Castle Guttenberg dates back to around 1180 and is over 560 years in the hands of the Barons von Gemmingen. It is open to the public as a historic museum, including a ... read more
Lichtenstein Castle dates back to 1390 and came into the hands of Count Wilhelm of Württemberg 1839, who then built a German medieval knight’s castle. It was ... read more
Castle Sigmaringen has been for centuries a residential castle of the Hohenzollern family and is open to the public all year round. The visitor can learn about the ... read more
Burg Hohenzollern, restored by both Hohenzollern lines in the 19th century and is private property up to the present day. It is a museal complex with part of the ... read more
Castle Tegel - von Humboldt Museum, a former royal hunting lodge, came into the hands of the von Humboldt family in 1766. The famous brothers Wilhelm and Alexander lived ... read more
Castle Ahrensburg has a long history as a noble country seat, but is now a museum and used for cultural events, such as concerts. read more
Braunfels Castle dates back to 1246 and is the residence of the Counts von Oppersdorff zu Solms-Braunfels. The castle can be visited and is locates also an interesting ... read more
Residence Palace Arolsen is a Baroque palace build by the Princes von Waldeck-Pymont. It is since 1918 in public hands but remains the residence of the head of the ... read more
Erbach Palace dates back to the 12th century and is the seat of the Counts von Erbach-Erbach. Although still a family residence it contains two museums, the Collection of ... read more
Bückeburg Palace is the seat of the Princes zu Schaumburg-Lippe and dates back to 1304. This beautiful and impressive Baroque complex is open to the public and used for ... read more
Marienburg Castle was, until recently, private property of the Royal House of Hanover. It was a birthday present of King George V of Hanover (1819-1878) to his wife Queen ... read more
Glücksburg Castle was built between 1583 and 1587 on the site of a former Cistercian monastery (Rudekloster) for the Dukes of Glücksburg. In 1922 the Ducal house of ... read more
Eutin Castle originally belonged to the Lübeck prince-bishops, later it became the summer residence of the Dukes of Oldenburg. The castle houses a museum and is open to ... read more
Briest Manor is the eldest seat, since 1345, of the historic von Bismarck family. It is a complex of buildings built in late Renaissance style and surrounded by a park in ... read more