Set a little apart from the noise of central Berlin, at the end of a long forecourt guarded by a green equestrian statue, stands the largest and most magnificent palace

Deep in the forests of the Emsland in northwestern Germany lies one of the most unusual palaces in Europe. Clemenswerth is a hunting lodge built in the shape of a

In the green valley of the Werra river, at the southern edge of the Thuringian Forest, lies the small town of Meiningen, and at its heart stands a baroque palace

On the right bank of the Rhine, a little downstream from Koblenz, a graceful rococo palace looks out over the river from its terrace. Engers Palace was built in the

In the heart of the old town of Ettlingen, on the banks of the little river Alb just south of Karlsruhe, stands a palace with a remarkable secret. Behind its

In the gentle countryside south of Fulda, at the end of a long avenue of trees, stands one of the most beautiful baroque palaces in Hesse. Fasanerie Palace, named after

A few kilometres from Rastatt, hidden among the trees of a quiet park in the village of Forch, stands one of the most unusual palaces in Germany. Favorite Palace was

High above the old town of Gotha in Thuringia rises one of the largest early baroque palaces in Germany. Friedenstein Palace, the rock of peace, was built in the middle

Deep in the beech forests of the island of Rugen, on the highest hill of the Granitz woods, stands a castle that looks as if it had stepped out of

A timber-framed Baroque palace built for Charles XII’s most trusted general, a village church shaped like a Swedish court chapel and a park that nearly vanished. Griebenow is Swedish Pomerania in miniature.