The most beautiful gardens of castles ~ Creative Ideas & Designs

Castles are favorite tourist attractions. They impress with architecture, beauty, long history and romance that invoke. Many of this contributes to the landscape:
Alcazar, Seville (Spain)

In Spanish, Alcazar (with the accent on the second syllable) is translated as "palace" and the royal family to this day enjoys a part of the interior of the castle as a private residence. Like the legendary Alhambra in Granada, the Alcazar was first built by the Moors. This palace began to build in 1364 for the Castilian King Pedro I.

In the Patio de las Doncellas, the courtyard of the castle, you can enjoy the hand-painted tiles, very typical in Andalusia. Gorgeous park of the palace there are palm trees, rose bushes and orange trees and fountains, along which the monarchs and their courtiers are cool in the summer inferno 40-degree heat. Castle is conveniently located in the center of Seville, in the same square, which is the largest Gothic church in Europe - Cathedral of Maria de la sat where Christopher Columbus is buried.

Versailles (France)

The residence of the Sun King Louis XIV needs no introduction - suffice to say that she was the inspiration for the kings of Europe, who later tried to replicate its luster.

The park was designed by architect and Andre de Notre and the beginning of the term "French garden" with a geometrically correct paths arranged in perfect order with sculptures, trees, hidden here and there, pavilions on various topics, shrubs shaped like different shapes. Versailles, the residence of the French President is the first palace and park ensemble, which became a public museum immediately after the French Revolution in 1801.

Pena (Sintra, Portugal)

The extra-urban palace Pena Palace (Palácio Nacional da Pena) is 23 km north of Lisbon, built by the Prince Consort Ferdinand Saxe-Coburg, the husband of the Portuguese Queen Maria II. The castle was very modern for its time, with many towers, stairways, corridors and other things that excite children's imaginations. The royal family had come here in the summer to avoid the heat.

And if the kids are completely satisfied with leprosy castle to see live, adults are more likely to enjoy the park in the English style: 270 hectares green space, located on a cliff above the town of Sintra, offering unforgettable views. On a clear day you can even see the ocean.

The park, which is a nature reserve, enjoys a wide variety of rare plants: high above sea level in the Mediterranean region, it enjoys a unique microclimate and closed ecosystem.

Hellbrunn (Австрия)

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Hellbrunn (Austria)

Hellbrunn Palace 6 km from Salzburg was built by Prince Archbishop Markus Zitikus von Hohenems, but only in the centuries that followed his style has changed.

In the 18th century its park became a model for "French garden" Rococo: 60 hectares paths, fountains, pergolas, sculptures, and in addition - Cave of Neptune and of Orpheus and Eurydice, and carved into the rock Mechanical Theatre opened in 1750. Today it is preserved 256 wooden painted figures moving on stage depicting the town square with the town hall.

Sanssouci (Potsdam, Germany)

Summer palace in the Rococo style, surrounded by the "French garden" at the residence Souci, near Potsdam, was built for the Prussian King Frederick the Great: elegant dabbler in many fields - from music to architecture.

The castle is surrounded by a beautiful park, consisting of several parts from different eras. Garden terraces with vineyards dating from 1744. It is decorated with statues and charming ktayski pavilion in blue and gold.

Later the 2.5-kilometer promenade joins new English garden and a new castle. Now besides magnificence, visitors can see the old windmill, the Botanical Garden and conservatory founded by Friedrich Wilhelm IV.

Hellbrunn (Австрия)

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