- Type: interesting-place
- GPS: 48.1492106, 17.1055246
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The palace was built in 1760 for Count Garashlkovich, he was responsible for the economic development of the lands of the Crown of St. Stephen. Here were held the most magnificent with all the Hungarian nobility gathered. The most famous musicians of their time performed in the palace.
In Soviet times, the party leaders of Czechoslovakia settled here and now the palace has passed into the possession of the President of Slovakia.
Why visit?
- Although you can’t get inside (it’s a working residence), but the changing of the guard ceremony in front of the palace is a spectacular event.
- It’s a beautiful place for photos, especially in the evening when the building is illuminated.
- If you are lucky, you can catch official visits of heads of state – sometimes there are ceremonial events.
