In the village of Vörs stands a log cabin converted into a local history museum, which is an exceptionally well-preserved example of folk architecture from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Visitors can learn about the traditional, everyday tools used by the people living around Kis-Balaton – such as reed cutters and rush gatherers – as well as fishing equipment and the way of life of the marsh dwellers who make their living from the marshes.

The first – and also the most beautiful – room in the house, the ‘clean room’, was not lived in; it was used only at times of birth, illness or death, or to accommodate guests. In the smoke kitchen, the smoke escaped through an opening cut into the ceiling and into the loft. Alongside the fire poker and the spinning wheel, the pantry displays countless household implements that have now fallen into oblivion. The living room, which opens off the end of the hallway, houses an exhibition on the aquatic life of Kis-Balaton.

Further information:
Vörsi Country House