http://www.bfnp.hu hu http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/news/ DEAR VISITORS! WE INFORM YOU, THAT BECAUSE OF RECONSTRUCTION THE LAKE CAVE OF TAPOLCA IS CLOSED FROM 3 OCTOBER 2011. EXCEPTED OPENING DAY: 15 MARCH...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/tihany_lavender_house/ H-8237 Tihany, Major utca 67. at the Inner Lake Tel.: +36 87 555 291 | +36 80 205 208 GPS: N46° 54.548' ; E17° 53.293' | Google map -...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/events/ PROGRAMS OF BALATON UPLANDS NATIONAL PARK FOR 2011 download here EVENTS CALENDAR FOR 2011 download here ...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/tours_in_the_kis_balaton/ More information about guided tours, boating, birdwatching at Kis-Balaton: Ecotourism at Kis-Balaton, services of the National Park Directorate - download...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/tours_in_the_tapolca_basin/ 1. - Badacsony geological and Botanical Path Departure: parking lot at Kisfaludy-house Arrival: parking lot at Kisfaludy-house Duration: appr. 2 hours...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/tours_in_the_kali_basin/ 1. - Manor in Salföld showing native domestic animals visiting Salföld: a typical village in the Uplands of Lake Balaton Optional programme - arranged in...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/tours_in_the_pecsely_basin/ 1. Pécsely - Zádor-well - Zádor castle - Mountain Derék - Mountain Hideg - Szurdik - Pécsely (total: 7 km) The duration of the tour: 2-3 hours...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/european_diploma/ What is the European Diploma? In order to protect the natural heritage of Europe, the Council of Europe instituted the European Diploma in 1965. With the...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/tours_in_tihany/ Short tours: 1. Remains of a church in Apáti - Mountain Apáti - Levendulás - Mountain Nyereg - Mountain Csúcs - Citromos - Sajkod 2. Kiserdő - Inner lake -...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/fees/ Guided tours in the Káli Basin in Balaton-felvidéki National Park Bus tour of 3-4 hours: HUF 1050/person, minimum HUF 26 000. Bus must be provided by...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/szentgal_kolik_cave/ Szentgál, Fő u. 42. GPS: N47°06.709'; E17°44.096' The visitors over the age of 10 can get acquainted with the formation of the strictly...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/buffalo_reserve/ Kápolnapuszta, near Balatonmagyaród GPS: N46°34,908'; E17°12,165' Open to visitors: 1st April - 31st October  9 am - 7 pm 1st November -...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/folk_house_vors/ Vörs, Dózsa Gy. u. 17. GPS: N46°39,594'; E17°15,915' Open to visitors: 1st May-30th September: Tuesday - Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm or by prior...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/dias_island/ Kis-Balaton, Diás Island, near Fenékpuszta GPS: N46°42,316'; E17°14,177' (Vönöczky Schenk Jakab Research Centre) The hut of Matula constructed...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/kotsy_watermill/ Zalaszántó, Ádám u. 2. GPS: N46°53,416'; E17°13,672' Open to visitors: 15th March - 15th October : Tuesday to Sunday 10 am - 5 pm, Mondays...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/lake_cave/ Tapolca, Kisfaludy S. u. 3. GPS: N46°52,998'; E17°26,595' Tel : +36 87/412-579 and +36 87/555-291 |Fax: +36-87/555-261 | E-mail:...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/manor_salfold/ Salföld, at the edge of the village, towards Kékkút and Tapolca GPS: N46°50,177'; E17°32,985' Open to visitors: 15th March - 30th April  9...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/hegyestu/ Hegyestű, near Monoszló GPS: N46°53,350'; E17°38,791' Open to visitors: All year round, from 9 am till dusk. Entrance fee: Adult ...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/loczy_cave_balatonfured/ Balatonfüred, end of Öreghegyi street GPS: N46°58,141'; E17°52,410' Open to visitors : 1st May - 30th September    10 a.m. - 6 p.m....http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/bakony_balaton_geopark/ There is a geopark initiative near Lake Balaton and some parts of Bakony Mountains, called Bakony-Balaton Geopark, managed by the Balaton Uplands National...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/house_of_forests/ Bakonybél, Szent Gellért tér 9. GPS: N47°15,695'; E17°52,688' Open to visitors: 15th March - 30th April  9 am - 3 pm 1st May - 30th...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/arboretum_zirc/ Zirc, Damjanich u. 19. GPS: N47°15,695'; E17°52,688' Open to visitors: 15th March - 30th April  9 am - 5 pm 1st May - 31st August  9 am -...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/nature_conservation_areas/ This site is under construction....http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/mura_menti_lpa/ This site is under construction....http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/somlo_lpa/ The sole volcanic hill, emerging high from the plain of Marcal Basin, attracts a number of visitors with its famous wines, friendly wine cellars and with...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/magas_bakony_lpa/ After 10 years of discussions, a typical, beech-covered area of the Transdanubian Mountains was finally given protection. The protection was justified by...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/natura_2000_network_in_hungary/ Natura 2000 Network Natura 2000 is the Ecological Network of the European Union Natura 2000 is the centrepiece of EU nature & biodiversity policy. It...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/environmental_education/ in Balaton-felvidéki National Park The most important goal of environmental education for us is to create a positive attitude towards nature protection in...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/guided_tours/ Always book your guided tours in advance! Guided tours are available on the operational area of the Balaton-felvidéki National Park Directorate. The tours...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/services/ The touristic services and programs of the Balaton Uplands National Park Directorate can be downloaded in a pdf file here. Further...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/historical_review/ The region of Lake Balaton touches visitors not only with its sights, but also with its beauty, romance, colours changing in every season and atmosphere....http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/welcome_to_the_balaton_felvideki_national_park/ An old dream of the Hungarian nature conservation came true in 1997: a protected ecological system embracing the adjoining area of the Balaton Uplands was...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/exhitibion_sites_nature_trails/ Exhibiton Sites managed by the National Park Directorate: Lavender House Visitor Centre, Tihany  Arboretum, Zirc  House of Forests, Bakonybél Lóczy...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/national_park_directorate/ General Information about the Balaton Uplands National Park Directorate Address: Hungary 8229 Csopak, Kossuth L. u. 16. Tel: +36 87/555-260 |...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/contact/ Balaton-felvidéki National Park Directorate 8229 Csopak, Kossuth u. 16., Hungary Tel.: +36-87/555-260 | Fax: +36-87/555-261 | E-mail: bfnp@bfnp.kvvm.hu ...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/kis_balaton/ The Kis Balaton, as a huge wetland habitat isunique in the whole of Europe, which is why it has always been recorded by international nature conservation....http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/keszthely_mountains/ The characteristic bedrock of the forested, area is dolomite. On this bedrock typical for the Transdanubian Mountains, the flora and fauna are determined by...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/tapolca_basin/ For hundreds of years poets, novelists and painters have been calling the Badacsony and its vicinity the most beautiful landscape in Hungary. One of the...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/kali_basin/ The most characteristic part of the Balaton Uplands was granted protection - perhaps at the last moment - when a protected landscape area in the Káli Basin...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/pecsely_basin/ The gently sloping hillsides, wide mountaintops and basins, flat highlands with spotted karstic elements (e.g. karren fields) characterize the area. A relict...http://www.bfnp.hu/english/pages/tihany_peninsula/ In 1952 the first protected landscape area of Hungary was created in the most attractive, most varied and scientifically best researched area of the country....