Royal Palace museum Capodimonte, now a museum, was one of the two Royal palaces in Naples. It was a summer palace, hunting lodge and residence for the Kings of Two ... read more
Royal Palace of Caserta, is one of the largest royal residences in the world and is surrounded by a 120 ha baroque park, with formal vistas, fountains and cascades. The ... read more
Royal Palace of Gödöllő was built by Count Antal Grassalkovich I (1694–1771), a confident of Maria Theresa, but was acquired by the crown in 1867 and became a ... read more
Royal Pavilion was built as a pleasure palace for King George IV. Building started in 1787, but the main part was constructed between 1815 and 1822, by the architect John ... read more
Rundale (Ruhenthal) Palace is considered as the ''Versailles'' of Latvia and was the summer residence of the Dukes of Courland. The palace was ... read more
Rájec nad Svitavou Castle is a free accessible Rococo-Classicist chateau with richly furnished interiors from the princes of Salm, surrounded by a 13 ha English landscape ... read more
Sanssouci was built (1745-1747) for Frederick the Great as a place to relax and enjoy a (relative) simple life, without worries, "sans soucis". The villa-like ... 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
Castles Schleissheim and Lustheim is a complex of three palaces, The Old Palace, The New Palace and the Lustheim. It was a summer residence of the Kings of Bavaria. read more
Eggenberg Palace's history is closely linked to the Princes von Eggenberg and the Counts von Herberstein, who got the palace into their hands by inheritance in the ... read more
Schloss Eremitage Waghaeusel is a baroque castle and former hunting lodge for the prince-bishops of Speyer, built 1724 -1729 by Michael Ludwig Rohrer. Today, castle and ... read more
Schloss Hellbrunn is Austria's best example of the Italian baroque style. It was built (1613–19) for Marcus Sitticus von Hohenems, the Prince-Archbishop of ... read more
Schloss Mosigau, built between 1752 and 1757 for Princess Anna Wilhelmina of Anhalt-Dessau, is one of the few Rococo palaces in Central Germany. It was designed by the ... read more
Schloss Reinbek, a Renaissance style castle formerly owned by the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf and Prussia, is now a centre for culture and communication. read more
Castle Rosenburg, first mentioned in 1175, is one of the most impressive and probably best preserved architectural monuments in Austria. Since 1681 it is in the hands of ... read more
Schloss vor Husum has taken up the challenge to become a true cultural centre with piano festival, concerts, lectures, museum, reconstructed garden, private events, ... read more
Schönbrunn Palace was the main summer residence of the Habsburgs and is together with its gardens, one of the best known Baroque ensembles in the world. read more
Sewerby Hall is a Georgian country house, surrounded by 20 ha (50 acres) of landscaped gardens. The Hall houses the Museum of East Yorkshire, and the Coastguard ... read more
Shugborough Hall has been in the Anson family since 1624 until the death of the 4th Earl of Lichfield in 1960. Today it is in the hands of the National Trust and open to ... read more
Shuttleworth Houise, situated in 172 ha (425 acres) of magnificent parkland, is an important tourist attraction, where the visitors can admire the famous collection ... read more