Palaces, parks & gardens: like something out of a fairytale

Bayreuth, fountain at Fantaisie Palace ©DZT/Bayerische Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen (Ernst Wrba)
Koblenz, Stolzenfels Castle overlooking the Rhine ©DZT/Burgen, Schlösser, Altertümer Rheinland-Pfalz (Mark Wohlrab)
Celle, square in front of the ducal palace ©DZT (Andreas Kaster)
Stolpen, Stolpen Castle ©DZT/Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen (Klaus Schiekel)
Bisingen-Zimmern, Hohenzollern Castle on Mount Hohenzollern ©DZT (Ernst Wrba)
Fortified island of Wilhelmstein ©panthermedia
Herrenchiemsee Palace, hall of mirrors and magnificently decorated hallway ©DZT/Bayerische Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen (Ernst Wrba)
Berlin, Glienicke Palace & Park – fountain in the garden courtyard ©DZT/Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg (Michael Pasdzior)
Regensburg, St. Emmeram Palace and its 500 rooms ©DZT/Thurn und Taxis Regensburg (Ernst Wrba)
Kassel, Wilhelmshöhe Palace ©DZT/Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser & Gärten Hessen (Mark Wohlrab)
Gotha, Friedenstein Palace ©DZT/Stiftung Thüringer Schlösser und Gärten (Bildarchiv Monheim)
Bad Liebenstein, Altenstein Palace ©imago (F. Berger)
Weikersheim Palace, gardens and orangery ©DZT/Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg Ref. Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten (Ernst Wrba)
Dresden, Moritzburg Palace ©Kammermusik Festival Schloss Moritzburg e.V. (Jan Gutzeit)
Goslar, Imperial Palace ©DZT (Hans Peter Merten)
Hundisburg Baroque Palace ©imago (NBL Bildarchiv)
Hamburg, Planten un Blomen Park – nightly light and water show ©DZT/Planten un Blomen (Michael Pasdzior)
Eutin Castle, southern facade at dusk ©DZT/Stiftung Schloss Eutin (Michael Pasdzior)
Duisburg-Nord Industrial Landscape Park – garden with ore carrier ©DZT/Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord GmbH (Mark Wohlrab)
Bensheim-Auerbach, café in the manor house at Fürstenlager Park ©imago (Martin Werner)

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Get to know Germany's fairytale side: palaces, parks & gardens are perfect for romantic tours, delightful discoveries and magical moments. You're sure to be enchanted, whether in a UNESCO World Heritage site or a lesser-known gem.

A world of wonder just waiting to be discovered. Starting in Bavaria, with the fairytale castles of Neuschwanstein and Burghausen, Herrenchiemsee Palace and the English Garden in Munich, or with Prince Pückler Park in Bad Muskau – there are fascinating attractions from every period and style to discover in all of Germany's federal states and in every region. Experience a world beyond your imagination – like a fairytale brought to life.

Encounter different periods and styles, lose yourself in the atmosphere of the past and follow the trail of famous names in Germany's Palaces, Parks and Gardens. Often imitated, never bettered.