Villa Marigola, dating back to the 18th century and built for the Marquis Ollandini, is now property of the Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia and a center for cultural ... read more
Villa Valmarana, since 1715 in the Valmarana family, who still lives in the Villa today, is famous for its frescos by Giambattista and Giandomenico Tiepolo (father and ... read more
Falconare Castle is today a luxury hotel, and only hotel guest can enjoy the beauty of the place. It dates back to the 14th century, but was extended and embellished early ... read more
Villa Tasca is a historic place and a family home in one. The place goes back to the 16th century, but the present building dates from the 18th century. It is surrounded ... read more
Villa Oliva dates back to the 15th century and has been restored in the 20th century by the Oliva family. It is surrounded by a beautiful park on three levels its ... 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
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
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
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
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
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
Castle Nordkirchen, the "Versailles of North Rhine Westphalia", dates back to the 16th century, but the present construction was built between 1703 and 1734. ... read more
The Prieuré d'Orsan dates back to the 12th century. The highly sophisticated recreated kitchen gardens, with many garden rooms, are open to the public. The ... read more
Château de Marquessac, built in the 17th century by Bertrand Vernet de Marqueyssac, Counselor to Louis XIV, is surrounded by a garden with more than 150.000 boxwood ... read more
Fontfroide Abbey has a long history which dates back to the 11th century. It was rather neglected when it was bought in 1908 at auction by Artist and curator Gustave ... read more
The Château de Merville is a beautiful and elegant 18th century construction, still privately inhabited. It is surrounded by a 30 ha park and gardens, which are open to ... read more
The Jardins d'Angélique is a romantic and poetic garden, created in 1989 by Gloria and Yves Lebellegard, in memory of their elder daughter Angélique. It includes ... read more
Château de Bizy was built by Constant d'Ivry for Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle c1740, and has been embellished several times thereafter. Today it is still in private ... read more