FEATURE (Category:
Europe |
Germany |
summer |
scenic drives |
cultural-historical |
gardens)
Germany: Gardens and Castles in the East
Much longer than other European countries Germany consisted of feudal states in varying sizes. It took until 1871 for this situation to change, when Bismark molded the territories into one unified nation. For us, travellers, the caleidoscopic map of former countships, duchies and kingdoms is a treasor trove of castles, palaces and country houses, parks and gardens. Because no monarch or duke, however small, had deemed his power complete without these status symbols.
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'Restaurant Waldschaenke, part of Jachtschloss Moritzburg.'
Restaurant Waldschänke, a former foresters house, is situated near Jachtschloss Moritzburg, a baroque hunting lodge in the middle of the forest not far from Dresden. It has seven different dining rooms, of which the Prinzenzimmer with its leather wallcoverings and beautiful stove of Meissner china is the most attractive. Photo Paul Smit.
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'Restaurant Waldschaenke, part of Jachtschloss Moritzburg.'
Restaurant Waldschänke, a former foresters house, is situated near Jachtschloss Moritzburg, a baroque hunting lodge in the middle of the forest not far from Dresden. It has seven different dining rooms, of which the Prinzenzimmer with its leather wallcoverings and beautiful stove of Meissner china is the most attractive. Photo Paul Smit.