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The World’s 100 Best Palaces

Festetics Palace

Keszthely, Hungary

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PALACES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 94 2026
Festetics Palace

This large noble residence in Keszthely near Lake Balaton has a wide courtyard, a park with fountains, and outbuildings housing exhibitions. Inside are furnished historic rooms, a dining hall and a library, with coaches, a hunting exhibition and model railways nearby.

Highlights

  • Palace library
  • Dining hall
  • Coach and carriage exhibition

Good to know

  • Combined tickets include extra exhibitions
  • Self-guided visit with Hungarian and English panels
  • Paid parking right outside the gates

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