Must See Hungary - Esterházy Palace

About two-dozen renovated rooms at the horseshoe-shaped Esterházy Palace are open to the public; the rest of the huge complex houses a hotel and a secondary school. You can only tour the palace with a guide, but armed with a fact sheet in English (available from the ticket office), try to lag behind and explore the rooms away from the crowds.

On the ground floor of the palace you'll pass through several rooms decorated in the pseudo-Chinese style that was all the rage in the late 18th century. On the 1st floor are more sumptuous baroque and rococo salons as well as the lavish Concert Hall and Ceremonial Hall, which lead on to one another. There's also an exhibit dedicated to the life and times of Haydn.

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