Balatonboglár, with 6,200 inhabitants, is the professional centre of the Balatonboglár Wine Region, and is often called the "town of grapes and wine", the professional centre of the Balatonboglár Wine Region. The town is situated on the south shore of Lake Balaton, in Hungary.
The land in this region has been populated for over six thousand years, and its first mention in Hungarian documents was in 1211. The first bathing association was established in 1904, and Balatonboglár was declared a medicinal bath in 1912.
The Xantus look-out tower, the symbol of the city, resides ontop of a hill and is well lighted at night.