Museum - Szántódpuszta Tourist and Cultural Center

The Europa Nostra awarded Szántódpuszta in 1994 is maintained by the Helikon Castle Museum Public Company. The several hundred year-old building complex of the Szántódpuszta farmstead from the 18-19th centuries is located by the south part of the Lake Balaton along road no. 7.

Nearly thirty buildings preserve the original view of the manor. A Tourist and Cultural Centre hosts several fine art-, cultural history and folk showings.

Szántódpuszta was first mentioned in the Tihany Deed of Foundation written in 1055. It states that King András I bestowed the estate to, among others, Benedictine monks during the time of the establishment of the Tihany Abbey. In its present state, the bleak is a reminder of its looks 150-200 years ago.

The castle is one of the oldest buildings. It served as dwelling house of the head farmer or the forest engineer. The castle was finished by 1716. At present, an office is run, as well as various temporary and permanent exhibitions are open in the building.

Programmes

Horse Riding Training with Specialized Trainer

Pony Riding for Children

Horse Carriage Riding for Groups and Individuals

Tour House Riding

further programmes

Permanent exhibitions

The work of poet Ádám Palóczi Horváth

The History of the Wine Hill at Kőhegy

Not one of the agricultural heritages of the Romans remained as intact as viniculture. The barbarians were not interested in anything more, did not show more tolerance than to producing sweet grape and excellent wine. The middle part of the Kőhegyi Hills near Zamárdi was owned by the Tihany Abbey while the eastern and western slopes were shared by serfs.

Until the vineyards were taken over by the abbey, it belonged to Szántódpuszta. The wine extracted in the 'L' shaped presses was then ripened in the 'T' shaped cellars. Unfortunately, we can only show now the coat of arms of the abbey as the building itself was taken down.

The exhibition reviews manorial and peasant viniculture at the turn of the 19th century by showing tools, typical grapes and types of cellars with their setting.

The culture of the house maids

Szántódpuszta in Photos Then and Now

further exhibitions