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The yellow building of the Gödöllő Town Museum, with the museum signRlevente · CC BY-SA 3.0

What to do · Gödöllő

Gödöllő Town Museum and the Artists' Colony

The Gödöllő Art Nouveau artists' colony and the history of the town, in an 18th-century inn next to the palace · Wednesday to Sunday

Information
Duration
1 h
Season
All year, Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 16:00
Who it's for
Adults and teenagers

What it is

Five minutes from the palace, at Szabadság tér 5, the town museum occupies a former manorial inn from the 1760s. Its central collection is that of the Gödöllő artists' colony, the Art Nouveau group that in the early 20th century made tapestries, furniture and stained glass here. It also tells the local history.

Opening hours

Wednesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 16:00. Telephone: +36 20 451 84 02. Its website does not publish prices: ask at the ticket office.

Frequently asked questions

Is it open on Monday?

No. It is open Wednesday to Sunday.

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The hotel restaurant's dining room© Hotel Erzsébet Királyné

Erzsébet Királyné Restaurant

Restaurant · Gödöllő · €€€€

What to order: Ask for a table in the inner courtyard if it is summer; the menu is on the hotel's website.

Book by phone; also serves breakfast for hotel guests.
The café team in a vaulted salon with a crystal chandelier© Gödöllői Királyi Kastély

CaFE IDA, the Palace Café

Café · Gödöllő · €€€€

What to order: A coffee and cake in Sisi's salons after the visit, or before the light garden.

Inside the palace, on the ground floor; no museum ticket needed.
A pizza going into the wood-fired oven© Napolizza

Napolizza

Restaurant · Gödöllő · €€€€

What to order: One of their classic pizzas with San Marzano tomato and fior di latte; the kitchen closes half an hour earlier.

Closed Monday and Tuesday. Also takeaway.

To stay nearby

The hotel building, the former town hall of Gödöllő© Hotel Erzsébet KirálynéHotel

Hotel Erzsébet Királyné

Former town hall · Opposite the HÉV · Accepts pets

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: A three-star hotel in the former Art Nouveau town hall, opposite the HÉV and five minutes from the palace, with a garage and pet-friendly rooms.

A room with two beds, a blue sofa and a round table© Árnyas PanzióSmall hotel

Árnyas Panzió

Garden · Family rooms · 24-hour reception

Why we like it: A guesthouse of 58 beds with a garden in Máriabesnyő, a kilometre from the basilica, with air-conditioned rooms from 20,000 Ft a night.

From Ft20,000 / night View details