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We could not have dreamed of a more beautiful panorama than the view of Lake Balaton, nestled in the embrace of the monadnock hills, surrounded by vineyards and the neighboring villages. Above the estate stands the impressive Csobánc, with its castle ruins. The crown...

After we completed the first phase, focusing on making the main house functional, we turned our attention to the outside area: gathering the heaps of debris that had accumulated at various points of the estate, rebuilding the collapsed retaining walls, reviving the...

We spent the first summer here just as it was. We reconnected the electricity, water, and old water heaters, added light bulbs and sockets in every room, cleaned up, brought a few mattresses, and invited family and friends to celebrate with us. I remember how...

And finally, it was ours. On a Tuesday, we set out together, the little family, for Johanna’s first long journey to the Balaton, to take over what we had been waiting for so long. When we arrived, the seller, with his daughter and son-in-law, was already waiting for...

I remember the moment when the last approval came through, after a long and challenging purchasing process. Finally, we could be sure—the place would be ours, and with that certainty, something new was about to begin, unstoppable and full of promise...It all started...

We are the Benn Family: Iza, Andris, and our daughters, Szonja and Johanna.Countless hours of hard work, late-night brainstorming, the blessing of children, renovation, demolition, and building, preserving values while modernizing, welcoming our first guests, an...