March 27, 2020

#GermanyCastlesGardens #FriendsTravelWestHollywoodCa90069 #JessKalinowsky JESS@FriendsTravel.com

German Castles to visit:

#Lichtenstein Castle, Honau.
#Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg.
#Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau.
#Cochem Castle, Cochem.
#Hohenzollern Castle, Bisingen.
#Braunfels Castle, Braunfels.
#Sigmaringen Castle, Sigmaringen.
#Hochburg Ruins, Emmendingen.
#Wernigerode Castle, Wernigerode.
#Hämelschenburg Castle, Emmerthal.

I have had a chance to wander through some of Germany’s castles and their gardens. The only problem was that I originally visited as snow was falling. Now that spring has sprung and the gardens are coming to life again. Have since visited Germany in every Season of the Year!

This handful of castles and their gardens is only a beginning to scores of German palaces and castles surrounded by spectacular botanical grounds.

Germany’s castle gardens are spectacular and represent a vast diversity of styles including French baroque and English landscape. The historical gardens in Germany are clustered geographically usually associated with the culture of one of the great German dynasties. Great for visitors: Almost all of German’s best gardens open early and are mostly free of payment.

Only one hour south of Berlin, the #DessauWörlitz Garden Realm is a designated #UNESCO #World #Heritage #Site. Built by Prince Franz of Anhalt- Dessau in the 18th century, its incredible English landscaping, palaces and sculptures make this a worldly gem. The larger lake and channels make the Garden Realm an exceptional example of landscape design and planning from the Age of the Enlightenment.

#Sanssoucci, in #Potsdam close to #Berlin, is since the 18th century the former summer palace and garden of #Prussia’s #King #Frederick the #Great. It is renown for its palaces and #Schinkel buildings and is today a #UNESCO World Heritage Site. The #baroque garden, which had gone out of fashion in the meantime, was redesigned in the style of a landscape park under Frederick the Great’s successors and was expanded by #Frederick #William IV with famous structures such as #Charlottenhof Castle, the #Orangery and the #RomanBaths created famous architect #Karl #Friedrich #Schinkel’s.

Situated on both sides of the #German and #Polish border, the garden landscape of #BadMuskau #Park is a special gem of eastern Germany and recognized as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau, a nobleman, writer and landscape gardener designed this garden and park in the beginning of the 19th century, one of the most beautiful in the world. Covering an area of around 830 hectares #Muskauer Park is made up of a number of smaller parks. All have different features depending on which side of the border they lie. #Pückler based the gardens around his stately castle on the #English #Regency style common in the early 19th century.

The famous Royal Gardens, built in the 17th century, in the district of #Herrenhausen in #Hannover have various styles. The most important styles and genres of landscape design are authentically represented here: the #baroque garden in the #French style, the English landscaped garden and the #botanical #garden. There is also the #historic #grotto, where the arches have been transformed into a unique artwork by artist #Niki de #Saint #Phalle. Every year there is a fantastic fireworks competition.

The #spa town of #BadKissingen, in northern #Bavaria, is amass with blooms. For centuries the town has been a getaway for famous guests such as #Prussia’s chancellor #Otto #vonBismarck. In the 20,000 square mile #Kurgarten the visitor can see flower arrangements that change continuously. The 35 year old linden trees that border the footpaths add to the symmetry of the park. The #Luitpoldpark is an “English style” landscape garden with wonderful lawns. Native and exotic, young saplings and 100 year old trees give this spacious park plenty of elegance and flair. The Rose Garden does not just have sweet smelling roses to offer, a magnificent fan shaped fountain is proudly situated in the center.
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Gardens in Germany

Germany is the least well-known of the great European gardening countries but has a rich heritage of designed gardens, particularly from the baroque, rococo and romantic periods. They are well maintained but because so many German gardens are now public parks (with no entrance fees) they are not as generously resourced as, for example, the chateau gardens of France.

Updated Gardens

#Schwerin Schlossgarten
#Bauhaus, Dessau
#Nordkirchen Schlosspark
#Schlosspark Klein-Glienicke, Berlin-Potsdam
#Botanischer Garten der Ruhr-Universität Bochum

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JESS Kalinowsky, Managing Partner, FriendsTravel, was stationed in Germany while in the Military. #JESS was ‘bitten by the wanderlust bug’ while serving his country. He started going to cities and towns in Germany, then branched out to adjacent countries to Germany, and one by one eventually entered into a love affair with Europe! #JESS has been to every ‘Eastern European’ and ‘Western European’ Country. #JESS has been to 147 countries around the world, and counting!

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