Várvölgy: Hotels and Accommodations

The Church of Saint Dominic in Várvölgy is a medieval Gothic building that was rebuilt and expanded in 1899; some Gothic details have been preserved. You can book Hotel Várvölgy.

Geographical Location

Várvölgy lies on the eastern edge of the Keszthely Plateau in the Tátika Group.

Road access is oriented toward Route 7342; via Route 7343, Várvölgy is connected with Keszthely.

Culture and Landscape

The surrounding area of Várvölgy includes Gyöngyösi Csárda, Köves-tető, Fekete-Kastély, Edericsi-hegy and Szigliget vár.

Tátika is located in the immediate vicinity of Várvölgy.

In the wider region around Várvölgy are the ruins of the Pálos monastery and Badacsony.

Várvölgy lies at the upper end of the Zsid stream valley in the Zsid Basin, at the western foot of Nagylázhegy.

West of the settlement, a road designed for scenic views runs through vineyards. From there, the view extends toward Lake Balaton and the basalt table mountains of the Tapolca Basin.

Várvölgy is part of the Cserszeg District of the Balaton Uplands wine region.

The settlement lies on a side road connecting Keszthely, Várvölgy, Lesencetomaj and Tapolca.

In the area of Kis-Láz-hegy, a prehistoric earthwork with ramparts on a basalt plateau is described; steep basalt rock walls and small lakes are also mentioned along the plateau. The fortification and rampart are associated with the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age.

Várvölgy lies in the Tátika Group of the Keszthely Hills within the Bakony region in western Hungary.

The medieval predecessor of Várvölgy, known as Zsid, is documented in the 12th and 13th centuries as a royal estate settlement. The settlement was later associated with Rezi Castle and the Chapter of Győr; this association with Rezi Castle is documented from the early 14th century.

More local pages: Karmacs, Vindornyalak, Esztergályhorváti, Gyenesdias, Zalaszántó, Balatongyörök, Zalavár, Vonyarcvashegy.

To the higher-level travel overview: Keszthelyi.