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Esterhazy Palace

Esterhazyplatz 5, Eisenstadt, Austria
432682 719 3112
Ranked #2 of 4 attractions in Eisenstadt
4.0 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
Type: Castles, Operas
Activities: City walk sightseeing
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Vienna, Austria
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2011
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During a visit of my mother in law to Vienna, my wife, myself and our 6-month old daughter took her to Eisenstadt. We had looked forward to Schloss Esterhazy. Unfortunately it turned out that they would not allow us to access the Schloss with our baby daugther's stroller. At first they claimed that it was because of the floors in... More

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Akron, Ohio
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2011
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The wealth of this family is astounding and the Haydn Museum is truly "interesting". More

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OKC, OK
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 August 2010

We love classical music, and so for us, this is the palace where composer Josef Haydn worked for decades. In a sense, it was almost a pilgrimage, and the Schloss talks a lot about Haydn's time there. Very much much enjoyed seeing the palace. We did have a fine English speaking tour of the Schloss. What I was so struck... More

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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 June 2010
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We made a point of going to Esterhazy (from Vienna via the bus) because we wanted to see where Haydn had been the court music director for 40 years. When we got there they told us they didn't have an English-speaking tour, but we could tag along on a German-speaking tour and they'd give us a notebook full of information... More

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wisconsin
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2010
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My high school choir went on a tour of Central Europe and made a stop at Esterhazy Palace. It was beautiful! They opened up the palace for our group and we were fortunate enough to be able to sing in Haydn Hall. It was a great experience. More

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Franken
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Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012
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Vienna, Austria
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128 reviews 128 reviews
Reviews in 44 cities Reviews in 44 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 November 2011
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Graz
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35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 October 2011
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Pecetto Torinese, Italy
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42 helpful votes 42 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2011
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Linz, Austria
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2011
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