Festetics Castle

The Festetics Palace is a Baroque palace located in the town of , , . The building now houses the Helikon Palace Museum. The palace's construction, started by Kristóf Festetics in 1745, lasted more than a century.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: palace in Hungary
  • Also known as: “Festetics Palace”
  • Address: Kastély utca 1, Keszthely, 8360
  • Roof shape: mansard
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orsós Magnó Múzeum and Saint Thérèse Church in Keszthely.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 490 metres southeast of Festetics Castle.

Church
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is situated 760 metres east of Festetics Castle.

Railway station
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is situated 1½ km south of Festetics Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keszthely and Gyenesdiás.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of 20,895 inhabitants located on the western shore of . It is the second largest city by the lake and one of the more important cultural, educational and economic hubs in the region.

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is a lovely resort village only 100 km from the western border of , in the West region 15 km from the Hévíz-Balaton Airport. The towns of , known for its fascinating Festetics Palace, and with its world famous spa are only a few kilometres from here.

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is a spa town in the region of , about 8 km from .

Festetics Castle

Latitude
46.77078° or 46° 46′ 15″ north
Longitude
17.24159° or 17° 14′ 30″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
8FRVQ6CR+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98217621
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­mansard
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q604953
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Festetics Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر فيستيكس”
  • Chinese: “菲斯提蒂茲宮”
  • Chinese: “费斯特蒂奇宫”
  • Czech: “zámek Festetics”
  • Dutch: “Festetics Palace”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Keszthely”
  • Esperanto: “Palaco Festetics”
  • French: “palais Festetics”
  • French: “Palais Festetics”
  • German: “Schloss Festetics”
  • Hungarian: “Festetics-kastély (Keszthely)”
  • Hungarian: “Festetics-kastély”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Festetics”
  • Japanese: “フェシュテティッチ宮殿”
  • Persian: “کاخ فستتیچ”
  • Polish: “Pałac Festeticsów w Keszthely”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Festetics”
  • Russian: “Дворец Фештетича”
  • Slovenian: “Palača Festetics”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Festetics”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kastélypark and Egzotikus hüllő- és rovarkiállítás.

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