Like something out of a storybook: Germany's castles, palaces and monasteries

Of princesses and kings

 

Perched high on mountains, they dominate the cityscapes of historic old towns and, surrounded by deep moats, represent a bygone age when kings and emperors ruled the land. Today, Germany's many castles and palaces are places full of sagas and legends, where your imagination knows no bounds. You can also experience a lot of history in the ancient walls of the monasteries. Read here where you can meet knights and which castles and palaces are surrounded by beautiful parks.

He is the landmark of Kassel: Already since 1717, the Hercules towers over the city © Kassel Marketing GmbH/Jörg Conrad
Hesse

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Schwerin Castle is located on an offshore island in Schwerin Lake
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Thuringia

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Thuringia

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The Reichsburg rises high above the town of Cochem on the Moselle © Boris Stroujko, Adobe Stock
Castles, fortresses and monasteries

Germany's most beautiful castles

High walls, pointed towers, deep moats and brave inhabitants, unconquered and unconquered - this is what the epitome of a knight's castle looks like. ...
You can reach Burg Eltz either via the Burgstraße from Wierschem or via the Moselsteig hiking trail © Rheinland-Pfalz Tourismus
Rhineland-Palatinate

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Thuringia

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Historic half-timbered houses in the Ratsstraße in Mühlhausen.
Thuringia

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The hunting lodge in Moritzburg is one of the most photographed castles in Saxony © santosha57 - stock.adobe.com
Saxony

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Baden-Württemberg

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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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Ludwigslust Palace developed over the years from a small hunting lodge into one of the most spectacular architectural ensembles in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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