Phoenix Park, dating back to the 17th century, is a deer park, with 11 km perimeter wall enclosing 707 hectares (1,750 acres). It is said to be the largest enclosed ... read more
Pavillon de Vendôme, now a museum, was built between 1665 and 1667 for Louis, Duke of Vendôme, as a meeting-place with his lover Lucrète de Forbin Solliés. read more
Parque del Buen Retiro is a very popular and appreciated 142 ha park, which until the 19th century belonged to the Spanish Monarchy. It has many different gardens, ... read more
Park an der Ilm (48 ha) was created by the Duke Carl August of Sachsen - Weimar and Johann Wolfgang Goethe. read more
Palazzo Farnese, today in the hands of the Italian state, was created early 16th century by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, the future Pope Paul III. The empty main villa, ... 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
Osborne House was the summer retreat of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. They didn't like Brighton and to spent their summers on the Isle of Wight. The house was ... read more
Oranienbaum Palace, was built as an ensemble, together with the park and city, by Henriette Catharina of Orange-Nassau (1637–1708). She was the wife of Johann Georg ... read more
Munich Court Garden, or Hofgarten, was created in 1613–1617 by Maximilian I of Bavaria, and extended during the 18th and 19th century. Today a public park, it was the ... read more
Mosigkau Castle was built as a summer residence between 1752 and 1757 for Princess Anne-Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Dessau. Today it is a museum, whereby the master paintings ... read more
Maria Luiza Park Sevilla was designed by the landscape architect Forestier and opened in 1929. They were formerly the private gardens of the Telmo Palace. These grounds ... read more
Le Potager du Roy was created between 1678 and 1683 by Jean-Baptiste de la Quintine, the director of the royal fruit and vegetable gardens, in order to provide fresh ... read more
The Lainzer Tiergarten is a former fenced-in imperial hunting ground, dating back to 1561 when it was created by Emperor Ferdinand I. Since 1919 it is open to the public ... read more
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, founded in 1840, is a 132 ha (330 acres) complex of gardens and botanical glasshouses. It is a leading international research and education ... 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
Kensington Gardens & Italian Gardens, 107 ha (265 acres), is one of the Eight Royal Parks. The site was, up to 1728, part of Hyde Park. The latter was created for ... read more
Kenilworth Castle, built in the 12th century, has played an important historic role for centuries. It has been royal property several times and has been in the hands of ... read more
Karlsruhe Palace & Garden were founded in 1715 when Carl Wilhelm began to make his retreat. It is now home to the main museum of the Badische Landesmuseum ... read more
Jardin du Palais Carnolès (2 ha), is housing one of Europe's largest citrus collections, with contains today over 137 varieties of citrus fruits, including 24 ... read more
The Jardin des Plantes (28 ha), planted in 1635, as a former Royal medicinal herb garden (the 'Jardin royal des plantes médicinales'), is today the main ... read more