Pillnitz Castle was the summer residence of many electors and kings of Saxony, in particular for their mistresses. Today, the palace houses the Palace Museum and the Arts ... read more
Castle Moritzburg, originally a hunting lodge, was transformed into a Baroque palace in the 18th century by August the Strong and later by his great-grandson. It is a ... read more
Castle Nossen, today a museum, dates back to the 12th century when it was owned by the Knights of Nuzzin. After having passed on to the Meissen Bishops and later to the ... read more
Fortress Stolpen has a long history with permanent structural changes, such as its conversion into Stolpen Palace and as a partially ruin today. It is still well known in ... read more
Castle Weesenstein has a long noble history dating back to the 13th century. Early 19th century it came into the hands of the Royal family of Saxony which gave it true ... read more
Wackerbarth Castle was built for Fieldmarshall and Cabinet Minister of August the Strong, Count August Christoph von Wackerbarth. After having changed noble hands many ... read more
Zabeltitz Baroque Garden was constructed in 1728 for Christoph August Imperial Count von Wackerbarth by Johann Christoph Knoeffel, court master builder of Augustus the ... read more
Freudenstein Castle contains the world's largest private mineralogical collection "terra mineralia" (from the Bergakademie Freiberg, University of ... read more
Proschwitz Castle is one of the oldest wine estates in Saxony with around 90 ha and is owned by the princely family zur Lippe. read more
Baroque Garden Grosssedlitz is a 18 ha Baroque Garden with the largest collection of bitter orange trees in the German-speaking countries and equally famous for its yearly ... read more
Hunting Lodge Augustusburg is today a museum for motorcycles, coaches, game and birds and history of the castle itself. It is the biggest museum for motorcycles in ... read more
Castle and Park Lichtenwalde dates back to 1230 and has been in several noble hands, in particular the Vitzthum von Eckstädt family. It is a museum now, surrounded by a ... read more
Castle Scharfenstein dates back to 1250 and came into the hands of the Counts von Einsiedel until 1931. Today it is a museum and open to the public. read more
Fortress Königstein is more than 400 years old and was used as a state prison for centuries. Situated on a 9.5 hectare rock plateau, 240 metres above the Elbe and with ... read more
Delitzsch Castle is used as a museum, with a Baroque garden and a viewing tower. It displays prestigious interior, which has been preserved in its original state. read more
Castle Hartenfels is today a museum with temporary exhibitions and above all a permanent exhibition, the "Traces of Injustice", recounting the history of Torgau ... read more
Castle Klippenstein dates back to 1289 with not only military and administrative functions but served also as a Hunting Lodge for the Electors of Saxony. Today it is owned ... read more
Castle Krobnitz houses a museum with a permanent exhibition about the life of Count Albrecht von Roon. He was the famous Prussian Minister of War during the Bismarck area, ... read more
Lauenstein Castle, a Renaissance castle from the 16th century above a beautiful valley, houses the Museum of the Eastern Ore Mountains and offers traditional falconry ... read more
Castle Neschwitz was built during the first half of the 18th century as a summer residence for Duke Württemberg-Teck and his wife, Princess Ursula Katharina von Teschen, ... read more