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Walk in the

fortresses and castles

In Várpalota, the fortress was named after Captain György the Benedictines of Pannonhalma in the middle of the 13th

Thuri who fought heroically against the Turks. Th e family century.
Zichy had the fortress rebuilt into a baroque castle at the be- The baroque Esterházy Castle, and the former fortifi cation sys-

ginning of the 18th century. Following the renovation, it has tem, built in 1784, played an important role in the history and
housed numerous permanent and temporary exhibitions, in development of the town of Pápa, also known as the Athens of
addition to the Museum of Hungarian Chemistry and the Col- Transdanubia. The renovated castle is again a prominent tour-

lection of Mining History. ist attraction in Pápa. The beautifully restored castle houses a
Szigliget Castle stands on the cone of a volcanic hill that used chapel, exhibition halls, a puppet theatre, a cinema and a café.
to be an island of Lake Balaton; its oldest parts were built by

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