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Venue
The 14th Tihany
Symposium will take place in Siófok, a town on the
south coast of Lake Balaton. Having the
largest population among
towns around the lake, Siófok is often referred to as the capital of
the Lake
Balaton. Located in
the Transdanubian
region of Hungary, Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Central Europe
and one
of its foremost tourist destinations. Siófok, a charming little town is
one of
the most popular holiday resorts in Hungary,
which
could preserve a village-like style despite urbanization. The
population is
around 35,000 people but in the summer season there is another 200,000
people
being on vacation at the same time. The name of the city means Cape Sió
(Sió is
a river connecting the Lake with river Danube).
Its harbour has opened
up for traffic in 1864 with the reception of
the first side-wheeler called Kisfaludy steamboat. Visitors can see
boats from
the 19th century even nowadays. Besides, Siófok has the busiest port of
the
lake. Parks with diverse flora turn the city even more colourful and
attractive. You can find a colourful rose garden in shore followed by
huge
sycamores, which create a special atmosphere.
Hotel
Azúr (Siófok, Erkel Ferenc str. 2/c) (https://www.hotelazur.hu/en)
a wonderful Mediterranean style hotel, situated in three buildings, is
the
largest conference and wellness centre of the region. The conference
division,
which is uniquely equipped in the region in terms of technology, thus
confers a
central role to the hotel in business life.
The hotel’s Wellness
Centre ensures the rejuvenation of body and
soul. The purpose of their relaxing and refreshing programs is to allow
our
guests to completely forget the negative effects of their everyday life
and
stress during their stay. Beside the Lake, nearly 1000 m2
water
surfaces of the bathing facilities of the Wellness Centre afford
excellent
opportunities for relaxation, rejuvenation and recreation.
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