This tranquil village on the southern foothills of the Bakony Forest and at the foot of Mount Kab (599m (1965ft)) is a popular place to visit in the hinterland of Lake Balaton, not far from either Veszprém (21km (13mi.) in a southwest direction) or Balatonfüred (20km (12mi.) northwest).
A pretty house with a typical pergola from 1825 features furniture, household objects and exhibits of local history that are collected and displayed here. There are also stables, a cellar and a barn.
The horses of the post coaches on their way from Buda via Fehérvár and Veszprém to Tapoica used to be changed in front of the building opposite. Today it is a small but not uninteresting postal museum (Postamúzeum).
The Catholic church of this medieval settlement built around 1400, was built in Gothic style by Pál Kinizsi around 1480. The polygonal choir, the cross-vaulting in the sacristy and the fan vaulting in the nave date from this period. The church was rebuilt in Baroque style about 1740 when the counts of Zichy had the church rebuilt after it was badly damaged by the Turks.
The 18th C Baroque palace on the main thoroughfare, nowadays a riding school, displays Classical features. The middle of the front façade has a tympanium supported by four Ionian columns. In the surrounding park and castle, riding displays take place annually in summer.
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Kinizsi Castle, Nagyvazsony
