Schloss Kittsee was built as a meierhof early 17th century and later in that century transformed into a palace by Johann Listy, who came from Transylvania. In the middle ... read more
Zwettl Abbey is a Cistercian monastery, founded by Hadmar I. of Kuenring in 1138. Stift Zwettl Abbey preserved its medieval appearance till today, whereas the cloister ... read more
The Stift Altenburg is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1144 by Countess Hildeburg of Poigen-Rebgau, and has a lot to offer today for visitors. The impressive Baroque ... read more
The castle of Greillenstein was first mentioned as a fortified castle in 1313. The present building dates from the 16th century and was for a long time was used for ... read more
The Keila-Joa Schloss Fall, built in 1833 in neo-gothic style, has today a beautiful boutique hotel, a cozy restaurant, a museum about its history, an exhibition hall ... read more
Villa Contarini is a patrician villa in Baroque style with a 40 ha park including lakes and alleys. The central building was begun in 1546 under commission by the ... read more
Southside House provides an enchantingly eccentric backdrop to the lives and loves of generations of the Pennington Mellor Munthe families. Southside has associations ... read more
Hohenzieritz Castle, as we see it today, dates from the second half of the 18th century when it was owned by Duke Karl II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The plans were ... read more
Schloss Bothmer was built in 1726 in Klützer Winkel as the ancestral seat of the Imperial Count Bothmer. The castle looks like a Dutch-English country house, due to the ... read more
Frystat Castle is an Empire-style chateau, surrounded by a landscape park, covering 36 ha. Its history is closely linked to its founders, the Piast princes from ... read more
The Birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin and Park at Żelazowa Wola: here the great composer was born was born on March 1, 1810, as second child of Nicolas and Justyne Chopin. ... read more
West Green House was built by General Henry Hawley around 1720. In the first half of the 20th century it was lived in by Evelyn, Dowager Duchess of Wellington through the ... read more
Dartington became well known from 1925 and onwards, when an exceptionally well-off couple, Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst, bought the estate and began to explore how a ... read more
Walton Hall was built in the 1830s by Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet. He was a brewer and MP. The hall and its garden are since 1941 in the hands of the Warrington ... read more
Dyrham Park was built for William Blathwayt in different stages, during the 17th and early 18th century. The house contains a fine collection of European art works and ... read more
Weston Park is a 17th century house, surrounded by a 405 ha (1000 acres) park and gardens. The park was designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. The house ... read more
Hampstead Heath is a 320 ha (790 acres) park, with recent and ancient woodlands, ponds, playgrounds, a training track and marvellous views over London. It has also three ... 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
Museum Calouste Gulbenkian is part of the similarly named Foundation, and houses one of the largest private art and antiquaries collections in the world. It was created ... read more
Villa Rufolo was built in the 13th century for the Rufolo family, but was extensively transformed in the 19th century by Scotsman Francis Neville Reid. The famous ... read more