Schloss Clemenswerth, today housing the Emslandmuseum, is a most charming Baroque complex, with 8 pavilions, a church and cloister around the castle. It is surrounded ... read more
State Park Fuerstenlager (48 ha) park, with in its centre an idyllic village around a mineral spring. The park is located in a beautiful valley with woods, ... read more
Schloss Charlottenhof is a former summer palace of Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia and his wife, the Bavarian princess Elisabeth Ludovika. It was built ... read more
Villa Hügel (1873) was the family home and centre of the Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, and today still owned by the family foundation. The garden was designed by the ... 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
Neues Palais, Potsdam, with over 200 rooms, was built between 1763-11769 by Frederick the Great in order to show the power and glories of Prussia, after the sufferings ... read more
Castle Ludwigslust, a former hunting lodge, transformed into a lavish residence of the Dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, houses today the "State Museum of ... read more
Rheinsberg Palace was the residence of Frederic the Great , when he was the Prussian Crown Prince. Later his younger brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, lived here and ... read more
Castle & Park Babelsberg has been built for Emperor William I and his wife Augusta von Sachsen-Weimar, when he was still Crown Prince. It is surrounded by terraced ... read more
Schwerin Castle, located on an island, is the former residence of the Dukes Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Today it both museum and home to the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state ... read more
The Palais Grosser Garten was created late 17th century for the Dresden Court and surrounded by a large park (147 ha), which was redesigned in English landscape style ... read more
Castle Ettersburg, a former hunting lodge of the Dukes of Weimar, became mid 19th century during the times of the Duke Carl Alexander and his wealthy intellectual Dutch ... read more
Castle Albrechtsberg was built in 1854 for Prince Albert of Prussia, the younger brother of King Frederick William IV, later Emperor William I. The architect was Adolf ... read more
Oranienbaum Palace, was built as an ensemble, together with the park and city, by Henriette Catharina of Orange-Nassau (1637–1708). She was the wife of Johann Georg ... read more
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
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
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
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