Rosersberg Palace was built by the Oxenstierna family in the 1630s before it became a royal palace in 1762. It contains well-preserved interiors and collections from ... read more
The El Escorial Abbey Palace is the immense complex, built by Philip II, in honour of his father Charles V. It is a Royal Palace, a monastery, a mausoleum, with stunning ... read more
Royal Greenhouses Laeken is part of the Royal Palace of Laeken, the residence of the King of Belgium. The total floor surface of this immense complex is 2.5 ... read more
The Royal Observatory Greenwich is the historic site of British astronomy, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the world-famous Meridian Line. Managed as part of the National ... read more
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 La Granja de San Ildefonso is the "Versailles of Spain", and was built 1721-24 for King Philip V, the Spanish grandson of Louis XIV. It is ... 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
Sanspareil Rockgarden, Wonsees, dates back to 1744, and was made for Margravine Wilhelmine, a sister of Frederick the Great. Many features don't exist any longer, ... 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
Savill Garden was created by the Crown Estate in the 1930s, and contains 14 ha (35 acres) of beautifully designed gardens and woodland, which can be enjoyed by ... read more
Schloss Charlottenhof is a former summer palace of Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia and his wife, the Bavarian princess Elisabeth Ludovika. It was built ... 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
The Tiergarten Schönbrunn, or "Vienna Zoo", was founded in 1752 as an imperial menagerie, and is the oldest operating zoo in the world. It is located on the ... read more
Slott Solliden is a the royal summer retreat on Önland. Only its beautiful park is open for the public during specific periods. The park has many features such as the ... read more
Sofiero Castle was built in 1864 by Crown Prince Oscar and his wife, Sophia of Nassau, but it was his grandson Gustaf VI Adolf and his wife Margarete who created a ... read more
St James's Park is one of the eight Royal Parks and covers 23 ha (57 acres). The park has a small lake, St James's Park Lake, with two islands, West Island, ... read more
State Park Fuerstenlager (48 ha) park, with in its centre an idyllic village around a mineral spring. The park is located in a beautiful valley with woods, ... read more
State Park Wilhelmsbad Hanau, English landscape style, was built in 1777 on the initiative of Prince Wilhelm von Hessen-Kassel. Today, with a lake, a castle, a ... 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
