Badacsonyörs: Arboretum, Wine and Chapel

Badacsonyörs brings together several specific themes for planning your trip: a walk through Folly Arboretum, wine, and a chapel with a long history. If you are looking for a hotel in Badacsonyörs, you can decide in advance which of these interests you want to shape your stay. Directions to the arboretum cover routes from both the railway station and the long-distance bus stop; a visit itself is estimated to take about an hour and a half to two hours.

Folly Arboretum: Walk and Directions

Folly Arboretum and Winery is located at Kápolnavölgyi út 25, 8257 Badacsonyörs. Allow about 1.5 to 2 hours for a walk around the grounds. The site covers 3.6 hectares, and its collections consist mainly of evergreen plants. This gives your visit a clearly defined focus for part of your stay, without requiring you to plan a full day around it.

The arboretum is partially accessible. The paths in the lower and middle sections of the garden are paved and wheelchair-accessible. The restaurant and restroom facilities are also wheelchair-accessible. As conditions can change, it is advisable to check the accessibility information again before your visit. This lets you take the areas mentioned into account when planning, without assuming that the entire site is accessible.

Walking to the Arboretum

The walk from Badacsonyörs railway station to Folly Arboretum is about 1.6 kilometers and takes around 16 minutes. You cross Route 71, then continue along Szőlő utca, Mandulás út, Arborétum út and Kápolnavölgyi út to the arboretum.

The route from the Badacsonyörs Kemping long-distance bus stop is listed as about 600 meters and around 20 minutes on foot. It goes via Route 71 and the passage beside the tire service shop to the junction of Mandulás út and Arborétumi út, then continues along Arborétumi út and finally Kápolnavölgyi út. The details refer to different starting points and route descriptions. Check the route before you travel, as conditions may change.

Wine in Badacsonyörs

At the wine terrace of Csendes Dűlő Szőlőbirtok, you can taste wine and order cold dishes to accompany it. Plan your tasting in advance by making a reservation. This allows you to treat the visit as a separate activity, apart from the time you spend walking around the arboretum.

A family-owned winery organically grows Olaszrizling, Hárslevelű, Szürkebarát and Kéknyelű on three hectares on Örsi-hegy. The property has been owned by the Molnár family since 1971. The four named grape varieties and the organic cultivation offer a specific insight into the winemaking themes associated with Badacsonyörs.

St. Anthony’s Chapel

St. Anthony’s Chapel is also a local sight. Dedicated to Saint Anthony, it was completed in 1816. This firm completion date provides a historical point of reference, clearly distinct from the natural and winemaking themes of your stay.

Other Places in the Wider Destination of North Balaton

Beyond Badacsonyörs, the wider destination of North Balaton offers a range of landscape and cultural attractions. In Tapolca, Tapolcai-tavasbarlang offers boat rides and a guided exhibition titled “Csodálatos karszt” (“Wonderful Karst”). The cave is part of a cave system beneath the town that has been explored to a length of 14.6 kilometers so far.

Another highlight is Hegyestű, a 337-meter-high hill between Zánka and Monoszló. There, a quarry face exposes the interior of a basalt volcano that was active about eight million years ago. At the viewpoint on the western edge of the quarry grounds, you can use a panorama board to identify the surrounding hills; Hegyestű also has a rock garden featuring characteristic rock types of Transdanubia. These examples broaden the picture of North Balaton, while the chapel, arboretum and winemaking themes mentioned above shape your local itinerary in Badacsonyörs.

Discover more destinations: Szigliget, Nemesvita, Revfülöp, Taliándörögd, Köveskál, Balatonrendes, Badacsonytomaj, Kisapáti.

Go to the wider travel guide: Tapolcai.