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Palaces and châteaux

Residences halfway between castle and palace: French châteaux, German Schlösser, Spanish alcázars and fortified palaces. Some kept their walls, towers and moats; others are purely stately homes.

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Germany 103

  1. Würzburg Residence ◆ 1720 · Bavaria
  2. Schwerin Castle ◆ 1845 · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  3. Hohenschwangau Castle 1833 · Bavaria
  4. Bellevue Palace 1786 · Berlin
  5. Herrenchiemsee Palace ◆ 1878 · Bavaria
  6. Dresden Castle 1548 · Saxony
  7. Munich Residenz 1385 · Bavaria
  8. Moritzburg Castle 1542 · Saxony
  9. Colditz Castle Saxony
  10. Gottorf Castle Schleswig-Holstein
  11. Schwetzingen Palace Baden-Württemberg
  12. Marienburg Castle, Hanover 1858 · Lower Saxony
  13. Karlsruhe Palace 1749 · Baden-Württemberg
  14. Orangery Palace, Potsdam ◆ 1851 · Brandenburg
  15. Babelsberg Palace, Potsdam ◆ 1835 · Brandenburg
  16. Glienicke Palace, Berlin-Potsdam ◆ 1825 · Berlin
  17. Pillnitz Palace, Dresden 1720 · Saxony
  18. Stolzenfels Castle ◆ 1836 · Rhineland-Palatinate
  19. Schönhausen Palace 1664 · Berlin
  20. Schloss Weißenstein 1711 · Bavaria
  21. Schloss Friedrichshof 1889 · Hesse
  22. Mannheim Palace 1720 · Baden-Württemberg
  23. Possenhofen Castle 1536 · Bavaria
  24. New Palace, Stuttgart 1746 · Baden-Württemberg
  25. Schloss Drachenburg 1882 · North Rhine-Westphalia
  26. Köpenick Palace 1677 · Berlin
  27. Nordkirchen Castle 1703 · North Rhine-Westphalia
  28. Celle Castle 1292 · Lower Saxony
  29. Jagdschloss Grunewald 1542 · Berlin
  30. Solitude Palace 1769 · Baden-Württemberg
  31. Schloss Johannisburg 1605 · Bavaria
  32. Rastatt Palace 1697 · Baden-Württemberg
  33. Ehrenburg Palace 1543 · Bavaria
  34. Wernigerode Castle 1862 · Saxony-Anhalt
  35. Schloss Elmau 1914 · Bavaria
  36. Biebrich Palace 1702 · Hesse
  37. Jagdschloss Glienicke ◆ Berlin
  38. Sonnenstein Castle Saxony
  39. Schloss Braunfels Hesse
  40. Blankenhain Castle 1601 · Thuringia

…and 63 more – see all

France 98

  1. Palace of Versailles ◆ 1661 · Île-de-France
  2. Palace of Fontainebleau ◆ 1528 · Île-de-France
  3. Château de Chambord ◆ 1519 · Centre-Val de Loire
  4. Château de Chenonceau c. 1513 · Centre-Val de Loire
  5. Château de Blois 13th century · Centre-Val de Loire
  6. Vaux-le-Vicomte 1656 · Île-de-France
  7. Louvre Palace ◆ 1546 · Île-de-France
  8. Château d'Amboise c. 1492 · Centre-Val de Loire
  9. Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1539 · Île-de-France
  10. Château d'Azay-le-Rideau 1518 · Centre-Val de Loire
  11. Château de Villandry 1532 · Centre-Val de Loire
  12. Château de Chantilly c. 1875 · Hauts-de-France
  13. Château du Clos Lucé 1471 · Centre-Val de Loire
  14. Château de Malmaison 17th century · Île-de-France
  15. Château de Chaumont c. 1469 · Centre-Val de Loire
  16. Château de Cheverny 1634 · Centre-Val de Loire
  17. Château de Valençay c. 1540 · Centre-Val de Loire
  18. Château de Rambouillet 14th century · Île-de-France
  19. Château de Pau Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  20. Château de Compiègne 1751 · Hauts-de-France
  21. Château de Maisons c. 1630 · Île-de-France
  22. Château d'Écouen c. 1540 · Île-de-France
  23. Château d'Abbadia 1864 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  24. Château de la Muette 1921 · Île-de-France
  25. Château de Menars c. 1646 · Centre-Val de Loire
  26. Château de Meudon Île-de-France
  27. Château d'Anet 1548 · Centre-Val de Loire
  28. Château de Brest 3rd century · Bretagne
  29. Château Lafite Rothschild 19th century · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  30. Château Mouton Rothschild Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  31. Château Margaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  32. Château Latour Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  33. Château d'Yquem 18th century · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  34. Château de Ferrières 1855 · Île-de-France
  35. Château de Hautefort Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  36. Château de Maintenon 17th century · Centre-Val de Loire
  37. Château de Candé Centre-Val de Loire
  38. Château de Villesavin Centre-Val de Loire
  39. Château de Serrant Pays de la Loire
  40. Château de Plessis-lez-Tours Centre-Val de Loire

…and 58 more – see all

Sweden 48

  1. Sofiero Palace 1865 · Skåne
  2. Ekenäs Castle 1511 · Östergötland
  3. Gunnebo House 1778 · Västra Götaland
  4. Tjolöholm Castle 1904 · Halland
  5. Mariedal Castle c. 1660 · Västra Götaland
  6. Marsvinsholm Castle 1648 · Skåne
  7. Gävle Castle 1597 · Gävleborg
  8. Brahehus c. 1650 · Jönköping
  9. Trolleholm Castle c. 1760 · Skåne
  10. Bjärka-Säby Castle 1797 · Östergötland
  11. Finspång Castle 1666 · Östergötland
  12. Åkeshov Castle c. 1650 · Stockholm
  13. Trollenäs Castle 1559 · Skåne
  14. Örbyhus Castle Uppsala
  15. Barsebäck Castle 16th century · Skåne
  16. Bogesund Castle c. 1640 · Stockholm
  17. Sturefors Castle 1704 · Östergötland
  18. Alnarp Castle 1862 · Skåne
  19. Halmstad Castle 1600 · Halland
  20. Örtofta Castle Skåne
  21. Kavlås Castle 1775 · Västra Götaland
  22. Venngarn Castle 1670 · Stockholm
  23. Nääs Castle 16th century · Västra Götaland
  24. Övedskloster Castle 1776 · Skåne
  25. Steninge Palace 1698 · Stockholm
  26. Skottorp Castle Skåne
  27. Rockelstad Castle Södermanland
  28. Tunbyholm Castle 1634 · Skåne
  29. Bollerup Skåne
  30. Svenstorp Castle 1596 · Skåne
  31. Kulla Gunnarstorp Castle 1500 · Skåne
  32. Hjularöd Castle 1894 · Skåne
  33. Skarhult Castle Skåne
  34. Dybäck Castle 1270 · Skåne
  35. Åkerö Castle 1757 · Södermanland
  36. Pålsjö Castle 1676 · Skåne
  37. Stenhammar Castle 1658 · Södermanland
  38. Johannisborg Östergötland
  39. Västerås Castle Västmanland
  40. Charlottenlund Castle 1849 · Skåne

…and 8 more – see all

Austria 38

  1. Schönbrunn Palace ◆ 1696 · Vienna
  2. Hofburg Palace 1279 · Vienna
  3. Ambras Castle, Innsbruck 1564 · Tyrol
  4. Mirabell Palace 1606 · Salzburg
  5. Esterházy Palace, Eisenstadt 1663 · Burgenland
  6. Hellbrunn Palace, Salzburg 1613 · Salzburg
  7. Hartheim Castle c. 1600 · Upper Austria
  8. Hofburg, Innsbruck c. 1460 · Tyrol
  9. Schloss Wilhelminenberg 1903 · Vienna
  10. Artstetten Castle 1560 · Lower Austria
  11. Schloss Klessheim 1700 · Salzburg
  12. Hetzendorf Palace 1694 · Vienna
  13. Schloss Hof 1726 · Lower Austria
  14. Neugebäude Palace 1529 · Vienna
  15. Anif Palace Salzburg
  16. Schloss Ort Upper Austria
  17. Linz Palace Upper Austria
  18. Schloss Rohrau Lower Austria
  19. Tratzberg Castle 1296 · Tyrol
  20. Moosham Castle 1191 · Salzburg
  21. Schloss Leopoldskron Salzburg
  22. Schloss Eckartsau Lower Austria
  23. Schloss Herberstein 13th century · Styria
  24. Tanzenberg Castle Carinthia
  25. Schloss Trautenfels 1672 · Styria
  26. Lengberg Castle 1190 · Tyrol
  27. Schloss Porcia Carinthia
  28. Schloss Neuwaldegg Vienna
  29. Castle Saalhof Salzburg
  30. Schloss Freisaal Salzburg
  31. Schloss Frohsdorf Lower Austria
  32. Schloss Halbturn Burgenland
  33. Schloss Leesdorf Lower Austria
  34. Wolfsberg Castle Carinthia
  35. Castle Blühnbach Salzburg
  36. Schloss Cumberland Upper Austria
  37. Schloss Prielau Salzburg
  38. Schloss Velden 1890 · Carinthia

Czechia 32

  1. Kroměříž Archbishop's Palace ◆ c. 1665 · Zlín
  2. Litomyšl Castle ◆ 1568 · Pardubice
  3. Hluboká Castle 1840 · South Bohemian
  4. Troja Palace, Prague 1679 · Prague
  5. Sychrov Castle 1847 · Liberec
  6. Hvězda Summer Palace, Prague 1555 · Prague
  7. Lednice Castle ◆ South Moravian
  8. Sázava Monastery 1032 · Central Bohemian
  9. Karlova Koruna Chateau 1723 · Hradec Králové
  10. Červená Lhota Castle 1530 · South Bohemian
  11. Duchcov Chateau Ústí nad Labem
  12. Vranov nad Dyjí Castle South Moravian
  13. Zbraslav Monastery 1292 · Prague
  14. Castle Kynžvart 1597 · Karlovy Vary
  15. Buchlovice Castle 1707 · Zlín
  16. Hrádek u Nechanic 19th century · Hradec Králové
  17. Dětenice Castle Hradec Králové
  18. Hořovice Castle Central Bohemian
  19. Slavkov Castle 1769 · South Moravian
  20. Veltrusy Mansion 1706 · Central Bohemian
  21. Jaroměřice Castle 1737 · Vysočina
  22. Kačina 19th century · Central Bohemian
  23. Milotice Castle 18th century · South Moravian
  24. Lány Castle Central Bohemian
  25. Valtice Castle ◆ South Moravian
  26. Krásný Dvůr Castle 16th century · Ústí nad Labem
  27. Bechyně Castle 1268 · South Bohemian
  28. Kozel Castle c. 1780 · Plzeň-
  29. Bruntál Castle Moravian-Silesian
  30. Castle in Velké Losiny Olomouc
  31. Průhonice Castle Prague
  32. Roudnice nad Labem Castle 12th century · Ústí nad Labem

Belgium 31

  1. Royal Castle of Laeken 1782 · Brussels Capital
  2. Château de Belœil Hainaut
  3. Arenberg Castle 16th century · Flemish Brabant
  4. Kasteel Wijnendale West Flanders
  5. Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne Namur
  6. Ooidonk Castle East Flanders
  7. Loppem Castle 1858 · West Flanders
  8. Rumbeke Castle West Flanders
  9. Alden Biesen Castle Limburg
  10. Royal Castle of Ciergnon 1842 · Namur
  11. castle of Gaasbeek 1236 · Flemish Brabant
  12. Castle of Freÿr Namur
  13. Cortewalle Castle East Flanders
  14. Tillegem Castle West Flanders
  15. Castle of Corroy-le-Château Namur
  16. Leeuwergem Castle East Flanders
  17. Kasteel Beauvoorde West Flanders
  18. Walzin Castle 10th century · Namur
  19. Egmontkasteel East Flanders
  20. Château de Modave Liège
  21. Château de Fallais Liège
  22. Cleydael Castle Antwerp
  23. Château Neercanne Liège
  24. Castle of Seneffe c. 1760 · Hainaut
  25. Château of Val Duchesse 1915 · Brussels Capital
  26. Belvédère Château 1788 · Brussels Capital
  27. Château Malou 1776 · Brussels Capital
  28. Aertrycke Castle 1869 · West Flanders
  29. Château of Stuyvenberg 1725 · Brussels Capital
  30. Mirwart Castle Luxembourg
  31. Sorghvliedt Castle Antwerp

Netherlands 19

  1. Huis Doorn 13th century · Utrecht
  2. Kasteel Hoensbroek Limburg
  3. Amerongen Castle 1662 · Utrecht
  4. Drakesteijn Utrecht
  5. Doornenburg Castle 14th century · Gelderland
  6. Heeswijk Castle North Brabant
  7. Slangenburg Castle Gelderland
  8. Castle Huis Bergh 12th century · Gelderland
  9. Kasteel Radboud 1288 · North Holland
  10. Zuylen Castle 1510 · Utrecht
  11. Duivenvoorde Castle 1226 · South Holland
  12. Schaloen Castle Limburg
  13. Ter Worm Castle Limburg
  14. Slot Moermond Zeeland
  15. Breda Castle North Brabant
  16. Cannenburgh Castle 1543 · Gelderland
  17. Castle Middachten Gelderland
  18. Duurstede Castle Utrecht
  19. Oud Poelgeest 1668 · South Holland

Denmark 18

  1. Frederiksborg Palace c. 1600 · Capital Region of Denmark
  2. Fredensborg Palace 1722 · Capital Region of Denmark
  3. Bernstorff Palace 1759 · Capital Region of Denmark
  4. Rosenholm Castle 1559 · Central Denmark
  5. Koldinghus 1268 · Southern Denmark
  6. Augustenborg Palace 1664 · Southern Denmark
  7. Clausholm Castle Central Denmark
  8. Vallø Castle 1586 · Zealand
  9. Gråsten Palace 1559 · Southern Denmark
  10. Jægerspris Castle 1722 · Capital Region of Denmark
  11. Aalborghus 1555 · North Denmark
  12. Dragsholm Castle 1215 · Zealand
  13. Hvedholm Castle Southern Denmark
  14. Gavnø Castle 1758 · Zealand
  15. Nordborg Castle 1150 · Southern Denmark
  16. Voergaard Castle 1588 · North Denmark
  17. Brahetrolleborg 1172 · Southern Denmark
  18. Borreby Castle 1556 · Zealand

Luxembourg 18

  1. Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg 1574 · Luxembourg
  2. Fischbach Castle Luxembourg
  3. New Castle of Ansembourg 1639 · Luxembourg
  4. Mamer Castle 1830 · Luxembourg
  5. Bettendorf Castle 1728 · Diekirch
  6. Colpach Castle Diekirch
  7. Betzdorf Castle 1919 · Grevenmacher
  8. Erpeldange Castle 12th century · Diekirch
  9. Differdange Castle 1577 · Luxembourg
  10. Bettembourg Castle 1734 · Luxembourg
  11. Wiltz Castle 1999 · Diekirch
  12. Château de Septfontaines c. 1780 · Luxembourg
  13. Dommeldange Castle c. 1700 · Luxembourg
  14. Walferdange Castle 1817 · Luxembourg
  15. Bettange-sur-Mess Castle 1753 · Luxembourg
  16. Heisdorf Castle 1888 · Luxembourg
  17. Senningen Castle c. 1880 · Luxembourg
  18. Urspelt Castle 1860 · Diekirch

Switzerland 11

  1. Arenenberg Castle with Chapel and Park 1543 · Thurgau
  2. Château d'Ouchy 1893 · Vaud
  3. Château Allaman Vaud
  4. Coppet Castle Vaud
  5. Chenaux Castle Fribourg
  6. Rolle Castle 13th century · Vaud
  7. Prangins Castle 1732 · Vaud
  8. Meggenhorn Castle Lucerne
  9. Schadau Castle 1852 · Bern
  10. Wörth Castle Schaffhausen
  11. Dardagny Castle Geneva

United Kingdom 7

  1. Castle Howard 1699 · England
  2. Falkland Palace c. 1501 · Scotland
  3. Hillsborough Castle 18th century · Northern Ireland
  4. Scone Palace 1802 · Scotland
  5. Skibo Castle Scotland
  6. Seaton Delaval Hall 1728 · England
  7. Wanstead Park England

Hungary 6

  1. Eszterháza Palace, Fertőd c. 1720 · Győr-Moson-Sopron
  2. Gödöllő Royal Palace c. 1735 · Pest
  3. Nagytétény Castle Budapest
  4. Festetics Palace Veszprém
  5. Savoy Castle Pest
  6. Zichy Palace, Óbuda Budapest

Romania 6

  1. Cotroceni Palace 1888 · Bucharest
  2. Mogoșoaia Palace 1702 · Ilfov
  3. Pelișor Castle 1902 · Prahova
  4. Cantacuzino Castle 1911 · Prahova
  5. Huniade Castle Timiș
  6. Lázár Castle Harghita

Croatia 6

  1. Eltz Manor, Vukovar 1751 · Vukovar-Syrmia
  2. Pejačević Castle in Virovitica 1804 · Virovitica-Podravina
  3. Ozalj Castle Karlovac
  4. Feštetić Castle Međimurje
  5. Opeka Manor Varaždin
  6. Novi Dvori of Zaprešić Zagreb

Italy 5

  1. Palazzo dei Normanni Sicily
  2. Palace of Venaria ◆ 1658 · Piemonte
  3. Castello del Valentino, Turin ◆ 17th century · Piemonte
  4. Zisa Palace ◆ 1165 · Sicily
  5. Castle of Sammezzano 19th century · Toscana

Slovakia 5

  1. Rusovce mansion 19th century · Bratislava
  2. Manor in Svätý Anton 1744 · Banská Bystrica
  3. Holíč Castle Trnava
  4. Manor in Halič Banská Bystrica
  5. Pezinok Castle 13th century · Bratislava

Ireland 4

  1. Rathfarnham Castle 1583 · South Dublin
  2. Dromoland Castle Clare
  3. Charleville Castle 1814 · Offaly
  4. Killeen Castle, Dunsany Meath

Lithuania 3

  1. Raudonė Castle Tauragė
  2. Tiškevičiai Palace (Palanga) 1897 · Klaipėda
  3. Pałac Tyszkiewiczów w Landwarowie Vilnius

Ukraine 2

  1. Kachanivka Palace 1770 · Chernihiv
  2. Skala-Podilska Castle Ternopil

Jordan 1

  1. Qasr Amra ◆ 8th century · Zarqa

Latvia 1

  1. Jelgava Palace 1738 · Zemgale

Iran 1

  1. Sarvestan Palace ◆ Fars

Palestine 1

  1. Hisham's Palace 740 · West Bank

Dominican Republic 1

  1. Alcázar de Colón, Santo Domingo ◆ 1511 · Nacional

Canada 1

  1. Chateau St. Louis ◆ Quebec

Türkiye 1

  1. Şeytan Castle Ardahan

United States 1

  1. Scotty's Castle California

Albania 1

  1. Burgajet Castle Dibër

Kazakhstan 1

  1. Palace of Independence 2008 · Nur-Sultan

Russia 1

  1. Palace of Agriculturalists Volga

Mexico 1

  1. Palace of Cortés, Cuernavaca 1529 · Morelos

Finland 1

  1. Louhisaari Manor Finland Proper

Slovenia 1

  1. Slovenska Bistrica Castle Podravska