Castles

At the bend of the first hills of the Northern Vosges, one can see the monumental, even charming silhouette of the Citadel of Bitche. Whether it is a terrible stone guardian or a mysterious ship...

The museum in the castle offers an overview of the history of Gochsheim and the city of Kraichtal, the Counts of Eberstein and the nobility of Kraichgau. Two important exhibitions mark the highlights...

Discover the glorious history of the textile industry of our valley, once supplier to the French and English royal families, and whose first-class products were in great demand throughout the world...

The 'Residenzschloss Rastatt' was built by Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm and Margravine Sibylla Augusta of Baden-Baden according to the French example of Versailles. Italian artists provided the rooms with...

Bruchsal Palace is the only religious Baroque residence on the Upper Rhine. The palace was built beginning in 1720 by Prince Bishop Damian Hugo of Schönborn, who made it the center of his absolutistic...

Favorite Palace in Rastatt-Förch is the oldest and the only German "Porzellanschloss" (China Palace) to be preserved in its original form today. Margravine Sibylla Augusta of Baden-Baden had her...

Heidelberg Castle is one of the Germany's most important cultural monuments. It experienced a grand and eventful history as the royal seat of the Electors of the Palatinate from the 13th to the 18th...

As visitors cross the drawbridge into the castle courtyard, they are immersed in the 1,000-year history of Lenzburg Castle. The imposing hilltop fortification was once a count’s residence, then the...

The Ludwigsburg ensemble consisting of the Residential Palace, palace gardens and the pleasure palaces Favorite* and Monrepos is one of the most outstanding artistic achievements of the 18th century...

The origins of Schwetzingen Palace lie in a small knightly water palace and extend over an eventful history up to its greatest period of courtly splendor under the government of Elector Carl Theodor...