The Pentecost Park, organically connected to the Tihany Benedictine Abbey, is one of the largest contiguous public parks in Tihany, which, due to its topography, could be approached and opened to the public as a public park by building stairs and retaining walls.
The Csokonai terrace gardens are located in the heart of Tihany, in the immediate vicinity of the Benedictine Abbey in Tihany, which is also highly visited by tourists.
The Károly IV Stairs connects the Tihany Benedictine Abbey and Kossuth Lajos Street, and indirectly Mádl Ferenc Square. The Csokonai terrace gardens can also be approached from here.
In the middle of the 20th century, the Tihany Peninsula hosted many important writers, po-ets, and visual artists. The exhibition gives a taste of the works of these artists and shows how their lives and works are connected to Tihany and the surrounding landscape, how they are inspired by the past and culture of the settlement, and how they create a unique web of artists and works.
The history of Tihany goes back to prehistoric times. One of Hungary's oldest hill forts is located here, traces of which can hardly be found today. The village began to develop when András I founded the Benedictine Abbey in 1055, which also served as the founder's final resting place, and his grave can still be seen in the abbey's crypt. András I started the construction of the church in Tihany to commemorate the victo-ries and to build his family tomb.
In Tihany, between Batthyány Street and Pisky Promenade, the idea was raised in the 1930s about the curved columned Farmer's House and Fisherman's House that they should be shown to the public as a country houses.
One of Tihany's best-known phenomena is the echo. It has existed since the middle of the 18th century, since the construction of the present abbey.
One of the best-known surviving economic buildings in Tihany is the manorial granary be-hind the post office. The granary, built around 1800, is not far from the church and is the largest building in the village.
The promenade between Echo Hill and the church bears the name of István Pisky. The castle captain of Tihany became known through a duel he fought with Ibrahim, the bannered agha of Balatonendréd.
Under the towers of the abbey church, which has stood out majestically for centuries, above the Inner-Lake, in the embrace of the surrounding hills, the Tihany Outdoor Games are held in the summer in a wonderful environment.