Panoramic Views of Nivegy Valley

St. Balázs Church Ruins

We’ll start our tour in Szentantalfa, and our first stop will be the ruins of St. Balázs Church, from where we have a magnificent view of Nivegy Valley, the vineyards of Szentantalfa, and Lake Balaton. The church dates back to the 13th century; an interesting fact is that at the beginning of the 20th century, it was most likely Adolph Joseph Lanz, who was involved in occult philosophy and is also mentioned as a founder of the modern Templar Order, who purchased the church and, after making minor alterations, moved in. Traces of the alterations have since been removed.

Halom Hill

We backtrack a short distance and continue our journey up Halom Hill, located north of Dörgicse. We climb up to Kossuth Lookout and admire the view unfolding before us: Lake Balaton, the monadnocks, the southern part of the Bakony Hillss, and all the monadnocks in miniature. You can even run all the way around Lake Balaton here without getting tired!

The deserted church of Kisfalud-Dörgicse

After a roll down the forest slope from Halom Hill, we reach a large large field, at the end of which, before reaching the road, we slow down and take a look at the ruins of Kisfalud-Dörgicse Desert Church.

Dörgicse

We arrive at Dörgicse on a paved road, where we make a brief stop at the ruins of Szent Péter-Dörgicse twin churches next to the wooden grave markers, and then, at the ruins of the Church of Our Lady in Dörgicse, we enjoy the view of Lake Balaton from the foot of the ancient walls.

Zánka, Szentantalfa

From Dörgicse, we descend off-road again, until we turn onto the bike path around the lake, which we follow all the way to Zánka. Meanwhile, we slow down again so we can take a closer look at the vehicles on display at the Military Technology Park, and then we’ll return to Szentantalfa.

The tour departs if at least 4 people sign up!