The Bulgarian Tsar’s Manor House

Museum in Svätý Anton

A manor house built around the symbolism of the year: 4 wings for the 4 seasons, 12 chimneys for the months, 52 rooms for the weeks, 7 arcades for the days of the week and 365 windows for the days of the year.

From the outside the building is fairly unassuming, but it hides real treasures, such as the Golden Salon, gilded with genuine 24-carat gold. It was a wedding gift to Marie Antoinette when she married the King of France, and one of the Coburgs bought it at a furniture auction in Paris. Unlike other castles and manor houses in Slovakia, where the furniture was gradually looted and later replaced with non-original pieces from antique shops, everything here is original and reflects the way of life, tastes and pastimes of the Koháry and Coburg families. The manor house also has an extensive hunting exhibition, and beside it lies a romantic park with a pond and benches.

Contact & information

✕