Schloss Esterházy and the Haydnsaal

The Baroque palace of the Esterházy princes dominates Eisenstadt's square. The tour goes through the piano nobile with the family's rooms, the entailed estate's collection of Neoclassical table silver, presented as the largest preserved set in the world, the princesses' apartment and the Haydnsaal, the festival hall where Haydn conducted the court orchestra and which is still used for concerts. At street level is the exhibition "Haydn explosiv". Entry is €19, or €25 with a guided tour; in English at 13:00. In November and December it is open Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 10:00 to 16:00 and on weekdays only with the winter tour at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00. Animals and pushchairs are not allowed in the exhibitions.