Isabella Plantation is a 16 ha (40 acres) woodland garden at the centre of Richmond Park, with ponds, streams and housing rhododendrons and azaleas. It is opened to the ... read more
Inner and Middle Temple date back to the Knight's Templar and Knights Hospitallers. The Temple was seized by Henry VIII in 1540 and belongs since then to the Crown. ... read more
Hyde Park, covering 142 ha (350 acres), is one of London's eight Royal Parks. It was created on request of Henry III in 1536, and used as a hunting ground. ... read more
Hostal de los Reyes Catolicos dates back to 1499, built as a Royal Hospital for pilgrims travelling to Santiago. Today, still a hotel, it is considered the oldest hotel ... read more
Holyrood Park is a royal park in central Edinburgh, created in 1541, with a semi-natural vegetation. It is covering 260 ha (650 acres) and was a former 12th century ... 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
Hampton Court Palace has a long and interesting history. It is, together with the St Jame's Palace, the only surviving two palaces out of many from Henry VIII. It ... 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
Gustav III´s Pavilion, at Haga Park, is one of the finest examples of the European Neo-Classicism of the late 1700s in Northern Europe and is open during the summer ... 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
Greenwich Park, covering 74 ha (183 acres), is one of the eight Royal Parks. It stands on 'Prime Meridian', the world's time reference point (Royal ... read more
The Green Park is, with its 16 ha (40 acres), the smallest one of London’s eight Royal Parks. It became Crown property in 1668, under Charles II. It was opened to the ... read more
Goethe's Garden House was acquired by Goethe in 1776. He had the house repaired and redesigned the garden. It was an important refuge for him, where he could work ... read more
Frauenwoerth Abbey was founded in 772 by Tassilo III of Bavaria and is located on the second largest of the three islands in Chiemsee. It has a charming garden containing ... read more
Feldafing Park and Rose Island were both created by King Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811-1864). Feldafing Park is popular for its splendid views. The former ... read more
The English Garden, Munich (370 ha/910 acres) is one of the largest public parks in the world. It is an English landscape park, created in 1789 for Charles Theodore of ... 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
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
El Pardo Palace dates back to a 15th century Royal hunting lodge, however it was Charles V, who commissioned the architect Louis de Vega to transform it into a palace. ... read more
Duck Island Cottage Garden, St James's Park is an Arts & Crafts-style garden, surrounding the restored keepers's cottage of Duck Island. Duck island dates ... read more