The world's palaces
Every palace in our write-ups, all 255 of them, grouped by continent. Each card opens the full page: what it is, its best season, time to allow and how to reach it.
Europe 136
Esterhazy Palace, Eisenstadt
Schloss Eggenberg
Schonbrunn Palace
The Belvedere
The Hofburg
Nesvizh Castle
The Gomel Palace and Park
Diocletian's Palace, Split
Kromeriz Chateau and Gardens
Litomysl Castle
The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
Christiansborg Palace
Frederiksborg Castle
Rosenborg Castle
Kadriorg Palace and Park
Avignon and the Papal Palace
Chateau de Chambord
Palace of Fontainebleau
Palace of Versailles
Brühl Palaces
Charlottenburg Palace
Friedenstein Palace
Herrenchiemsee Palace
Johannisburg Palace
Karlsruhe Palace
Linderhof Palace
Ludwigsburg Palace
Ludwigslust Palace
Nymphenburg Palace
Rheinsberg Palace
Sanssouci Palace
The Dresden Zwinger
Wurzburg Residence
Achilleion Palace
Hungarian Parliament Building
Doge's Palace
Jelgava Palace
Rundale Palace
Monaco-Ville and the Prince's Palace
Paleis Het Loo
Royal Palace
Casa de Mateus
Mafra Palace
Quinta da Regaleira
Sintra and Pena Palace
The Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest
Casa de Pilatos
El Escorial Monastery and Palace
Madrid Royal Palace
Magdalena Palace
Royal Alcazar of Seville
The Alhambra
The Aljaferia Palace
Drottningholm Palace
Chernivtsi University
Blenheim Palace
Brighton Royal Pavilion
Buckingham Palace
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Scone Palace
The Papal Villas of Castel Gandolfo
Skenduli House
Zekate House
Hellbrunn Palace
Hermesvilla
Liechtenstein Garden Palace
Mirabell Palace and Gardens
Schloss Hof
Kosava Castle
Zhilichi Palace
Royal Palace of Brussels and Coudenberg
Stoclet Palace
Balchik Palace and Botanical Garden
Troja Chateau
Amalienborg Palace
Fredensborg Palace
Grasten Palace
Palmse Manor
Edeleny Palace
Esterhazy Palace at Fertod
Godollo Royal Palace
Keszthely Festetics Palace
Martonvasar Brunszvik Palace
Nagycenk Szechenyi Mansion
Szabadkigyos Palace
The Royal Palace of Visegrad
Birini Palace
Cesvaine Palace
Jaunmoku Palace
Mezotne Palace
Stameriena Palace
Verkiai Palace
Grand Ducal Palace
Grand Master's Palace
Palazzo Parisio
King Nikola's Palace, Bar
Paleis Soestdijk
Royal Palace Amsterdam
Slot Zeist
Branicki Palace
Kozlowka Palace
Lancut Castle
Nieborow and Arkadia
Plawniowice Palace
Poznanski Palace
Pszczyna Castle
Rogalin Palace
Wilanow Palace
Zywiec Habsburg Castle
Ajuda National Palace
Estói Palace
Monserrate Palace
Palácio Fronteira
Queluz National Palace
Vila Viçosa Ducal Palace
Mogoșoaia Palace
Catherine Palace
Gatchina Palace
Oranienbaum Palace
Ostankino Palace
Pavlovsk Palace and Park
Peterhof Palace and Fountains
Tsaritsyno Palace and Park
Royal Palace of Stockholm
Stromsholm Palace
Tullgarn Palace
Tyreso Palace
Ulriksdal Palace
Stockalper Palace
Kachanivka Palace
Mariinsky Palace
Pidhirtsi Castle
Sharivka Palace
Shenborn Palace
Tulchyn Palace
Vyshnivets Palace
Asia 78
The Royal Palace, Phnom Penh
Chengde Mountain Resort
The Forbidden City
The Potala Palace, Lhasa
The Summer Palace
Bangalore Palace
Chowmahalla Palace
Hazarduari Palace
Leh Palace
Monsoon Palace
Mysore Palace
The City Palace of Udaipur
Umaid Bhawan Palace
Istana Maimun
The Kratons of Cirebon
The Kratons of Surakarta
The Water Palaces of Karangasem
Yogyakarta and the Kraton
Golestan Palace
Patan Durbar Square
Changdeokgung Palace and the Secret Garden
Deoksugung Palace
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Bang Pa-In Royal Palace
Phra Nakhon Khiri
The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew
Ishak Pasha Palace
Topkapi Palace
The Imperial City of Hue
The Vuong Family Mansion
Dar al-Hajar
Ahsan Manzil
Baliati Palace
Dinajpur Rajbari
Mahera Zamindar Bari
Muktagacha Rajbari
Natore Rajbari
Shashi Lodge
Tajhat Palace
Uttara Ganabhaban
Kuenga Rabten Palace
Wangdicholing Palace
Istana Nurul Iman
Dadiani Palace
Kertha Gosa
Pagaruyung Palace
Siak Sri Indrapura Palace
Taman Sari
Chehel Sotoun
Fin Garden
Sa'dabad Complex
Shazdeh Garden
Abbasid Palace of Baghdad
Al-Ukhaidir Fortress
Beiteddine Palace
Istana Jahar
Istana Kenangan, Kuala Kangsar
Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum
Royal Abu Bakar Museum
Royal Museum
Gorkha Durbar
Nuwakot Durbar
Ranighat Durbar
Khaplu Palace
Marghazar White Palace
Noor Mahal
Murabba Palace
Changgyeonggung Palace
Gyeonghuigung Palace
Hwaseong Haenggung Palace
Azm Palace of Hama
Kohi Navruz
Sanam Chandra Palace
Beylerbeyi Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace
Qasr Al Watan
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa
An Dinh Palace
Africa 22
The Royal Palaces of Abomey
The King's Palace, Nyanza
