
Former home of
"The English Patient"
From attic to Aviatik Berg
Burg Bernstein
A collection of
historic hotels +
creative minds
Chance would have it that, in the mid-19th century, the Almásy Family, residents of Hungary in search of a new home, came across an ad touting 1000 m³ of wood from an attic. It turns out that the family who live in Bernstein back then was no longer able to maintain the castle and, due to a lack of money, had wanted to demolish the attic. It was this that prompted the Almásys to move to Bernstein.
The first Almásy at Burg Bernstein was Eduard Almásy in 1892. His grandson Janós was a cavalry officer during World War I, while younger brother László served as a fighter pilot. Lászlós’s story became world-famous through the Oscar-winning movie “The English Patient”.