Castle Rosenburg, first mentioned in 1175, is one of the most impressive and probably best preserved architectural monuments in Austria. Since 1681 it is in the hands of ... read more
Schloss Reinbek, a Renaissance style castle formerly owned by the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf and Prussia, is now a centre for culture and communication. read more
Schloss Mosigau, built between 1752 and 1757 for Princess Anna Wilhelmina of Anhalt-Dessau, is one of the few Rococo palaces in Central Germany. It was designed by the ... read more
Schloss Hellbrunn is Austria's best example of the Italian baroque style. It was built (1613–19) for Marcus Sitticus von Hohenems, the Prince-Archbishop of ... read more
Schloss Eremitage Waghaeusel is a baroque castle and former hunting lodge for the prince-bishops of Speyer, built 1724 -1729 by Michael Ludwig Rohrer. Today, castle and ... read more
Eggenberg Palace's history is closely linked to the Princes von Eggenberg and the Counts von Herberstein, who got the palace into their hands by inheritance in the ... read more
Castles Schleissheim and Lustheim is a complex of three palaces, The Old Palace, The New Palace and the Lustheim. It was a summer residence of the Kings of Bavaria. read more
Schaetzler Palace, owned by several aristocratic and wealthy families, is a jewel from the baroque period. In 1958 the last private owner, Baron Wolfgang von Schaetzler, ... read more
Sanssouci was built (1745-1747) for Frederick the Great as a place to relax and enjoy a (relative) simple life, without worries, "sans soucis". The villa-like ... read more
Rájec nad Svitavou Castle is a free accessible Rococo-Classicist chateau with richly furnished interiors from the princes of Salm, surrounded by a 13 ha English landscape ... read more
Rundale (Ruhenthal) Palace is considered as the ''Versailles'' of Latvia and was the summer residence of the Dukes of Courland. The palace was ... read more
Royal Pavilion was built as a pleasure palace for King George IV. Building started in 1787, but the main part was constructed between 1815 and 1822, by the architect John ... read more
Royal Palace of Gödöllő was built by Count Antal Grassalkovich I (1694–1771), a confident of Maria Theresa, but was acquired by the crown in 1867 and became a ... read more
Royal Palace of Caserta, is one of the largest royal residences in the world and is surrounded by a 120 ha baroque park, with formal vistas, fountains and cascades. The ... read more
Royal Palace museum Capodimonte, now a museum, was one of the two Royal palaces in Naples. It was a summer palace, hunting lodge and residence for the Kings of Two ... read more
The Royal Monastery of Pedralbes, today a museum showing the collections of the Museum of Barcelona, dates back to the 14th century. It was founded by Queen Elisenda de ... read more
Royal Carthusian Monastery of Valldemossa dates back to 1309 when it was built as a Royal palace. It became a monastery in 1399. Chopin stayed here in winter 1838-1839 ... read more
Rosendal Palace, located at the Djurgården hunting park, was built in the 1820s for King Karl Johan, the first Bernadotte. The palace stands today largely as it did in ... read more
Rosenborg Castle, in (Dutch) Renaissance style and dating back to 1606, houses the Royal Collections. It is surrounded by the country's oldest royal garden and is, ... read more
Rocca di Lonato dates back to the 10th century. Today it includes the beautiful natural garden, the Museum-House (the Podestà), the Library and the Visconti-Venetian ... read more