The Esterházy Castle in Tata, Hungary, hosts lectures, conferences, company events, chamber concerts, family celebrations and wedding ceremonies. Indoors, the largest rooms take 70 guests. The courtyard welcomes up to 400 standing guests and the park up to 1,500, with tents available outdoors on request. The castle stands beside the Old Lake in Tata, and Budapest and Győr are each within an hour on the M1.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists lectures, company events, training days and exclusive events among its uses. The exhibition area can be separated from the event space, so a private group does not share the building with museum visitors. The ground-floor Great Salon suits smaller gatherings. For larger groups, the outdoor areas can be covered with a tent, which makes a plenary session or a company reception possible for several hundred people.
Weddings and receptions
The castle names wedding ceremonies and wedding photography among its events. A small house chapel on the ground floor seats five people for a ceremony. Larger ceremonies and receptions move to the courtyard or the park. The 70 square meter event hall and the first-floor Green Salon each hold 50 guests at round tables.
Rooms and capacities
The castle complex has a useful floor area of 1,188 square meters, and the inner courtyard covers 1,200 square meters. The venue publishes a capacity table by layout:
- Event hall (ground floor, 70 m²): 70 standing, 70 theatre, 20 U-shape, 50 round tables.
- Event space and café (ground floor, 70 m²): 50 standing.
- Green Salon (first floor, 70 m²): 50 standing, 50 theatre, 20 U-shape, 50 round tables.
- Tower rooms (second floor, 17 m²): 6 at a round table.
- House chapel (ground floor, 15 m²): 5 for a ceremony.
- Courtyard (1,200 m²): 400 standing, 200 theatre, 100 round tables.
- Castle park (9,000 m²): 1,500 standing, 400 theatre, 400 round tables.
Power, internet, telephone lines and mobile coverage are available on site.
Catering
The castle runs a café on the ground floor in the spirit of the former salons. The official site does not describe a banqueting menu or a list of approved caterers, so ask the events team how food and drink are organized for your date.
History and setting
The late Baroque, classicizing castle belonged to the Fraknó line of the Esterházy counts. It stands beside the castle of Tata on the Old Lake. The official site states that a peace treaty with Napoleon was signed here in 1809. After restoration, the main building, the ceremonial courtyard and the park serve as an event venue, and the interiors are also used for film shoots and themed photo sessions.
Getting there
Tata lies in Komárom-Esztergom County. Budapest and Győr are each within one hour on the M1 motorway. Parking is possible on the street next to the castle or at a nearby car park on Május 1. út 33, a ten minute walk away. The long-distance bus station is a ten minute walk from the castle. The railway station is about 3.5 km away, roughly 45 minutes on foot, and local buses 1 and 2 run from the station to the bus station stop. Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport is 90 km away.
Quotes and further information go through the events team at the operator, the National Heritage Development Nonprofit company (NÖF).
