Botanic Museum & Gardens, Berlin (42 ha) is one of the largest of it kind in the world. It dates back as a vegetables and medical plants garden for the court, but was ... 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
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 Garden Neustrelitz once surrounded the Neustrelitz Palace, destroyed during WWII. It was the main residence of the ruling dukes and Grand Dukes of ... 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
Park an der Ilm (48 ha) was created by the Duke Carl August of Sachsen - Weimar and Johann Wolfgang Goethe. 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
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
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
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
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
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
The English Garden, Munich (370 ha/910 acres) is one of the largest public parks in the world. It is an English landscape park, created in 1789 for Charles Theodore of ... read more