Castle Willibaldsburg dates back to 1355 and was transformed in the late 16th-early 17th century into an impressive residence. Castle and Bastion Garden can be visited and ... read more
Castle Old Court Bamberg locates the Historical Museum of the city of Bamberg. The two chapels at the Old Court can be visited on request (guided tour) read more
Palace New Residence Bamberg dates from the early 17th century as the (new) residence of the Bamberg Prince-Bishops. It is famous for its baroque interior with numerous ... read more
Verhildersum Manor is presenting the Dutch aristocratic country life through the centuries. The manor is a museum surrounded by a beautiful park. The estate offers many ... read more
The baroque Old Castle Hermitage was build and extended by the Markgraves of Bayreuth in the 18th century. Park and castle are open to the public. The castle-museum can be ... read more
Neues Schloss Bayreuth reflects the life, works and philosophy of Margravine Wilhelmine and her husband Friedrich. It is an example of the rococo style as evolved in ... read more
Fantaisie Palace and Garden Museum was created in the second half of the 18th century by Duchess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie von Württemberg, daughter of the Bayreuth ... read more
Lauenstein Castle dates back to the 12th century and is since 1962 in the hands of the Free State of Bavaria which after a complete restoration installed a museum ... read more
Plassenburg Castle dates from the 14th century and its history is closely linked to the Hohenzollern family. Today it locates four museums. read more
Castle Zwernitz dates back to the Roman Empire and came into the possession of the Hohenzollern family. Today it is a museum showing the history of Zwernitz Castle, its ... read more
Castle Coburg is a former palace of the Electors of Saxony and dates back to the Middle-Ages. Open to the public, it hosts important collections of art. read more
Ehrenburg Palace was the residence of the Coburg dukes and dates back to 1543. In the 19th century it got the neo-Gothic façades. The state apartments, with the bedroom ... read more
Castle Rosenau is the birthplace of Price Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. Rosenau is an outstanding early example of romantic Historicism in Bavaria. In 1990 the palace ... read more
Höchstädt Palace, dating from the 16th century, is closely linked to the former principality of Pfalz-Neuburg. Today it has been restored and used as Museum of German ... read more
Castle Babenhausen, Fugger Museum. Babenhausen is in the hands of the famous Fugger family since 1538. In 1955 the family located the Fugger Museum here, in a part of the ... read more
The Fuggerei is the oldest existing social housing complex in the world and was created by Jacob Fugger and his brothers in 1521. The Fuggerei with museum, display ... read more
Schaetzler Palace, owned by several aristocratic and wealthy families, is a jewel from the baroque period. In 1958 the last private owner, Baron Wolfgang von Schaetzler, ... read more
Neuschwanstein Castle is probably, by its romantic extravagance, one of the best known castles in the world. Build for King Ludwig II it is a typical Historicist creation. ... read more
Johannesburg Castle, build early 17th century for the archbishop-electors of Mainz, is one of the most important examples of palace architecture from the German ... read more
Old Castle Sugenheim, Dolls & Toys Museum. The private owners of the castle display their collection of more than 2500 dolls and toys in 12 rooms of the old castle ... read more