The billionaire Benetton bought a lavish castle at us

According to borsonline.hu, Carlo Benetton, one of the owners of the global brand, appears in Gorgeteg, Somogy county, where he bought a castle.

Behind the trees, the tower of the Rinyatamas hunting lodge appears between Labod and Gorgeteg (two villages in Somogy County).

The castle was built by the Szechenyi family in the 1800’s. Few years ago, the whole area has been closed when Carlo Benetton, one of the founders of Benetton, had bought it with the lands around it as well.

The Italian appears

Locals’s opinions are divided about whether it is good to have a billionaire celebrity in the neighborhood. In Gorgeteg, many people just call him “Italian” or “Mr. Benetto” briefly. – I’ve met him, he is humble, modest and simply-dressed – said Bela Bogdan in front of the bar. There are more Italian investors in the area. They have farms in an extension of thousands of acres; it means work for the locals, at least. Many believe that Szechenyi Castle should be remained the property of the local government. It is not known how Benetton got the historic castle. They say he had appeared one day to another and the gate had been closed, borsonline.hu says.

The castle flourished

Mrs. Ilonka Csenko had worked in the castle’s kitchen for more than 15 years before Benetton bought it.  – The hunting lodge flourished a lot of foreign visitors came here, Hungarian politicians too. Weddings, dinners were held there – the old cook remembers.

Memory of the Szechenyis was also preserved: on the façade, there was the family’s coat of arms; the fancy equipment and the chapel were also remained. Eight rooms were in it. Borsonline.hu knows so that substantially rebuilt. – Once, a descendant of Istvan Szechenyi (who is called the greatest Hungarian) came there. He looked at the old family mansion, never seen before. He was completely moved. He said he did not have the chance to be his – the retired woman added.