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
Goethe House, Frauenplan, is the house where Goethe and his wife, Christiane Vulpius lived during his years in Weimar. It includes, the reception room, study and library, ... read more
Belvedere Castle dates was built in 1724-1732 for the Duke Ernst August of Sachsen-Weimar and Eisenach as a summer residence, surrounded by a 43 ha park. Since 1923 it ... read more
Rennsteiggarten, Oberhof (7 ha), created in 1970, is a unique botanic garden, specialized in mountain flora. It is housing around 4,000 species from all regions of the ... read more
Seiferdorf Valley (288 ha) was created from 1781 mainly by Countess Christina (Tina) von Brühl. She resided with her husband Count Moritz Graf von Brühl at castle ... 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
Augsburg Botanical Garden was created in 1936 as a city nursery, but has grown into a garden complex, containing a variety of different gardens, such as a Japanese Garden, ... 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 Gardens of the Hesperides ("Hesperidengärten") are back to the Middle Ages. The gardens, where once citrus fruits were cultivated, were named after the ... read more
Mainau Castle was built in 1720, but it was Count Lennart Bernadotte (1909-2004), who restored and re-shaped the gardens, as we see them today. Mainau is the "Island ... read more
Luisenpark (41 ha) is a public park, created between 18932-1903, funded by a bequest from the scientist Fuchs, and named after Marie Louise Elisabeth of Prussia ... 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
The Japanese Garden is located in Seepark. It was designed by Japanese landscape architect Tokumoto Yoshinori Matsuyama for the people of Freiburg. It was opebed in May ... read more
Erlangen Botanic Garden (2 ha) was created in 1747 and was relocated to the northern part of Erlangen Schlossgarten in 1828. It is owned and managed by the University of ... read more
Botanical Garden Freiburg is a scientific research garden of the University of Freiburg. The garden contains some 8,000 species from alpine regions, dunes, heaths, ... read more
Sichtungsgarten Weihenstephan (5 hectares) is a scientific teaching garden, founded in 1948 by Richard Hansen, and is now managed by the Research Institute for ... read more
Sanspareil Rockgarden, Wonsees, dates back to 1744, and was made for Margravine Wilhelmine, a sister of Frederick the Great. Many features don't exist any longer, ... read more
Hohenheim Gardens (10 hectares) are surrounding and belonging to the Hohenheim University, established in a former palace. It contains a park, arboretum and a botanic ... read more
Stadtgarten, Freiburg (2.6 ha) dates back to 1888. It was designed by the city gardener Schmöger. The garden exhibits a number of sculptures and its music pavilion is ... 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