Balatonkenese is a place which one comes across first while driving all the way to Balaton or arriving by train. One can view a wider basin of the lake which reminds the sea and if the weather is clear and bright part of the Western basin too can be seen far away beyond the Tihany strait.
The road runs on the blade of the so called yellow soil wall.
The steep yellow soil hills which surround the shore were shaped from the settling of the Balaton basin thus forming the yellow sandy clay loam of the Pannon sea. This yellow soiled face of the lake - Balatonkenese - is belted by the hillsides covered by vineyards and orchards. Places of interest: The Presbyterian church was built between 1568-1570, baroque style, with a Gothic tower. A Slope Memorial Column and a lookout spot are towering from the high wall called Partfő (height 180 m) showing a beautiful view. Up on the highest point of the height there is a memorial column carved from red stone which was erected in 1927 to commemorate a local poet Lajos Sos who was born in Kenese (1856-1902). There are cave openings in the wall of the Partfő, people call them Tartar Holes or Turkish Holes. During the Mongolian-Tartarian and Turkish invasion people were hiding in those caves. It is the only place in the country where Tátorján (candytuft) a protected plant still exists. There are few nice beaches with beach huts and slides, playing ground, meal possibilities for those who would like to relax.
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