Hegymagas

Wine, cuisine and history in Hegymagas

Tarányi Présház offers a set menu and a menu that changes weekly. Fresh, seasonal ingredients are used for the changing menu. This means a fixed menu selection sits alongside an offering that changes weekly and is shaped by seasonal ingredients. If particular dishes are important to your plans, it is worth checking the current menu. The wine list includes white, red and dessert wines, and exclusively features wines from winemakers on Szent György-hegy. Different types of wine are paired with a clearly defined regional focus—an especially useful point of reference for anyone interested in the wines’ origins.

The history of Tarányi Présház also has a precisely dated milestone: after a period when it had nearly been abandoned, it was restored in the summer of 2020, in its 240th year, following many years of effort. The restoration marks a clear historical turning point after a difficult past.

At Szent György Pince, capacity and the different spaces are important features: the pince includes a cellar with 120 seats that also serves as a restaurant. There is also a garden area, a separate room and a wine shop. This offers a different point of reference from Tarányi Présház, where menus, seasonal changes and wine selection take centre stage. Service arrangements may change, so if you are planning to use a particular space or dine at the restaurant, it is best to check the current options in advance.

Hegymagas lies roughly halfway along the road between Tapolca and Szigliget. This road location gives you a general idea of where the village is.

Geological experiences in the wider destination of North Balaton

In the wider destination of North Balaton, Tapolcai-tavasbarlang offers a different focus: boat trips are available there, along with the guided “Csodálatos karszt” (“Wonderful Karst”) exhibition. The cave is part of a cave system beneath the town that has been explored to a length of 14.6 kilometres so far. This makes it a place that combines an experience on the water with an exhibition about karst. Its focus differs from the wine and food offerings in Hegymagas.

Another geological perspective in the wider destination of North Balaton is offered by Hegyestű, a 337-metre-high mountain between Zánka and Monoszló. Hegyestű reveals the inner side of a basalt volcano that was active about 8 million years ago. At the viewpoint on the western edge of the quarry site, visitors can identify the surrounding hills with the help of a panoramic information board. Hegyestű also has a rock garden featuring characteristic rock types of Transdanubia. Here, underground karst formations and boat trips are contrasted with the exposed structures of a basalt volcano and views of the surrounding hills. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Hegymagas, you can thus choose between the village’s culinary focus and geological themes in the wider destination of North Balaton.

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