Godollo Attractions
This little town lies in the middle of the Gödöllo Highlands 29km (18mi.) east of Budapest, to which it is linked by a high-speed railroad. Its many visitors are attracted especially by the Palace, once the summer residence of Empress Elisabeth. After 1956 the quiet town began to flourish economically, and today several large industrial plants are established here as well as agricultural research institutes.
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Grassalkovich Palace
Grassalkovich Palace was once the summer residence of Empress Elisabeth. Today it is a retirement home but tourists can tour the grounds on a horse-drawn carriage.
Máriabesny Pilgrimage Church
This church lies about 2km (1 1/4mi.) from the center of Gödöllo, on a hill above Road 30 to Hatvan. A "Way of the Cross" leads up to the Late Baroque Chapel (Kegytemplom), built in 1759-70, together with its lower and upper churches.
University of Agricultural Science
In the center of the campus-like complex stands the two-story Neo-Baroque building of what was once a Premonstratensian school; in front of it lies a well-tended park with a number of rare plants. The various institutes and other university buildings are grouped around this main building. Of interest is the bronze relief on the wall of the university assembly hall by the artist Amerigo Tot, who was born in Hungary in 1909 and died in Italy in 1984; he called it "The Apotheosis of the Atom".
