Gyenesdiás – Resort village of the West-Balaton region
Gyenesdiás is a lovely, family friendly resort village only 100 kilometres away from the western border of Hungary, in the West Balaton Region 15 kilometres from the Fly-Balaton Airport. The towns of Keszthely, known for its fascinating Festetics Castle, and Hévíz with its world famous spa are only a few kilometres from here.
Gyenesdiás – with its 3800 inhabitants – is the perfect holiday resort especially for those who want to spend their holiday at the Lake Balaton actively and joyfuly. Private accommodation has a tradition of approximately 30 years in the village, but tourism has a history of 100 years. Hotel, high quality B&B’s with their own swimming pool and different wellness services are to be found here, as well as private accommodation at reasonable prices. Gyenesdiás has a lot to offer for every age and interest from relaxation to entertainment and a wide variety of recreation.
Joy on the beaches
There are two beaches available for the lovers of bathing, swimming and sunshine in Gyenesdiás:
The Beach at Diás(which received the best result in the Balaton region according to the online survey of www.balatontipp.hu in 2010)
offers for
- little guests:playground, natural paddling-pool, a free slide on the giant water slide; animation: kids’ programmes, sport championships, mini disco, etc.
- sport fans: sportfields such as beach volleyball courts with lights, beach football field, table tennis, streetball field, petanque, chess; watersports: waterpolo, heading goals, basketball, volleyball – championships, water aerobics daily organised by our animation team;
- relaxation: wide area for sun-bathers;
- entertainment: Sindbad Beach-radio, animation;
- safety: first-aid station, doctor, civil guard, safe;
- plus: rentals, internet, restaurants, snack-bars, and free parking.
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TheBeach in Gyenes: is preferred by families with kids due to its intimate atmosphere.
Active holiday – In the hills, valleys and on the water all year
Gyenesdiás offers further possibilities like:
- for every day various active and family friendly programmes, animation on the beach,
- hiking tours in the Keszthely Hills starting from the excursion centre “Nagymező” (Great Meadow) to lookout-towers, springs, caves, etc
- cycling: on off-road through the hills or on bicycle paths
- sailing, pleasure boat trips
- angling
- sportshooting for everyone
- horse riding
- exhibition guide in the unique 400-pieces private antique stove museum.
- pottery
- stroking and feeding of native animals on a farm
- bowling, squash, billiards, tennis
- in winter ice skating, sledging
- the newest attraction of Gyenesdiás is the Spiderland Adventure Park – excitement and fun for the whole family
In addition, visitors can enjoy the Hungarian cuisine with famous delicious wines and the art of hospitality.
Highlights
- April: Budding-Spring Festival
- April: Season opening at Whitsuntide
- June: Let the sun shine – programmes for the family 4 weekends long
- July: Gyenesdiás Wine Days
- July: Week of tours
- July-august: Village Hall Evenings- classical music concerts
- August: Festival of Saint Stephen and Saint Helen’s fair
- September: Season closing Vintage Jubilee in September
- December: Chestnut fest
- Exhibitions monthly
Eventscalenderof Gyenesdiás for 2011 (pdf)
Ask for our adventage card (Gyenesdiás Card), and experience more for less money.
Spend the most beautiful time of the year in Gyenesdiás, make your holiday in the resort village of the West Balaton Region