2007. June • 7.

The Royal Palace of Gödöllõ, one of the most attractive tourist sights of Hungary is visited by more than 200 thousand people a year. The permanent exhibitions of the museum are on the first floor. The exhibition displaying the “Age of the Grassalkoviches” shows in seven halls the milieu of the founder of the palace, count Antal Grassalkovich I. A speciality of the building is a view opening to the Chapel, which is an independent wing attached to the palace. The Royal Apartments can also be found in this part of the building and occupy entirely the first floor of the main front wing. The rooms of Francis Joseph I, and his wife Queen Elisabeth recall the second golden age of the palace, when the royal family came to stay. The most spectacular parts of the palace are the rococo ornamental staircase, which is emphasised architecturally by a double cupola, and the ceremonial hall, which serves as a venue for concerts, and, from time to time for receptions and official dinners. There is a souvenir shop, a café, a photo studio beside the Tourinform office, and private rooms are available on request. The reception rooms and the secret salons of Queen Elisabeth on the ground floor provide a venue for receptions of a very high standard. A number of tourist groups, booking in advance, have taken advantage of our lunch and dinner offers in “Royal milieu” for years. The Spring Festival, the “Palace Concerts” Chamber Music Festival held traditionally in the last week of June and the first week of July, the Gödöllõ International Harp Festival arranged in the first half of October and the Liszt Festival in the second half of October are the highlights of the cultural programmes.

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