Balatonfüred is the centre of the historic wine region named after the town. There had been six villages on the territory of the current city, some of them had been depopulated because of the Turkish times and then the destructions of Kuruts-Labanc wars. It is quite interesting and surprising that the fame of this mellow old resort is originally due not to Balaton but the aerated springs rushing up at the lake-shore. The water had been used for the purpose of drinking treatments, and as from the 1730s also for bathing (warmed up). Water of the springs was first analyzed in 1772 (upon the order of Queen Maria Theresa); the first physician of the watering-place was appointed in 1786. Medical power of the water is applied for treating heart diseases in the Heart Hospital currently, too. Majority of the buildings was destroyed by a large fire in 1826 that is why the current image created by the historic monuments of Medicinal Square (Gyógy tér) was developed only in course of the 19th century. Golden age of the spa was the reform period. At that time it was a patriotic gesture to visit Füred instead of various medicinal places abroad. Great people of the country visited Balatonfüred one after another, a theatre was also built here in 1831, and then in 1846 the first steamship of Balaton called "Kisfaludy" was set afloat here. The Abbey of Tihany divided its domain around the bath into allotments, at that time the construction of villas which can be seen currently, too, commenced. The oldest and most significant historic monument of the city is the St. Mihály church registered in records already in 1211. It was built on the ruins of an ancient Roman villa. Today only the ruins of the church restored in 1966 can be seen. Reformed church of neo-Classic style, consecrated in 1830, is built in the centre of the old city of Füred. It is especially valuable because the original furniture of the church remained completely. The well-house was erected above the Kossuth Lajos spring in the middle of Gyógy square in 1853. The oldest parts of the Sanatorium were built in 1748. Construction of the "Cure Saloon" (currently cultural hall) was completed in 1878. Memorial tablets of the Füred Pantheon are placed under its arcades as memories of the writers, artists and scientists who had a significant role in the life of the resort. The wonderful Tagore promenade lined with plane-trees was created in 1863, subsequent to the hand-over of Sió channel. The various masterpieces of the fine arts exhibited in the promenade make it a real park of sculptures. The Round Church of neo-Classic style, handed over in 1864, is one of the most characteristic buildings of Balatonfüred. In the neighbourhood of the Round Church, in the summer villa of Jókai Mór constructed in 1871 in eclectic style, the life of the great author in Füred is shown to the public in the form of an exhibition. Several programmes based on tradition are offered to the visitors of Balatonfüred.