State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg

Discover the state's cultural heritagePalaces

From Ludwigsburg Residential Palace to the world-famous ruins at Heidelberg, our palaces are full of surprises.

Heidelberg Castle

Heidelberg Castle

Each year, Heidelberg Castle attracts around a million visitors. These impressive ruins are synonymous with Romanticism.

Heidelberg Castle

Ludwigsburg Residential Palace

Ludwigsburg Residential Palace is one of the largest Baroque buildings in Europe to survive in its original condition. 

Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
Weikersheim palace and garden

Weikersheim Palace & Garden

Weikersheim Palace with its Baroque garden is widely regarded as the most beautiful palace in the Hohenlohe region. 

Weikersheim Palace & Garden
Schwetzingen Palace & Gardens

Schwetzingen Palace & Gardens

Schwetzingen Palace is famous for the beauty and harmony of its gardens. The original design survives to this day. 

Schwetzingen Palace & Gardens
Bruchsal Palace

Bruchsal Palace

Visitors entering the grand courtyard at Bruchsal Palace are greeted with a splendid and colourful sight.

Bruchsal Palace
Mannheim Baroque Palace, staircase

Mannheim Baroque Palace

With a vast countryard and a façade spanning more than 400 metres, Mannheim has one of the largest palaces in Europe. 

Mannheim Baroque Palace
Rastatt Favorite Palace

Rastatt Favorite Palace

Rastatt Favorite Palace is the oldest German "porcelain palace" and the only to survive almost unchanged to this day. 

Rastatt Favorite Palace
Rastatt Residential Palace

Rastatt Residential Palace

The perfectly-proportioned Rastatt Residential palace is the oldest Baroque residence in the Upper Rhine Valley.

Rastatt Residential Palace
Residenzschloss Mergentheim, Detail der Aussenansicht.

Mergentheim Residential Palace

For centuries, the palace in Bad Mergentheim (Residenzschloss Mergentheim) was the residence of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order.

Mergentheim Residential Palace
Solitude Palace

Solitude Palace

The impressive architectural ensemble of Solitude Palace is Duke Carl Eugen's most ambitious and personal creation.

Solitude Palace
Meersburg New Palace

Meersburg New Palace

This former residence of the Prince-Bishops of Constance is an impressive sight with its staircase by Balthasar Neumann.

Meersburg New Palace
Tettnang New Palace

Tettnang New Palace

Tettnang New Palace with its spectacular Baroque interiors is one of the most beautiful palaces in Upper Swabia. 

Tettnang New Palace
Ellwangen Palace

Ellwangen Palace

Large and stately, Ellwangen Palace is a prominent landmark and a symbol of the town of Ellwangen. 

Ellwangen Palace
Urach Residential Palace

Urach Residential Palace

Urach Residential Palace was built in the early 15th century as the home of Count Ludwig I von Württemberg. 

Urach Residential Palace
Kirchheim Palace

Kirchheim Palace

Kirchheim Palace is probably the best-maintained example of the fortresses built by the dutchy of Württemberg.

Kirchheim Palace
Ludwigsburg Favorite Palace

Ludwigsburg Favorite Palace

The baroque Favorite Palace in Ludwigsburg, once a hunting palace, boasts fully preserved Neoclassical interiors. 

Ludwigsburg Favorite Palace
Salem Monastery & Palace

Salem Monastery & Palace

The former Cistercian abbey at Salem is one of the most important heritage sites in the Lake Constance region.

Salem Monastery & Palace
Bebenhausen Monastery & Palace

Bebenhausen Monastery & Palace

A tour around the monastery church, refectory and dormitory brings the history of this former Cistercian monastery to life.

Bebenhausen Monastery & Palace