Castles & Palaces

A collection of magnificent castles once watched proudly over the many princedoms and dukedoms of what is now called Germany. Hundreds of them remain – either painstakingly restored or diligently maintained – their open doors inviting travelers for a glance into Germany’s regal past.

Walk through the courtyards and chambers, see the views from atop the high towers, and some even rent rooms to let you enjoy a night as royalty.

Each castle and palace is worth a visit, and nearly all offer hospitality from a comfortable palace hotel and distinctive restaurant to museum and cultural events. You can watch jousting, join in feasts and banquets typical of the Middle Ages and enjoy concerts played on instruments from the Baroque period and theatre performances against an imposing backdrop.

Germany’s castles and palaces give you a taste of living as royalty, to eavesdrop on strange stories and tales and develop a fear of ghosts around midnight. It really is worth visiting Germany just for the sake of its castles and palaces.

Here is a list of Germany’s Finest Castles and Palaces:

 Albrechtsburg Meissen
 Hohenzollern Castle
 Rheinfels Castle
 Scharfenstein Castle
 Trausnitz Castle (Landshut)
 Allstedt Castle and Citadel
 Fortress of Königstein
 Gutshaus Ludorf
 Granitz Hunting Castle
 Kaiserburg Nürnberg
 Goslar Imperial Palace
 Fortress of Coburg (Art Collections)
 Marksburg
 New Palace Bayreuth
 Herrenchiemsee New Palace
 Ludwigsburg Castle
 Saarbrücken Castle
 Augustusburg Palace (North Rhine-Westphalia)
 Augustusburg Palace (Saxony)
 Charlottenburg Castle
 Ehrenburg Palace
 Friedenstein Palace
 Gifhorn Castle
 Heidelberg Castle
 Lichtenwalde Palace
 Neuenburg Castle
 Neuschwanstein Castle
 Pillnitz Castle
 Sanssouci Castle
 Sigmaringen Castle and its art collection
 Cecilienhof Palace
 Lerbach Castle
 Schwerin Castle
 Wartburg
 Würzburger Residenz (UNESCO World heritage site)