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
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
Osborne House was the summer retreat of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. They didn't like Brighton and to spent their summers on the Isle of Wight. The house was ... 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
Palazzo Farnese, today in the hands of the Italian state, was created early 16th century by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, the future Pope Paul III. The empty main villa, ... read more
Pavillon de Vendôme, now a museum, was built between 1665 and 1667 for Louis, Duke of Vendôme, as a meeting-place with his lover Lucrète de Forbin Solliés. read more
Phoenix Park, dating back to the 17th century, is a deer park, with 11 km perimeter wall enclosing 707 hectares (1,750 acres). It is said to be the largest enclosed ... read more
Prinz-Georg Palais, today serving as a museum for the Grand Ducal Hessian Porcelain Collection, is together with its garden, a charming Baroque ensemble. read more
Château de Rambouillet, a former Royal and Imperial residence, is since 1896 the summer residence and hunting estate of the French Presidents. It is surrounded ... 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
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
Rosersberg Palace was built by the Oxenstierna family in the 1630s before it became a royal palace in 1762. It contains well-preserved interiors and collections from ... read more
The El Escorial Abbey Palace is the immense complex, built by Philip II, in honour of his father Charles V. It is a Royal Palace, a monastery, a mausoleum, with stunning ... read more
Royal Greenhouses Laeken is part of the Royal Palace of Laeken, the residence of the King of Belgium. The total floor surface of this immense complex is 2.5 ... 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
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 of La Granja de San Ildefonso is the "Versailles of Spain", and was built 1721-24 for King Philip V, the Spanish grandson of Louis XIV. It is ... read more
Royal Villa of Monza, dating back to 1777-1780, has been used by the Habsburgs, the Napoleonic Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais, and the Royal House of Savoy. It has a ... 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
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