Royal Destinations in Europe


On this page, I take you on a road trip around Europe to introduce you with
the most beautiful royal palaces and royal destinations. Enjoy! 
AUSTRIA

 Vienna
Hofburg Palace Vienna Wien Austria Sisi
Hofburg Vienna Austria


The Hofburg in the evening

Schönbrunn Palace Vienna Wien Austria Sisi
Schönbrunn Palace Vienna Austria


Schönbrunn Palace Vienna Wien Austria Sisi
Schönbrunn Palace and Garden Vienna Austria




More about Palais Trautson on this link 



BELGIUM

 Antwerp
Royal Palace in Antwerp MeirBelgium
Royal Palace Meir Antwerp Belgium

Royal Palace - Meir - Antwerp - taken in 2012


Brussels
Royal Palace in Brussels Belgium
Royal Palace in Brussels Belgium

The Belgian Royal Palace

The Royal Greenhouses in Laken



More about the Royal Greenhouses in Laken on this link. 





The Nassau Palace in Brussels 
former Palace of the Counts of Nasau
More on this link.













Hingene









In this blogpost I tell more about the d'Ursel Castle in Hingene. 






Kortrijk















I made a blogpost about the history and the royal guests of
Hotel Damier. More on this link. 




Ostend
Royal Palace in Ostend Belgium Travel

Ostend Belgium - Palace where the first Queen of Belgium died
Palace where the first Queen of Belgium has died.


Royal Domain Raversijde in Ostend Belgium Travel
Raversijde - Belgium

Raversijde - Former Home of Prince Charles of Belgium 
(brother of King Leopold III)


Royal Villa in Ostend Belgium Travel
Royal Villa of King Leopold II of Belgium in Ostend



Royal Villa of Leopold II in Ostend. (View from the beach)



CZECH  REPUBLIC

 Prague
FRANCE

Dijon

 Lille

 Menton
Queen Victoria statue in Menton France Travel

Statue of queen Victoria in Menton France














Albert I statue in Menton France Travel
Statue of King Albert I of Belgium in Menton



Plaque of King Albert I of Belgium in Menton. 
I was pleasantly surprised!
Paris - Versailles
The palace of all palaces Versailles, to know more, check this link

Versailles entrance







Versailles France



























GERMANY

Berlin
Charlottenburg Castle Berlin Germany Travel
Charlottenburg Castle




Berlin-Potsdam

Sanssouci Castle Potsdam Berlin Germany Travel
Sanssouci Castle


Neus Palais Palace Potsdam Berlin Germany Travel
Neues Palais


Chinese House Potsdam Berlin Germany Travel
Chinese House


Orangery Palace Potsdam Berlin Germany Travel
Orangery Palace

Orangery Palace

This palace was with a guided tour. 
The guide knew a lot about the Prussian Royalty,
so it was very interesting. 
It was the best guided tour I have ever had!


Coburg

Munich
Munich Residenz
















Never in a whole continent, I was so surprised as here. Behind a rather 
ordinary facade a real gem was hidden.
Inside the Residenz











Nymphenburg Palace
I made a blogpost about the Summer Residence of the 
House of Wittelsbach on this link. 




GREECE

 Corfu

 The Achilleion Palace of Sisi
Greece Achilleion Corfu Sisi Palace
Achilleion Palace in Corfu




















HUNGARY

 Budapest

Italy

 Rome

Altare della Patria
more about this monument on this link 

















Castel Sant' Angelo




















Castel Sant' Angelo more on this 

Quirinal Palace
more about this palace on this link 












Primoli Palace & the Museo Napoleonico
about the Italian link of the Napoleon Bonaparte family.
more about this wonderful museum on this link. 
















LUXEMBOURG

 Luxembourg - City
Palace Luxembourg Royal Grand Duke Henri
Luxembourg City
Royal Palace of Luxembourg picture taken in 2007



MONACO

Travel Monaco Royal Palace Prince Albert
Monaco



The Prince's Palace of Monaco



POLAND

Warsaw

Warsaw has many beautiful palaces and a picturesque Old town, which is
Listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site. These pictures are taken by
my friend Isabelle Dumon.


Royal Castle

Krasinskipalais

Warsaw Barbican
PORTUGAL

 Lissabon
São Jorge Castle more on this link 
São Jorge Castle in Lisbon - Portugal - own picture taken in March 2017









Sé 








Cathedral, more on this link
Belém

 which name came from Bethlehem is a municipality in Lisbon
with lovely royal sits inter alia:

 Belém Tower

 which you can see on this link 

 Jerónimos Monastery

 which you can see on this link

National Coach museum

 which you can see on this link 
Pena Palace




















Sintra

Pena Palace of Sintra more on this link

Town Hall of Sintra more on this link 

Palace of Sintra 





SPAIN

Barcelona

To read more about the Palau Nacional, check this link

 Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera - Spain












Madrid











Royal Palace in Madrid

Palacio de Zurbano in Madrid, the Birth Place of Queen Fabiola
of Belgium. 



Sevilla

Royal Alcázar in Sevilla, Spain








THE NETHERLANDS

 Amsterdam
Royal Palace at the Dam in Amsterdam taken in 2017


Amsterdam The Netherlands Palace Dam
Royal Palace at the Dam in Amsterdam


More about the history of this palace on next link


Apeldoorn

Het Loo Apeldoorn
Old Loo in Apeldoorn 

I made a post about the Oude Loo in Apeldoorn, check
this link


The Hague

I made a blogpost about Lange Voorhout Palace on this link. 


Travel The Hague The Netherlands Noordeinde Palace
Noordeinde palace The Hague

I made a blogpost about the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague on this link



Hofvijver The Hague



Peace Palace at The Hague 


























































UNITED KINGDOM

London














I made a blogpost about the history of Buckingham Palace on this link
and about our visit to Buckingham Palace in 2023 on this link. 















I made a blogpost about our visit to Westminster Hall on this link




Norfolk





More about Sandringham House and its history on this link. 




Windsor







More about the history of Windsor Castle on this link. 








Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Who is who? de Liedekerke family!

Image
Only a few noble families are intertwined with the history of  a country.  The de Liedekerke family has it all: a long and interesting history and close ties to the rules of their country.  Let's take a closer look!  History It was in 1301 that the history of the family de Liedekerke started.  Then Knight Raas of Herzele signed an official document in Beveren. His son was Raas of Herzele of (de) Liedekerke. His descendants called themselves de Liedekerke.  But there were many interesting people in the family de Liedekerke. connections with the Duke of Burgundy Raas of Liedekerke, lord of Nieuwerkerken (+/- 1421 - 1494/1495) was married to a certain Johanna. Due to his marriage he became Lord of Heestert and Zulte. In 1476 he went on a military campaign with Charles the Bold. Duke of Burgundy. In 1477, Mary of Burgundy, appointed him as bailiff of Aalst and Geraardsbergen.  Charles the Bold Mary of Burgundy Connections with the House of Habsburg Steven ...
Read more

House of Wittelsbach - Between crazyness and excellence

Image
Plate with the coat of arms of Bavaria, Germany own picture taken in Munich With this blog post about the House of Wittelsbach I take you on a trip to Bavaria (Bayern) in Germany. Since 1996, the royal family's head is: Franz, Duke of Bavaria. So far is the situation nowadays but this royal familie has a very nice history. Own picture taken of the Coat of Arms of Bavaria The House of Wittelsbach: the origin Otto II, Count of Scheyern (who died on 31 October 1120) could acquire the castle of Wittelsbach near Aichach. Later the Counts of Scheyern left the castle in 1119 for Wittelsbach Castle and the former was given to monks to establish Scheyern Abbey. From 1180 till 1918 the Wittelsbach dynasty ruled several German territories in Bavaria and the Electorate of the Palatinate (till 1805). In 1329 under the Treaty of Pavia, the House of Wittelsbach split in two branches. Emperor Louis IV granted the Palatinate including the Bavarian Upper Palatinate t...
Read more

Who was Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan?

Image
On 14 May 2022 Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan passed away at the age of 73. Family Khalifa was born on 7 September 1948 at Qasr Al-Muwaiji, Al Ain, in Abu Dhabi (then part of the Trucial States), the eldest son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Hassa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Education   He was a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Crown Prince When his father, Zayed, became Emir of Abu Dhabi in 1966, Khalifa was appointed the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi and Head of the Courts Department in Al Ain. Zayed was the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region before he became the Emir of Abu Dhabi. A few months later the position was handed to Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan. On 1 February 1969, Khalifa was nominated the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and on the next day he was appointed Head of the Abu Dhabi Department of Defense. In that post, he oversaw the build up of the Abu Dhabi Defense Force, which after 1971...
Read more