The city of Hévíz in Zala county , in the district of Keszthely .
Its main attraction is the warm peat water lake with a natural peat bed, which is unique in Europe , thanks to which the settlement is one of the number one tourist destinations in Hungary.
Tourism
It bases the development of the city on tourism . With one million guest nights spent in commercial accommodation (2012), it is the second most popular settlement in Hungary after Budapest . Its largest sending markets are Germany (258 thousand), Russia (181 thousand) and Austria (97 thousand). Of course, its popularity is mainly due to Lake Hévíz, which is also known for its healing effects in its area. The spa, which now has a spa tradition of more than 200 years, is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. International guest traffic is expected to increase further as more and more tourists arrive at the nearby Sármellék airport .
Hévíz is a member of the National Association of Hungarian Spa Towns.
Attractions
- Protected wetland, protected forest and park
- Dr. Vilmos Schulhof Promenade and Walking Street (Rákóczi Street)
- In 1998, the new seven-towered Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church was handed over
- The 13th century church stands in Egregy, a former independent settlement .
- The National Blue Tour passes through the settlement .
- Egregy wine bars
- Reformed Lutheran Church
- Church of the Heart of Jesus in Egregy
- Town Hall and the square in front of the Town Hall, a fountain called Nymphae
- Pantheon of the city of Hévíz
- Sculpture park
- St. Andrew on the cross
- Hévíz Spa and St. Andrew’s Rheumatism Hospital
- Tomb of a Roman soldier
- Historic villas
- Roman ruin garden
- Museum Collection / Fontana Cinema
- Egregy Museum, which opened its doors in 2016
