Top 20 Castles around Ermatingen

What you learn on a tour of the castle: After Napoleon's fall, his stepdaughter, the Dutch Queen Hortense, bought the Arenenberg castle estate in 1817 and made it her residence in exile. She renovated and furnished the magnificent salons in style. She brought her nine-year-old son Louis Napoléon with her from France, who later became the last emperor of France under the name Napoleon III. His wife, Empress Eugénie, expanded the castle to include additional salons before donating the property to the canton of Thurgau in 1906.

Mainau Castle Baroque jewel in the middle of the island The architectural centerpiece is Mainau Castle, the Teutonic Order castle. It was built between 1739 and 1746 according to the plans of Johann Caspar Bagnato and he also supervised the construction. Despite limited financial resources, an architecturally extremely balanced and symmetrical palace complex was created that exudes great harmony. The two side wings open in a horseshoe shape towards the mainland, while the wide side faces Lake Constance. The building consists of a base on which two floors rise. The coats of arms of the Grand Master Clemens August of Bavaria, the Land Commander Philipp von Froberg and the Mainau Commander Friedrich von Baden can be seen particularly magnificently on the west gable. The east gable facing the lake bears the coat of arms of the Teutonic Order. The upper floors can be reached via simple staircases in the side wings. The heart of the castle is the former audience hall, the so-called “White Hall” decorated in white and gold, which only received its current appearance in 1883. It is only open to the public during concerts or special events. The lower area of the castle is open to visitors. Exhibitions regularly take place here in the historic coat of arms hall. Text / Source: Mainau GmbH https://www.mainau.de/de/gehenswuerdigkeiten/schloss-mainau

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The Deutschordenschloss was built from 739 to 1746 according to the designs of Johann Caspar Bagnato and under his supervision. Despite limited finances, an architecturally highly balanced, symmetrical palace complex of great harmony was created. The arms of the two side wings open towards the mainland in the shape of a horseshoe. In contrast, the wide side faces the lake. The building rests on a plinth over which two floors rise. Magnificent on the west gable: the coats of arms of the Grand Master Clemens August von Bayern, the Land Commander Philipp von Froberg and the Mainau Commander Friedrich von Baden. The east gable on the sea side bears the coat of arms of the Teutonic Order. In his design, Bagnato dispenses with a magnificent representative staircase based on the Würzburg model. The upper floors can be reached via simple staircases in the side wings. The heart of the castle is the former audience hall, the so-called "White Hall", which is kept in white and gold and only got its current appearance in 1883. It is only open to the public for concerts or special events. The Coat of Arms Hall, the central room in the basement of the original Corps de Logis, is also open to the public for changing exhibitions. In addition, the rooms of the castle café in the transition to the palm house. With their clear architectural language, the castle and church form a magnificent, harmonious ensemble - they are a unique example of southern German baroque. Source: https://www.mainau.de/de/ariatlementen-detail/ariat/barockschloss.html

Those who spend their holidays on Lake Constance should definitely visit the island of Mainau. The island is a feast for the eyes in terms of floral diversity. But the butterfly house and the monstrous sequoias are also a feast for the eyes and offer countless photo perspectives.

Castle and church form a beautiful, harmonious ensemble in the midst of the dreamlike parks.

Steckborn, located on the Swiss side of the Untersee, is one of the beautiful places on the Swiss side that invite with a historic old town. The first written mention of Steckborn can be found in the middle of the 9th century in connection with the island of Reichenau. The first traces of settlement go back to the Neolithic Age. Pile-dwelling settlements were built here as well, as is known from the Überlinger See.

The Deutschordenschloss was started on the stables of Mainau Castle, which was demolished in the 18th century, according to the designs of Johann Caspar Bagnato (Giovanni Gaspare Bagnato) and under his construction management in 1739 and completed after seven years of construction. The three-wing baroque palace was built around a courtyard and a terraced garden on the side. On the central avant-corps of the western part there is a large coat of arms of Grand Master Clemens August of Bavaria, the Land Commander Philipp von Froberg and the Mainau Commander Friedrich von Baden. A Teutonic Order coat of arms is attached to the east gable (lake side). The castle is still the residence of the count's family. The count's flag, which is hoisted on the castle roof, shows whether the count's family is present. The private rooms are in the north wing, i.e. to the left of the castle courtyard, in the inaccessible part of the castle. The centerpiece is the former audience hall, the so-called "White Hall" in white and gold, which got its current appearance in 1883.[