LAKE BALATON, Hungary -- On the busiest day of the summer at Balaton, the biggest lake in Central and Eastern Europe, around 500 boats with thousands of crew members roast under the hot sun, while ...

During the communist era, travel options were limited in Hungary and Central Europe, which meant Lake Balaton became the region’s most popular vacation destination. Now, with the world gripped by the ...

Lake Balaton, also known as the Plattensee, is a popular vacation destination. Photo: GettyImages/Tamas Perlaki Many know Lake Balaton, also known as the Plattensee–yet this part of Hungary remains a ...

REVFULOP, Hungary (Reuters) - Under cloudless summer skies, thousands of competitors plunged into the balmy waters of Balaton on Saturday to swim across Central Europe's largest freshwater lake.

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Lake Balaton in western Hungary. With a surface area of around 600 sq km and a length of around 78 km, this freshwater lake is the largest in central ...

Join us on a Hungarian Intercity train from Budapest to Lake Balaton! A review of the MÁV-Start experience, from Budapest to ...

Hungarian authorities have started to crack down on illegal docks on the shore of Lake Balaton, the largest lake in Central Europe. Some vacation-home owners say they have a right to reach the water ...