Tihany

Tihany is a peninsula projecting from the northern shore of Lake Balaton in western Hungary, its basalt core rising 230 metres above the lake and supporting a twin-towered Benedictine Abbey founded in 1055. The abbey church visible from both the northern and southern shores of Balaton is the most recognisable silhouette on the lake. The peninsula's interior contains two quiet crater lakes — Belső-tó and Külső-tó — and fields of lavender that bloom in late June, adding both scent and colour to an already distinctive landscape.