castles
Burg Reichenstein
About eight hundred years ago the distant Imperial Abbey of Kornelimünster near Aachen received as a gift the fruitful vineyards around Heimbah on the Rhine.
Burg Rheinstein
Located 5 km from Bingen on the on the southern gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage terenie “Oberes Mittelrheintal” ( Upper Middle Rhine Valley ), the castle Rheinstein is a symbol of romantic castle reconstruction from the 19th century.
Burg Ehenfels zu Rüdesheim
The ruins of castle Ehrenfels stand on the eastern bank of the Rhine on the steep slopes of the mountain Rüdesheim, covered with the best vineyards in Germany. The grapes are used for making excellent local wine named after the castle – Ehrenfels.
Mäuseturm zu Bingen
The lone tower on the small island in the Rhine outside of Bingen is connected by the legend with Hatto II, who about one thousand years ago ruled over Mainz and restored his properties in Bingen.
Burg Klopp
The hill at the mouth of the Engtal Valley was a perfect location to a Roman outpost, Frankish overlord defence towers protecting the nearby settlement known today as town Bingen.
Hohenschwangau Castle
The present castle, where King Ludwig II of Bavaria spent his childhood has been built during the reign of his father Maximilian of Bavaria , who in 1832 commissioned the renovation of medieval ruins of former castle Schwanstein. The new building followed the neo-Gothic style of Domenico Quaglio.
Schlosscard
The SCHLOSSCARD is the collection of 21 tickets, which allows to visit 21 important cultural monuments of Baden-Württemberg. As the name suggests the places are mostly the castles and palaces, but the offer includes also the most important monasteries, some ruins and historic gardens. Valid for one full year, the card is the moneysaver for [...]
Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg
In 1704 the works were started on the new summer residence for Württemberg family, that was originally supposed to be only the hunting lodge of Duke Eberhard Ludwig, but soon developed into much bigger palace complex. The Duke moved into the Palace in 1709 and, following the temporary fashion, established the town around his residence. [...]
Schloss Sigmaringen
The residence of one of the one of the oldest and most important noble families in Germany, castle Sigmaringen is beautifully located within the limestone hills surrounding upper Danube in the region Schwaebische Alb. The area around Sigmaringen has numerous traces of old Roman settlements dating back to the 1st century, and it is quite [...]
Castles
Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg Located near Stuttgart ‘the Wersaille of Swabia’ features baroque interiors and an impressive residential garden from the 19th century. Burg Hohenzollern The main castle of Hohenzollern family, who once ruled Prussia.
