Château d'Auvers-sur-Oise was built in 1635 for Zanobi Lioni, a rich Italian financier associated with Marie de Medici. It is surrounded by eight hectares of ... read more
Castle Benrath is an elegant and well preserved Rococo palace, surrounded by a beautifully restored park and gardens of 61 ha. It houses three museums and serves as a ... 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
Castle and Museum Valangin is a characteristic medieval castle, used today not only as a museum, but also for private and cultural events such as exhibitions and ... read more
Castle Arstetten, housing the Archduke Franz Ferdinand Museum, is still in the family of the descendants from the Archduke and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, who ... read more
Castle Burg Cadolzburg's history dates back to the 12th century and the House of Hohenzollern. The museum, gardens and arboretum are an interesting witness of the ... read more
Castle Burghausen is one of the longest castle complex in the world. It history dates back to the 13th century and is now a museum. read more
Castle Büdingen is since the 13th century residence of the Counts and Princes zu Ysenburg and Büdingen. It is not only private residence but also a museum and hotel with ... read more
Castle Colditz is a Renaissance castle and is famous for being a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II for "incorrigible" Allied officers who had repeatedly ... read more
Castle Dennenlohe's history, property of the Barons von Süsskind, dates back to the 12th century. Presently it their family home with a multi-cultural function, well ... read more
Castle Deutschkreutz was built in 1625 by Count Paul Nadasdy in the style of the Italian Renaissance. It was acquired by the artist Anton Lehmden in 1966 and restored by ... read more
Castle Doorn dates back to 838 and has known many changes ever since. It has been the retreat of the exiled former German Emperor Wilhelm II from 1920 until his death in ... read more
Burg Freundsberg, dating back to the 12th century, is presently owned by the municipality of Schwaz. Since 1948 it is a museum displaying the history of the city ... read more
Castle Gaasbeek dates back to the 13th century as part of a wider defence line around Brussels, like the castle of Groot-Bijgaarden. It is presently a museum and the ... read more
Castle Gnandstein dates back to the 13th century and is closely to the Counts von Einsiedel until confiscation in 1945 by the communists. The last owners of the v. ... read more
Castle Herberstein's oldest parts are dating back to the 12th century. The estate is still in the hands of the Herberstein family and serves as their residence. The ... 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
Castle Köthen was the Residence of the Princes and Dukes of Anhalt from 1244 until 1847. It is here that Johann Sebastian Bach worked from 1717 until 1723 as ... read more
Castle Laubach has been in the hands of the Counts von Solms-Laubach since 1418 up to the present day. It is not only a private residence but also museum, with a unique ... 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