Palace and Park ensemble of the Festetic family

The first castle in the vicinity of Balaton was built in 1745 by Krisztof Festetić. Compared to the current building, it was only 34 rooms. Later the building was repeatedly expanded, there were extensions and new halls. The library wing was built at the end of the XVIII century. Here is stored a unique library, it contains almost 100 thousand volumes, among which many rare copies. This is the real national treasure of Hungary.

The Neo-Baroque building, which belonged to Duke Tacilo Festetic at that time, acquired its present form in the 1880s. The last renovation was completed and the number of rooms in the palace increased to 101.

One of the owners of the castle, Gyorgy Festetić, in 1797 founded the first in Europe in Kestheia.

Agricultural Institute. Known for his love of literature and art Count in the early XIX century twice arranged in the castle literary festivals called "Helikon". Now this name is the museum of the estate.

The halls of the palace are distinguished by the luxury of decoration and the skill of decoration. Frescoes, gilding, carved fireplaces, unique vases, ornate candelabras - the interior of a rich estate of the XVIII-XIX centuries is recreated in the palace. The former dining room has been turned into a concert hall where opera and operetta evenings are held.

The owners of the estate paid great attention to the park - more than 50 species of plants were planted here, an artificial pond, a waterfall and the pride of the park - the Lion Fountain with drinking water were created.