surrounding area is home to Fekete-Kastély, Gyöngyösi Csárda, Köves-tető, Csillagvár and Szigliget Castle. You can book a hotel in Gyenesdias.

Landscape

Edericsi-hegy is located in the immediate vicinity of Gyenesdiás.

Tátika and Badacsony are located in the wider regional surroundings of Gyenesdiás.

Geographical location

Gyenesdiás is a resort on Lake Balaton; the Keszthely Mountains lie to the north and the lake to the south.

Activities

Gyenesdiás has two beaches: the lively Diás Beach, with facilities for children, and the quieter Gyenes Beach. Both offer sports facilities and children's programmes.

Cycling options include the Balaton Bike Ring as well as cycling routes through the surrounding hills and forests.

Hiking and nature experiences in the Keszthely Mountains include hiking trails, lookout towers, panoramic views and nature trails.

Nature

The Keszthely Mountains around Gyenesdiás combine forests, diverse plant life, lookout towers and rest areas. Nagymező is a designated local nature area.

Nagymező includes picnic facilities, a playground, a football pitch, a shelter for protection from the rain and a forest fitness trail; a tourist trail leads towards a three-storey lookout tower on Kerek Mountain.

History

Gyenesdiás has archaeological evidence from the Neolithic and Roman periods, as well as a Hungarian cemetery dating from the time of the Hungarian conquest.

Getting there

Gyenesdiás is located on Road 71 near Keszthely and can be reached by train via the Balatonszentgyörgy–Tapolca railway line.

For further comparison, you can also view Karmacs, Balatongyörök, Vindornyalak, Vonyarcvashegy, Zalaszántó, Várvölgy, Zalavár and Esztergályhorváti.

To the overarching travel overview: Keszthelyi.