A beautiful and romantic Hungarian castle where Beethoven played the piano – photos!
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It is just 30 km away from Budapest, and it is worth a visit because not only the castle but also its surroundings and garden are charming. The castle was built by the aristocratic Brunszvik family in Martonvásár, Fejér County, and it is well-preserved even today.
According to Femina, Antal Brunszvik received the land from the Habsburg empress and Hungarian queen, Maria Theresa, and started to build the castle in the 1780s. After Antal Brunszvik died, his heir, Ferenc Brunszvik, continued the project, so the Baroque country house was slowly transformed into a Classical and neo-Gothic aristocratic residence. Experts say that it is
one of the most romantic places in Hungary
with its slim towers and Gothic windows.
The garden was created following the plans of Heinrich Nebbien, and it is 70 hectares. There are exotic trees, and they even made an artificial lake and an island on the premises by using the water of the nearby stream.
But how does world-famous composer Beethoven come into the picture?
He was the piano teacher of the Brunszvik girls, so he lived in the castle for a long time. The widow of Antal Brunszvik hired the composer during a trip to Vienna where she heard a concert he gave in a theatre. Even though, as a talented composer, Beethoven did not like to teach, he taught the girls happily for a couple of weeks.
