Discover Szólád

Szólád offers several local points of interest to help you plan your trip: the Szólád Loess Cellar Row and its historical interpretation, the Church of St. John of Nepomuk and its construction history, and the “Treasures of Szólád” cycling loop. You can tailor your stay around local history, architecture, or cycling.

Loess Cellar Row and local history

In the center of Szólád, a sign points the way to the Szóládi löszpincesor, the Szólád Loess Cellar Row. More than 100 cellars in the row are still in use today. One historical interpretation suggests that they were originally intended to hide wine from the tax authorities. This gives the cellar row a specific historical significance in addition to its architectural form. If you would like to include the cellar row in your plans for the area, check in advance whether access is currently possible.

Church and construction history

The Church of St. John of Nepomuk in Szólád also offers a specific historical point of interest: it was completely renovated in 2021. Bricks and dressed stones from the ruins of the Pauline monastery of Mindszent in the Balatonszemes area were used to build the church. Two distinct aspects of its history are thus connected: the renovation in 2021 and the origins of the building materials. The history of these materials leads back to the monastery ruins in the Balatonszemes area.

Cycling loop and event information

The “Treasures of Szólád” cycling tour is a loop. It runs from Szólád via Nezdepuszta and back to the Szólád Loess Cellar Row. This gives you a specific route to plan around: the loop starts in Szólád, passes through Nezdepuszta, and ends back at the cellar row. If you would rather focus on a cycling loop than on individual buildings, you can consider including this route in your plans.

A municipal profile from 2019 describes the “Ízek Versek Madárfütty” festival as having been held every summer in Szólád since 2016. If you would like to combine your trip with the festival, check the current event dates before planning your trip around it.

The wider framework of South Balaton

The wider destination also has a nature and dark-sky park of its own: in 2009, the Zselici Tájvédelmi Körzet was awarded International Dark Sky Park status because of its low levels of light pollution; the Zselici Csillagpark was built in the heart of the protected area. This gives the wider destination a different focus alongside Szólád’s stories of churches and cellars. At the regional level, the Dráva network for active tourism includes water-tourism stops along its section in Somogy County; you should check the latest information before making specific plans. Individual facilities may change as they develop, so check the latest information before making specific plans. Baláta is among Somogy’s most highly valued natural assets and lies between Kaszó and Szenta.

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