Wörlitz Palace was built (1773) as a residence of Duke Leopold and his wife Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt. It was the first Neoclassical building in Germany. read more
Wilhelmsthal Castle is a beautiful Rococo castle displaying royal lifestyle in the 18th century with original French furniture, porcelain and paintings. The castle is ... read more
Wilhelmshöhe Palace was built for Landgrave Wilhelm (William) IX of Hesse in the late 18th century. The last German Emperor Wilhelm II used it on a regular basis. Today ... read more
Wilhelmsburg Castle dates back to the 12th century but was rebuilt and completed in 1619 into a Renaissance castle by the House of Hesse-Kassel. Today it houses the ... read more
Westfalenpark Dortmund (70 ha)dates back to 1959, and has many features such as the German Rosarium, the Water Heart, its Nature Protection House, Florian's Garden, ... read more
Weikersheim Castle dates back to 1153 and has been a residence of the princely Hohenlohe family until 1967 when it was sold to the Land Baden-Würtenberg. It is well known ... read more
Tiefurt House (41 ha)were transformed from a simple house into a small stately home, surrounded by an English landscape park, by Prince Friedrich Ferdinand Constantin ... read more
The Gründerzeitmuseum in Mahlsdorf is housing the collection brought together by Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (1928–2002), focusing on the "Founder Epoch" from ... read more
Sondershausen Palace has been for centuries the residential seat of the House of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. At the present, surrounded by its restored park, it houses the ... read more
Summer-palace Greiz was until 1918 a summer retreat of the princely House of Reuss Elder line. Today it is used for concerts and locates a museum, including the princely ... read more
Solitude Palace was build in the second half of the 18th century for Duke Carl Eugen of Würtenberg as a summer residence and hunting lodge. The palace designed in the ... 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Rheinsberg Palace was the residence of Frederic the Great , when he was the Prussian Crown Prince. Later his younger brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, lived here and ... read more
Rastatt Residential Palace has been build for the Markgraves of Baden-Baden, modelled on Versailles. The palace and gardens are open to the public, together with the ... read more