Active programmes at Taste Balaton – move out in March!

Last year, the first Taste Balaton festival was an undisputed success, realized with the co-operation of not less than 26 Balaton restaurants, gastro-hotels, museums and wineries. The organizers' undisclosed intention is to bring local communities and Balaton lovers together within the framework of the gastronomic and cultural event – and this cooperation resulted in a fantastic festival. In the framework of the close cooperation of local restaurants, wineries, producers and cultural institutions, excellent programmes were realized, which attracted people interested in culture and gastronomy from all over the country. The first Taste Balaton ran with sold-out programmes, and based on the feedback from visitors and restaurants, it was beyond question for the organizers that there was a demand for a continuation.

Without the ambition to be exhaustive, there will be a dinner theatre, gastro-tour, gastro-sauna, cocktail tasting, fine art exhibition, BBQ workshop with György Dragomán and András Kepes, Pál Mácsai, Eszter Ráskó, Zoli Beck, Szabolcs Thuróczy, Krisztián Grecsó, numerous winemakers and a fantastic Italian guest region will arrive too! Below, we have collected what you should register for now, if you are interested in active programmes.

On 8 and 13 March, from 10:30 a.m., you can prepare for a really busy day with Hotel Bonvino and historian László Hangodi! László Hangodi invites those interested to an unusual, really active tour to the Badacsony hill-side. Within the framework of the programme, there will be an excursion, time travel, and a gourmet picnic in the mine yard. The programme has a limited number of places, so you should register as soon as possible on the Taste Balaton website. The price includes lunch and wine, and it is needless to say that hiking shoes or boots are a must on the programme!

On 7-8-9 and 13-14-15-16 March at 10:00 a.m., an unusual tour starts from the Port Restaurant and Boarding House, which you can take part in with your own or rented bike! The length of the tour is approximately 10-12 kilometres, which can be comfortably completed with a professional Balaton Bike Tour tour guide. Within the framework of the tour, visitors will visit the "Bokros" mountain in Balatonkeresztúr and Balatonberény, where Béla Hamvas wrote the book titled Philosophy of Wine. The tour covers the Béla Hamvas hiking trail and lookout point, from which a wonderful panorama of the Balaton is revealed to the participants. During the tour, there will also be a wine tasting and a presentation about the life of Béla Hamvas in the Rubin Cellar: you can taste 6 types of wine as part of an introductory package. The tour closes in the late afternoon with a wonderful Taste Balaton menu at the Port Restaurant and Boarding House, where accommodation can also be booked if required. The tours start if a minimum of 8 people register, and they have limited number of places, so it is worth registering as soon as possible on the Taste Balaton website.

During Taste Balaton, you will not only have the opportunity to hike and cycle: you can also participate in a special sauna programme led by sauna master Tímea E. Nagy on 13 March. In the framework of the programme organized in the panoramic sauna of the wonderful Dobosi Wine Estate in Szentantanfal, the goal will be perfect relaxation and harmony with nature, which the professional sauna master guarantees. In order to ensure a smooth experience, the programme has limited number of places, but if the programme at 2. p.m. is full, another session will start at 4:00 p.m. It is worth registering for this programme too as soon as possible, which you can do here!