Jennifer Smith
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A steep €12 to enter but oh.my.god. What a magnificent restoration. The before and after are truly gobsmacking. One of my favourite historical homes I have ever been to and I’ve been to hundreds if not thousands in my life. Absolutely ravishing wall paintings, wallpaper, tiled floors, furniture, tchotchkes and art.
There is a free online PDF audioguide which is helpful. Warning the WIFI doesn’t work beyond the entrance hall- come on guys!!- so I recommend taking snapshots of the PDF unless you have phone data.
Self-guided tour unless you want to pay an astounding €25 for a guided tour. I found the combo of my LP book and the PDF guide fine. A museum staff member gave my friend and I a brief intro in the entrance hall which was helpful.
Warning there’s NO explanation of the throne in the throne room or WHY it’s there.
The relatively bland outside entrance is easy to miss.