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 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
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 & Park Babelsberg has been built for Emperor William I and his wife Augusta von Sachsen-Weimar, when he was still Crown Prince. It is surrounded by terraced ... read more
Château d'Auvers-sur-Oise was built in 1635 for Zanobi Lioni, a rich Italian financier associated with Marie de Medici. It is surrounded by eight hectares of ... 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 Weilburg dates back to the 10th century and was seat of the Counts of Nassau. It has undergone many extensions and embellishments, such as during the Renaissance ... read more
Castle & Estate Wendlinghausen, a prestigious example of Weser-Renaissance architecture, offers a wide range of cultural experiences such as music, theatre, ... read more
Castelo de Soutomaoir dates back to the 12th century, but was transformed into a summer residence in the 19th century the Marquis of la Vega de Armijo. Its park and ... read more
Castello Ruspoli dates back to 847, and is still today the private residence of the princes Ruspoli. The castle and its well known 16th century garden are open to the ... read more
Castello di Masino dates back to the eleventh century, and has been the residence of the Counts Valperga di Masimo until 1988 when they handed it over to the FAI (Fundo ... read more
Torcrescenza Castle, the "Mimosa" castle, still inhabited by a noble family, dates back to the 400s. It has been expanded and embellished through the ... read more
Castello di San Pelagio dates back to the 16th century, and is partly still privately inhabited. The rest houses an important air museum, including some models of studies ... read more
Castello di Roncade dates back to the 15th century. It was acquired by Baron Tito Ciani Bassetti early 1900s, whose descendants still own it today. It is a 110 ha ... read more
Castello di Pralormo dates back to the 13th century and was in 1830-40 remodelled into a comfortable elegant residence. Since 1680 the castle is in the hands of the ... read more
Castello di Miramare is closely linked to the tragic, historic couple of the (short) Emperor of Mexico, Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg, and his wife, Charlotte of ... read more
Castello (Villa) di Miradolo, once the property of the extinct counts Cacherano di Bricherasio, is since 2008 the seat of the Cosso Foundation, who uses it for cultural ... read more
Castello di Grazzano Visconti dates back to the 14th century, and is owned by the Visconti family. It is surrounded by an elegant 15 ha park, including the small church, ... read more
Castello di Cordovado, with at its centre the Piccolomini-Freschi Palace, dates back to the Roman times. The 16th century Palace is surrounded by an early 19th century ... read more
Castello di Brolio, seat of the Ricasoli family, dates back to as early as 1141, and was redesigned by architect Marchetti in Gothic Revival-style in 1835, commissioned ... read more
