In the heart of the Franconian town of Ansbach stands a palace that many travellers pass by on their way to Rothenburg or Nuremberg without realising what lies inside. The

Discover the Archbishops Chateau at Kromeriz in Moravia, a grand baroque palace with a world-class painting gallery and two of Europe’s finest historic gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage treasure.

In Ulaanbaatar stands the winter palace of the Bogd Khan, the Buddhist god-king who ruled a briefly independent Mongolia, a compound of temple pavilions and treasures that survived when almost everything else was destroyed.

In the heart of Fulda, one of the most beautiful baroque towns in Germany, stands the residence of the prince abbots and prince bishops who ruled this ancient ecclesiastical state

In the heart of Bonn, facing a broad green lawn where students relax between lectures, stands one of the longest baroque palaces in Germany. The Electoral Palace was the residence

On the left bank of the Rhine in Koblenz, not far from where the Moselle flows into the great river, stands one of the last grand palaces built before the

On the banks of the Rhine in Mainz, a long red sandstone palace with richly carved windows and gables recalls the days when this city was the seat of one

In the heart of Trier, the oldest city in Germany, a delicate pink rococo palace stands beside one of the most massive Roman buildings north of the Alps. The Electoral

Discover the Esterhazy Palace at Fertod, the grandest baroque palace in Hungary, known as the Hungarian Versailles, where the great composer Joseph Haydn served the Esterhazy princes for decades.

Discover the Festetics Palace at Keszthely by Lake Balaton, one of Hungary’s grandest and best-preserved baroque palaces, famed for its magnificent Helikon Library and legacy of enlightened learning.