In the very heart of Munich, the capital of Bavaria, stands one of the largest and most magnificent city palaces in all of Germany, a sprawling complex of buildings, courtyards,

On a wooded hill west of Stuttgart, far above the city, stands a palace that seems to float above the landscape. Solitude Palace was built in the 1760s for Duke

On the island of Rugen, not far from the famous chalk cliffs of Jasmund, stands a bright red castle with four round corner towers, sitting by a lake like a

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

On an island in the middle of the Chiemsee, the largest lake in Bavaria, rises the most ambitious and extravagant of all the palaces built by King Ludwig II, the

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