Castles and Manors

Castle Hotels, Events and Culture

A bird's eye view of Schwerin Castle., © TMV/Gänsike

Castles and Manors

Castle Hotels, Events and Culture

The region between the Baltic Sea and the Lake District is rich in noble manor houses from medieval times surrounded by magnificent gardens. The best thing is that many of them open their doors and invite guests to enjoy them - as an elegant restaurant, a stylish castle hotel or a special concert venue.

The region between the Baltic Sea and the Lake District is rich in noble manor houses from medieval times surrounded by magnificent gardens. The best thing is that many of them open their doors and invite guests to enjoy them - as an elegant restaurant, a stylish castle hotel or a special concert venue.

A castle, a park, a lake - this romantic combination is more common in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern than in any other European region. Between green hills, dense forests and colorful meadows, some 2,000 castles, manor houses and stately homes lie picturesquely nestled in romantic parks and the vast landscape between the Baltic Sea coast and the Mecklenburg Lake District .

Approximately 300 of these stately homes invite visitors to stroll, relax and enjoy themselves as museums, concert venues and event locations or as stylish inns. Some of them are also very popular as romantic wedding venues.

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The Most Beautiful Castles

The most impressive residences were left behind by the Dukes of Mecklenburg. The Renaissance palace of Güstrow, the baroque complex of the town of Ludwigslust, Schwerin Castle as a prime example of romantic historicism and the classicist palace of Hohenzieritz were all built primarily for representative purposes. This was followed by entire city ensembles such as Putbus and Neustrelitz, as well as noble summer residences and imposing hunting lodges such as those found in Granitz and Gelbensande.

These grand and princely estates offer visitors fascinating insights and views - from panoramic views of the Baltic Sea Island of Rügen to the 1000-year history of the Mecklenburg dukes, including the most extensive collection of Dutch paintings from the Golden Age in Europe.

In the Realm of the Flower Queen

At Mirow Castle, the memory of Princess Sophie Charlotte and her enthusiasm for botany blossoms can still be witnessed in a stirring exhibition. In 1761, George III of Great Britain chose the 17-year-old from the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as his wife. Today, the world knows her primarily by her nickname “The Queen of Flowers”.

In the exhibition at Mirow Castle, the life of the Queen Charlotte is told in a modern way. Of course, you can also see the flower named after the duchy: a single strelitzia stands in a vase right by the cash register, paying tribute to the "Queen of Flowers".

Tip: Annual pass "8 auf einem Streich“
The jewels of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's castles and art collections can be explored with the annual pass "8 in one go". With this discovery pass, visitors have one admission to each of the houses of the State Palaces, Gardens and Art Collections MV. The ticket can be purchased on the first visit to one of the participating houses and is valid for one year.

Visit castles and gardens

The most magnificent castles from Schwerin to Hohenzieritz are now in the care of the state. They are considered cultural-historical jewels, venerable witnesses of time and outstanding storytellers.

© Carsten Pescht

Schwerin Palace

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Mirow Castle

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© TMV/ Gohlke

Wiligrad Castle

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© Stadt Neustrelitz/Rebekka Hedtke

Neustrelitz Palace Gardens

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© Thomas Grundner

Granitz hunting lodge

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© TMV/Fischer

Hohenzieritz Castle

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© Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten MV, Timm Alrich

Bothmer Castle & Castle Park

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© TMV/Fischer

Güstrow Castle

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© TMV/Tiemann

Ludwigslust Castle

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© Lothar Steiner © Staatliches Museum Schwerin

Schwerin Castle Museum

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© Stadt Güstrow

Güstrow castle garden

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Spend the Night in the Castle

In many former residences of princes and landed gentry, vacation guests today find stylishly furnished apartments and rooms, often with magnificent terraces and gardens. The range of vacation accommodations extends from small country house idylls for two people to family-oriented organic hotels, equestrian farms and monastery hostels with wellness and golf hotels in the upper luxury class. The latter can be found, for example, in the neo-baroque Fleesensee Castle in the Mecklenburg Lake District.

Passion Manor House in the Peene Valley

The Peene Valley in the heart of Vorpommern is also full of such cultural treasures. The romantic Hotel Schloss Neetzow, in the style of English country estates, is one of the most striking manors designed and built in historicist-romantic architectural concept. At the Liepen Manor, with country-style rooms, the principles of sustainability are closely followed and the restaurant's cuisine is enhanced with herbs and salads from its own harvest. Quilow Moated Castle, a Renaissance building and monument of national value, has been renovated and will reopen in 2020 for exhibitions, concerts, readings and workshops. The three houses are connected in the most beautiful manner by the Flusslandschaft Peene Valley Nature Park.

Events in Castles

Music, dancing, good food and socializing have always been a vital part of high society. Today, the facilities are available to the general public and serve as a unique backdrop for unforgettable cultural events.

Many manor and castle lords open their doors and lure guests into their impressive historic walls for the “MidsummerRemise” in June and the Castle Autumn with a diverse cultural program, while the initiative “Zu Tisch bei Freunden” invites individual travellers to enjoy local culinary delights and engage in stimulating conversations in Mecklenburg's ParkLand. The Festspiele MV brings life to numerous castles such as Ulrichshusen, Schwiessel and Kummerow, and the Schwerin Castle Festival in June and July takes place against the imposing background of Schwerin Castle.

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Staying in Castle Hotels, Manor Houses and Mansions

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© Rischke

Manor house Boldekow

  • Am Gutshof, 17392 Boldekow

Vacation in the pre-Pomeranian manor house with family connection and plenty of space to relax and enjoy.

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© Stefan von Stengel

Kaarz castle with park

  • Obere Dorfstraße, 19412 Kaarz

Kaarz Castle is a charming gem surrounded by a castle park in the love Mecklenburg. The partner hotel of WINSTONgolf accommodates 22 individual rooms, suites and apartments.

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Manor Alt-Guthendorf Park, © Gutshof Alt Guthendorf/Topp

Manor Alt Guthendorf

  • Am Park, 18337 Marlow

In the lovingly restored manor house from 1796 you can spend quiet days in an apartment for two people or a vacation apartment for two to four people in a pleasant atmosphere. A common room can be booked if needed. The manor house is surrounded by a beautiful garden. Here you can experience pure country lust.

Read more: "Manor Alt Guthendorf"
Manor house Neu Wendorf, © Hans-Hellmuth Eben

Hotel Pension Gutshaus Neu Wendorf

  • Am Gutshaus, 18190 Sanitz OT Neu Wendorf

Modern tradition meets hospitality. The manor house, built around 1805 on the edge of the Rostock Heath, was lovingly converted by the Eben family into a hotel-guesthouse in 1992, and has been renovated and expanded ever since.

Read more: "Hotel Pension Gutshaus Neu Wendorf"
© Annkatrin Rabe

Manor house Wolkwitz

  • Gutshaus, 17111 Borrentin

The Wolkwitz manor house is beautifully nestled in the gently hilly surroundings of Lake Kummerow.

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Front view of the manor house Hessenburg, © Georg Kranz

Crane Hotel and Museum in Hessenburg Manor House

  • Dorfplatz, 18317 Hessenburg

The manor house in Hessenburg is all about the crane. Around Hessenburg, these ambassadors of happiness rest in large flocks in spring and autumn. The manor house itself houses the registry office for the rural area of the town of Barth, the crane museum and the crane hotel with charming apartments.

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© U. Rathke

Plüschow Castle - Mecklenburg House of Artists

  • Am Park, 23936 Plüschow

In 1763, the Hamburg merchant Philipp Heinrich Stenglin had the two-story brick Plüschow Castle built between Wismar and Lübeck. Today the castle is used for many cultural events and invites especially art lovers.

Read more: "Plüschow Castle - Mecklenburg House of Artists"
© TVV/pocha.de

Manor house Wietzow

  • Wietzow, 17129 Daberkow

Gutshaus Wietzow, a neo-Gothic manor house beautifully situated in the Tollense valley, was first mentioned around 1620 and came to the von Blücher family in the 17th century, later to the von Linden family. Karl Friedrich von Linden had an English landscape park laid out after 1750.

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© Schloß Vietgest

Vietgest castle

  • Schloßstr., 18279 Vietgest

In romantic Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, almost halfway between Hamburg and Berlin, surrounded by dreamy ponds and picturesque lakes, you will find the imposing 230-year-old castle with its eventful history. Schloss Vietgest has reopened in 2020 as a cultural and event location as well as a castle hotel.

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© Andreas Libor

Zietlitz manor house

  • Serrahner Straße, 18292 Zietlitz

Your hosts Tatjana and Michael Schiller welcome you to the Mecklenburg Lake District, almost at the edge of the world.

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© Gutshaus Schwiessel

Old manor house Schwiessel

  • Zum Park, 17168 Schwiessel

The Old Manor House is now run as a boarding house and houses the hunting school.

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© Thomas Krieger

Tressow Castle

  • Schloss Tressow, 23966 Tressow

The late classicist manor house Schloss Tressow from 1865 once belonged to the von Schulenburg family. Today it is used as a hotel and looks forward to vacation guests.

Read more: "Tressow Castle"
© Britta Siebenbürgen

Honey and pumpkin farm Gutshaus Behrenshagen

  • Gutshofstraße, 18320 Behrenshagen

Walking under old trees. Search for peace - feel silence - discover garden culture combined with regional products.

Read more: "Honey and pumpkin farm Gutshaus Behrenshagen"
© DOMUSImages

Büttelkow Manor

  • Hof, 18230 Büttelkow

The manor house Büttelkow is a house with soul and flair - and not too far from the sea. Lots of nature, organic and fantastically located, a listed gem with a special ambience, partly preserved in its original state.

Read more: "Büttelkow Manor"
© Frank Burger

Kurzen Trechow Castle

  • Am Speicher, 18246 Kurzen Trechow

Trechow Castle is located in a charming terminal moraine landscape at Trechow Lake and is a manor house built of granite ashlars around 1590 to 1601 on an old foundation. Due to its unique building material and the special illusion painting of 1795, it was elevated to the status of a National Cultural Monument in 2009.

Read more: "Kurzen Trechow Castle"
© Bianca von Oertzen

Roggow Manor

  • Schlossstraße, 18230 Roggow

Roggow Manor is ideal for your relaxing and inspiring time out by the sea. A family-run house surrounded by a spacious park with powerful old trees. Well-being vacation through additional bioenergetic relaxation, yoga, reiki and massages.

Read more: "Roggow Manor"
© Gut Zicker

Manor house Zicker

  • Zicker, 18574 Zudar

On the Zudar peninsula on the island of Rügen, in an idyllic and child-friendly environment, 10 minutes from the Baltic Sea, lies this vacation paradise with 13 vacation apartments and extensive parkland.

Read more: "Manor house Zicker"
© TMV/Tiemann

Mirow Castle

  • Schloßinsel, 17252 Mirow

The present palace was built under Adolf Friedrich III according to plans by Christoph Julius Löwe between 1749 and 1752 as a widow's residence for his stepmother Elisabeth-Albertine.

Read more: "Mirow Castle"
© DOMUSimages

Polchow Manor

  • Gutshofallee, 18299 Wardow / OT Polchow

In the manor house Polchow as well as in the outbuildings tastefully furnished vacation apartments are rented. The estate also includes a spacious estate park as well as a riding facility with a jumping arena, a dressage arena and an indoor riding arena.

Read more: "Polchow Manor"
Retzow Castle, © Christin Drühl

Retzow Castle

  • Parkweg, 17248 Rechlin

A castle in the Müritz region for weddings, dreamlike celebrations and stylish country vacations. 13 individual vacation apartments as well as public lounges form a backdrop like from another time.

Read more: "Retzow Castle"
© Rischke

Manor house Boldekow

  • Am Gutshof, 17392 Boldekow

Vacation in the pre-Pomeranian manor house with family connection and plenty of space to relax and enjoy.

Read more: "Manor house Boldekow"
© Stefan von Stengel

Kaarz castle with park

  • Obere Dorfstraße, 19412 Kaarz

Kaarz Castle is a charming gem surrounded by a castle park in the love Mecklenburg. The partner hotel of WINSTONgolf accommodates 22 individual rooms, suites and apartments.

Read more: "Kaarz castle with park"
Manor Alt-Guthendorf Park, © Gutshof Alt Guthendorf/Topp

Manor Alt Guthendorf

  • Am Park, 18337 Marlow

In the lovingly restored manor house from 1796 you can spend quiet days in an apartment for two people or a vacation apartment for two to four people in a pleasant atmosphere. A common room can be booked if needed. The manor house is surrounded by a beautiful garden. Here you can experience pure country lust.

Read more: "Manor Alt Guthendorf"
Manor house Neu Wendorf, © Hans-Hellmuth Eben

Hotel Pension Gutshaus Neu Wendorf

  • Am Gutshaus, 18190 Sanitz OT Neu Wendorf

Modern tradition meets hospitality. The manor house, built around 1805 on the edge of the Rostock Heath, was lovingly converted by the Eben family into a hotel-guesthouse in 1992, and has been renovated and expanded ever since.

Read more: "Hotel Pension Gutshaus Neu Wendorf"
© Annkatrin Rabe

Manor house Wolkwitz

  • Gutshaus, 17111 Borrentin

The Wolkwitz manor house is beautifully nestled in the gently hilly surroundings of Lake Kummerow.

Read more: "Manor house Wolkwitz"
Front view of the manor house Hessenburg, © Georg Kranz

Crane Hotel and Museum in Hessenburg Manor House

  • Dorfplatz, 18317 Hessenburg

The manor house in Hessenburg is all about the crane. Around Hessenburg, these ambassadors of happiness rest in large flocks in spring and autumn. The manor house itself houses the registry office for the rural area of the town of Barth, the crane museum and the crane hotel with charming apartments.

Read more: "Crane Hotel and Museum in Hessenburg Manor House"
© U. Rathke

Plüschow Castle - Mecklenburg House of Artists

  • Am Park, 23936 Plüschow

In 1763, the Hamburg merchant Philipp Heinrich Stenglin had the two-story brick Plüschow Castle built between Wismar and Lübeck. Today the castle is used for many cultural events and invites especially art lovers.

Read more: "Plüschow Castle - Mecklenburg House of Artists"
© TVV/pocha.de

Manor house Wietzow

  • Wietzow, 17129 Daberkow

Gutshaus Wietzow, a neo-Gothic manor house beautifully situated in the Tollense valley, was first mentioned around 1620 and came to the von Blücher family in the 17th century, later to the von Linden family. Karl Friedrich von Linden had an English landscape park laid out after 1750.

Read more: "Manor house Wietzow"
© Schloß Vietgest

Vietgest castle

  • Schloßstr., 18279 Vietgest

In romantic Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, almost halfway between Hamburg and Berlin, surrounded by dreamy ponds and picturesque lakes, you will find the imposing 230-year-old castle with its eventful history. Schloss Vietgest has reopened in 2020 as a cultural and event location as well as a castle hotel.

Read more: "Vietgest castle"
© Andreas Libor

Zietlitz manor house

  • Serrahner Straße, 18292 Zietlitz

Your hosts Tatjana and Michael Schiller welcome you to the Mecklenburg Lake District, almost at the edge of the world.

Read more: "Zietlitz manor house"
© Gutshaus Schwiessel

Old manor house Schwiessel

  • Zum Park, 17168 Schwiessel

The Old Manor House is now run as a boarding house and houses the hunting school.

Read more: "Old manor house Schwiessel"
© Thomas Krieger

Tressow Castle

  • Schloss Tressow, 23966 Tressow

The late classicist manor house Schloss Tressow from 1865 once belonged to the von Schulenburg family. Today it is used as a hotel and looks forward to vacation guests.

Read more: "Tressow Castle"
© Britta Siebenbürgen

Honey and pumpkin farm Gutshaus Behrenshagen

  • Gutshofstraße, 18320 Behrenshagen

Walking under old trees. Search for peace - feel silence - discover garden culture combined with regional products.

Read more: "Honey and pumpkin farm Gutshaus Behrenshagen"
© DOMUSImages

Büttelkow Manor

  • Hof, 18230 Büttelkow

The manor house Büttelkow is a house with soul and flair - and not too far from the sea. Lots of nature, organic and fantastically located, a listed gem with a special ambience, partly preserved in its original state.

Read more: "Büttelkow Manor"
© Frank Burger

Kurzen Trechow Castle

  • Am Speicher, 18246 Kurzen Trechow

Trechow Castle is located in a charming terminal moraine landscape at Trechow Lake and is a manor house built of granite ashlars around 1590 to 1601 on an old foundation. Due to its unique building material and the special illusion painting of 1795, it was elevated to the status of a National Cultural Monument in 2009.

Read more: "Kurzen Trechow Castle"
© Bianca von Oertzen

Roggow Manor

  • Schlossstraße, 18230 Roggow

Roggow Manor is ideal for your relaxing and inspiring time out by the sea. A family-run house surrounded by a spacious park with powerful old trees. Well-being vacation through additional bioenergetic relaxation, yoga, reiki and massages.

Read more: "Roggow Manor"
© Gut Zicker

Manor house Zicker

  • Zicker, 18574 Zudar

On the Zudar peninsula on the island of Rügen, in an idyllic and child-friendly environment, 10 minutes from the Baltic Sea, lies this vacation paradise with 13 vacation apartments and extensive parkland.

Read more: "Manor house Zicker"
© TMV/Tiemann

Mirow Castle

  • Schloßinsel, 17252 Mirow

The present palace was built under Adolf Friedrich III according to plans by Christoph Julius Löwe between 1749 and 1752 as a widow's residence for his stepmother Elisabeth-Albertine.

Read more: "Mirow Castle"
© DOMUSimages

Polchow Manor

  • Gutshofallee, 18299 Wardow / OT Polchow

In the manor house Polchow as well as in the outbuildings tastefully furnished vacation apartments are rented. The estate also includes a spacious estate park as well as a riding facility with a jumping arena, a dressage arena and an indoor riding arena.

Read more: "Polchow Manor"
Retzow Castle, © Christin Drühl

Retzow Castle

  • Parkweg, 17248 Rechlin

A castle in the Müritz region for weddings, dreamlike celebrations and stylish country vacations. 13 individual vacation apartments as well as public lounges form a backdrop like from another time.

Read more: "Retzow Castle"
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Culture in the Castle

As places of culture, these castles and estates with their historical flair provide an atmospheric ambience and unique experiences at exhibitions, culinary events, galas, concerts, cabaret or historical spectacles.

© 3 Königinnen Palais Mirow

3 Königinnen Palais

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© Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten MV, Timm Alrich

Bothmer Castle & Castle Park

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Country house Kölzow Castle, © Landhaus Schloss Kölzow/Detlef von der Lühe

Country house Kölzow Castle

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Front view of the manor house Hessenburg, © Georg Kranz

Crane Hotel and Museum in Hessenburg Manor House

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© Tourismusverband Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Fort Dömitz (exhibition “Im Grunde“)

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© Thomas Grundner

Granitz hunting lodge

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© TMV/Fischer

Güstrow Castle

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© Gut Gremmelin

Gut Gremmelin

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© Schloss Hasenwinkel

Hasenwinkel Castle

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© Frank Burger

Hohen Luckow Manor

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© TMV/Fischer

Hohenzieritz Castle

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© Alexander Rudolph

Kummerow Castle

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© Burmeister

Liepen moated castle

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© tvv-bock

Ludwigsburg Palace

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© TMV/Tiemann

Ludwigslust Castle

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© TMV/Gohlke

Manor house Landsdorf

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© TMV/Tiemann

Mirow Castle

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© Verein

Museum in the hunting lodge Gelbensande

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© Stadt Neustrelitz/Rebekka Hedtke

Neustrelitz Palace Gardens

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© U. Rathke

Plüschow Castle - Mecklenburg House of Artists

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© TMV/Gänsicke

Quilow moated castle

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© Angelika Schulz

Rostock Baroque Hall

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© Carsten Pescht

Schwerin Palace

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© P.A. Kroehnert

State Stud Redefin

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© TMV/S.Fischer

Stolpe Castle

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© Kathleen Stutz

Ulrichshusen Castle

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© Domusimages

Vogelsang Manor

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© TMV/ Gohlke

Wiligrad Castle

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© Christian Schmidt

Broock Castle and Estate

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Jewel for nature and culture lovers - Ludwigslust Castle Park., © TMV/Gohlke

Parks and Gardens


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Kaarz Castle is picturesquely situated slightly elevated next to the river, © TMV/von Stengel

Vacation in the Castle


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