Ambras Castle is closely connected with Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria (1529–1595). The castle-museum served as his residence from 1563 to ... read more
Augustinial Monastery Herrenchiemsee (Old Palace), today a museum and art gallery complex, is a former Augustine monastery, coverted by Ludwig II as a palace, where could ... read more
Botanic Museum & Gardens, Berlin (42 ha) is one of the largest of it kind in the world. It dates back as a vegetables and medical plants garden for the court, but was ... read more
Belvedere Castle dates was built in 1724-1732 for the Duke Ernst August of Sachsen-Weimar and Eisenach as a summer residence, surrounded by a 43 ha park. Since 1923 it ... read more
Castle Benrath is an elegant and well preserved Rococo palace, surrounded by a beautifully restored park and gardens of 61 ha. It houses three museums and serves as a ... read more
Schwerin Castle, located on an island, is the former residence of the Dukes Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Today it both museum and home to the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state ... read more
Castle Ludwigslust, a former hunting lodge, transformed into a lavish residence of the Dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, houses today the "State Museum of ... read more
The Castle of Agliè, Castello Ducale di Agliè, dates back to the 12th century, but became a Royal summer retreat for the House of Savoy in the 18th century. It has 300 ... read more
Château de Versailles is one the most famous palaces in the world. Not only the palace itself, but also its monumental park and gardens are the best known and most ... read more
Schloss Clemenswerth, today housing the Emslandmuseum, is a most charming Baroque complex, with 8 pavilions, a church and cloister around the castle. It is surrounded ... read more
Gripsholm Castle is today a museum, but still part of the Crown palaces and at the disposal of the King. It houses part of the National Portrait Gallery, paintings and ... read more
The Hermesvilla was a gift from the Emperor Franz Joseph I to his wife Empress Elisabeth, in the hope of persuading her, who was frequently travelling abroad, to ... read more
The Jardin des Plantes (28 ha), planted in 1635, as a former Royal medicinal herb garden (the 'Jardin royal des plantes médicinales'), is today the main ... read more
Karlsruhe Palace & Garden were founded in 1715 when Carl Wilhelm began to make his retreat. It is now home to the main museum of the Badische Landesmuseum ... read more
Kenilworth Castle, built in the 12th century, has played an important historic role for centuries. It has been royal property several times and has been in the hands of ... read more
The Lainzer Tiergarten is a former fenced-in imperial hunting ground, dating back to 1561 when it was created by Emperor Ferdinand I. Since 1919 it is open to the public ... read more
Mosigkau Castle was built as a summer residence between 1752 and 1757 for Princess Anne-Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Dessau. Today it is a museum, whereby the master paintings ... read more
Pavillon de Vendôme, now a museum, was built between 1665 and 1667 for Louis, Duke of Vendôme, as a meeting-place with his lover Lucrète de Forbin Solliés. read more
Prinz-Georg Palais, today serving as a museum for the Grand Ducal Hessian Porcelain Collection, is together with its garden, a charming Baroque ensemble. read more
Rheinsberg Palace was the residence of Frederic the Great , when he was the Prussian Crown Prince. Later his younger brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, lived here and ... read more