Anyone who has ever spent at least a weekend at Lake Balaton knows that no trip to the “Hungarian sea” is complete without a taste of some of the retro vibes that are in, some ways remnants of the Communist era: this “feeling” is perhaps most strongly expressed through the food and drink sold by lake-side stands, including the fried hake, Traubisoda, and ice cream. But what was the Balaton like around the turn of the century, or during and after the World Wars? How did the youth of the past party at the iconic Hungarian vacation place? We have compiled a photo album of the most interesting archive pictures of Fortepan of Lake Balaton.
1894
1908, Keszthely with the Hotel Balaton
1912, Balatonalmádi
1923, Balatonalmádi beach
1930, Siófok port
1941, Badacsony, Kisfaludy house
1943, Keszthely beach
1943, Siófok beach
1956, Keszthely
1964, Balatonföldvár
1973, Balatonfüred port
1973, Nightlife in Balatonfüred
1981
1982, Balatonfüred. New Wave Band Festival on August 7th at the production hall of the Balatonfüred Hungarian Ship and Crane Factory
