LAKE BALATON, Hungary -- On the busiest day of the summer at Balaton, the biggest lake in Central and Eastern Europe, around 500 boats with thousands of crew members roast under the hot sun, while ...

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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Lake Balaton in western Hungary. With a surface area of around 600 sq km and a length of around 78 km, this freshwater lake is the largest in central ...

Lake Balaton, also known as the Plattensee, is a popular vacation destination. Photo: GettyImages/Tamas Perlaki Many know Lake Balaton, also known as the Plattensee–yet this part of Hungary remains a ...

The hilly surrounding area holds some of Hungary’s prime vineyards. A sole sailboat glides on Lake Balaton, central Europe’s largest lake, where Hungarians flock for fun on the water and wine tasting ...

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During the communist era, travel options were limited in Hungary and Central Europe, which meant Lake Balaton became the region’s most popular vacation destination. Now, with the world gripped by the ...