Botanic Garden Meise or National Botanical Garden of Belgium (92 ha), is one of the largest botanic gardens in the world with an extensive collection of living plants ... read more
Bussaco Palace, today a hotel, was built in 1885 for King Luis I of Portugal and his wife, Maria Pia of Savoy. It is surrounded by formal gardens and the 101 ha Bussaco ... read more
Castle Albrechtsberg was built in 1854 for Prince Albert of Prussia, the younger brother of King Frederick William IV, later Emperor William I. The architect was Adolf ... 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
Castle Ettersburg, a former hunting lodge of the Dukes of Weimar, became mid 19th century during the times of the Duke Carl Alexander and his wealthy intellectual Dutch ... read more
Castle Nordkirchen, the "Versailles of North Rhine Westphalia", dates back to the 16th century, but the present construction was built between 1703 and 1734. ... read more
Colorno Palace (Reggia di Colorno), originally a Farnese property and today restored to its former splendour, was built early 18th century and later renovated and ... read more
Domaine Château d’Ermenonville, presently a hotel, is the place where Henry IV met his famous mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées. The château is surrounded by ... read more
Eltham Palace is the former residence, built in the 1930s in Art Deco style, of the eccentric millionaire couple Stephen and Viriginia Courtauld. The site has been a ... 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
Hampton Court Castle dates from early 15th century and is surrounded by 405 ha (1,000 acres) of parkland and almost 5 ha (12 acres) of gardens, which have been carefully ... read more
Kensington Palace was the residence of the (Dutch) Stadholder-King William III and his English wife, Mary Stuart. The house was remodelled for them by Sir Christopher ... read more
The Palais Grosser Garten was created late 17th century for the Dresden Court and surrounded by a large park (147 ha), which was redesigned in English landscape style ... read more
Royal Villa of Monza, dating back to 1777-1780, has been used by the Habsburgs, the Napoleonic Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais, and the Royal House of Savoy. It has a ... 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
Strömsholm Palace was built for the Queen Dowager, Hedvid Eleonora (1636 – 1715), and displays impressive interiors from the 1700s and an important collection of ... read more
The Castle of Mey has been a much beloved retreat of the Queen Mother (1900-2002). It was built between 1566 and 1572 by George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness. The ... read more
Venaria Reale, a former royal residence, is one of the largest palace complex in the world. The gardens ans its Baroque palace, beautifully decorated and with precious ... read more
Villa Imperiale Pesaro was built between 1452-1469 for Alessandro Sforza, whereby the first stone was laid by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. It is famous for its ... read more
Wilhelma Botanical Garden ( 30 ha) is a zoological-botanical garden and was originally created by King Wilhelm I in 1846, for private use. The buildings are in Moorish ... read more
