Updated: 19 April 2026 Country Place Exhibition Dates Australia Melbourne Museum, Melbourne ROME: Empire, Power, People 1 April 2026 – 25 October 2026 Austria Kaiser Franz Josef Museum, Baden Kleidung – Macht – Leute 11 April 2026 – September 2026 Belgium Domein en Koninklijk Museum van Mariemont, Morlanwelz Maria van Hongarije. Kunst en macht tijdens …
At the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris, France, on 12 July 2025 the 19th century palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria – Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee – have finally been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. King Ludwig II reigned in the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1864 to …
Updated: 16 December 2024 Country Place & Country Exhibition Dates Australia The Australian Museum, Sydney Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs 18 November 2023 – 19 May 2024 Austria Lower Belvedere, Vienna Das Belvedere. 300 Jahre Ort der Kunst 2 December 2022 – 7 January 2024 Theatermuseum, Vienna Showbiz made in Vienna …
Late September 2024 friends and I were in Dülmen, Germany, to see a wedding in the ducal family von Croÿ. The reception took place at the Wildpferdebahn, a private possession of the Duke von Croÿ, and we were pleasantly surprised seeing so many Wildpferde (wild horses) from nearby. And then we didn’t even pay a …
That I haven’t added much to this blog in the past year, isn’t because I didn’t visit noble and royal castles and palaces. Somehow the year was filled with all kind of events, travels and personal celebrations. I didn’t manage to find much time for my blogs. The year started slowly, and it wasn’t until …
Updated: 29 August 2023 Country Place & Country Exhibition Dates Austria Lower Belvedere, Vienna Das Belvedere. 300 Jahre Ort der Kunst 2 December 2022 – 7 January 2024 Schloss Halbturn, Halbturn Kaiserliche Kindheit – Ein Leben für die Krone 20 April 2023 – 5 November 2023 Wasserschloss Unterwittelsbach, Aichach-Unterwittelsbach Kaiserin Elisabeth – ein Leben in …
I think back fondly on my holiday in July 2022, of which I was reminded on my Facebook over and over again last week. Especially after two years pandemic, it was extra wonderful to finally be able to just go on a week-long trip for the first time in almost three years. Between Saturday 9 …
From 8 to 11 June 2023 the yearly Landpartie is once again being held in and around the Bückeburg Palace in Bückeburg, Germany. This year the theme is “Gartensymphonie” (Garden Symphony), which reflects the combination of garden happiness and culinary delights. I have never been to the Landpartie, but it seems to come rather close …
The Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat (Bavarian State Ministry of Finance and Home Affairs) on 15 March 2023 presented the balance sheet for 2022 of the Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (Bavarian Palace Department). Very pleased they say: “Almost three times as many visitors as in 2021! Bavaria’s palaces, castles, residences and cultural monuments once again …
As there are lots of people interested in royalty I was wondering if others would have good tips for future travels or visits. The first is Kathleen from Belgium. She is the owner of All About Royal Families, a blog full of royal information and travel destinations. She and her husband Dirk love travelling. Which …
