The Royal Palace of Gödöllő, one of the most attractive tourist sights of Hungary is visited by more than 200 thousand people a year. The number of foreign visitors increases continuously; one in four comes from Europe, and more and more people come from more distant corners of the world.

The building consists of eight 2-storey wings; the central part was restored between 1996 and 2000. The Baroque Theatre is to be finished in 2003.

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 13 chambers are furnished with period furniture. A particularly beautiful detail is the room laid in marble, which was made for the 3-day visit of Empress Marie Theresa in 1751, and which always belonged to the lady of the palace, just like the bedroom of Queen Elisabeth. The last apartment houses the Commemorative Exhibition of Queen Elisabeth. The material of the exhibition was selected from the remaining objects of the commemorative museum that could be visited between 1908 and 1944 in the Castle of Buda, but was later destroyed during the siege of Budapest. 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.

The ground floor is designed first of all to make our guests feel welcome. There is a souvenir shop, a café, a photo studio beside the Tourinform office, and private rooms are available on request. Our 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 Gödöllő International Harp Festival arranged in the first half of October and the Liszt Festival in the second half of October are the highlights of our cultural programmes.

Our information brochure contains many exciting cultural, gastronomical and visual possibilities for our guests, as well as visiting the Palace Museum. We also offer programmes outside the walls of the palace in Gödöllő or in its environs.

We look forward to meeting you.