Discover Badacsonyörs

Garden visits and routes to the Folly Arboretum

The Folly Arboretum covers 3.6 hectares in Badacsonyörs. Its collections consist mainly of evergreen plants. Allow about 1.5 to 2 hours for a walk around the grounds. The address is Kápolnavölgyi út 25, 8257 Badacsonyörs.

From Badacsonyörs railway station, the walking route to the arboretum follows Road 71 and then Szőlő utca, Mandulás út, Arborétum út and Kápolnavölgyi út. The route is listed as about 16 minutes and approximately 1.6 kilometres. From the Badacsonyörs Kemping long-distance bus stop, the walk takes about 20 minutes and covers around 600 metres. This route follows Road 71, the passage beside the tyre service centre, the junction of Mandulás út and Arborétumi út, then Arborétumi út and finally Kápolnavölgyi út. As the directions start from different locations, plan according to your arrival point. Route conditions may change; check the route before setting out.

The Folly Arboretum is partially accessible: the paved paths in the lower and middle sections of the garden are wheelchair accessible. The restaurant and toilet facilities are also wheelchair accessible. As operating conditions may change, it is advisable to confirm current accessibility before your visit.

Chapel and wine in Badacsonyörs

The Szent-Antal Chapel is dedicated to Saint Anthony and was completed in 1816. Its history offers a different focus from a walk among the plant collections: in Badacsonyörs, you can include both nature and cultural interests in your travel plans without treating them as the same experience.

At the wine terrace of Csendes Dűlő Szőlőbirtok, you can taste wine and order cold accompaniments to go with it. Plan your tasting in advance and book ahead. The family-owned winery offers a separate insight into winegrowing on Örsi-hegy: it organically grows Olaszrizling, Hárslevelű, Szürkebarát and Kéknyelű on three hectares. The property has been owned by the Molnár family since 1971. The information about cultivation and family ownership describes this winery; it should not be confused with the wine terrace at Csendes Dűlő.

More to explore in the wider Lake Balaton – North destination

In the wider Lake Balaton – North destination, Tapolcai-tavasbarlang in Tapolca offers a guided exhibition entitled “Csodálatos karszt” (“Wonderful Karst”) and boat trips. The cave is part of a cave system beneath the town, which has so far been explored over a length of 14.6 kilometres. Here, boat trips and an exhibition about karst sit alongside the geological scale of the cave system.

Hegyestű, a 337-metre-high mountain between Zánka and Monoszló, offers a different geological focus. The interior of a basalt volcano that was active around eight million years ago is exposed there. At the viewpoint on the western edge of the quarry site, a panoramic information board helps visitors identify the surrounding hills. The site also includes a rock garden featuring characteristic rock types from Transdanubia, the western half of Hungary.

The volcanic mountain Badacsony is also part of the wider Lake Balaton – North destination. Hikers will find trails and panoramic views there; distinctive geological formations are known as basalt organ pipes. Special grape varieties are also grown on its slopes and used to produce Badacsony wine. The region therefore offers a variety of interests: garden walks and wine themes in Badacsonyörs, boat trips and karst in Tapolca, and landscape and geology at Badacsony and Hegyestű.

When looking for a holiday apartment, it helps to decide first what you want to focus on: should Badacsonyörs, with its arboretum, chapel and the wine themes described here, be at the centre of your plans, or will other places in the wider Lake Balaton – North destination guide your choice?

Discover more destinations: Kővágóörs, Tapolca, Szentbékkálla, Hegymagas, Balatonederics, Köveskál, Taliándörögd, Káptalantóti.

Go to the wider travel overview: Tapolcai.