Good news! Bishop’s Palace in Sümeg opens to the public – PHOTOS

Hungary has many amazing places to explore, splendid places seem to open to the public one after the other.

Not too long ago, we wrote that Almásy castle’s Stefánia wing has opened to mesmerise the public. The building’s main wing was renovated for 2 billion forints (€ 5.7 million). The renovation of the other wing cost 705 million forints from European funds and 250 million forints (€ 694,000) from domestic funds. Ferenc Erkel performed in the castle in 1839. He is famous for writing the music for the Hungarian national anthem. The castle is unique in another way, too: it has the largest ballroom in Hungary.

Now, epiteszforum.hu writes that the Bishop’s Palace in Sümeg will open to the public. The general public can visit the palace from 2 November. From 1 November until 31 March, the opening hours are between 9 am and 5 pm from Tuesday to Sunday. From 1 April until 31 October, the palace is open between 10 am and 6 pm every day, except for Mondays.

The palace is truly remarkable. Bishop Márton Padányi Biró ordered the construction of the building. Works were ongoing between 1748 and 1753. Later, it became the summer residence of the bishop of Veszprém.