The world's palaces
Every palace in our write-ups, all 254 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 135
Esterhazy Palace, Eisenstadt
Schloss Eggenberg
Schonbrunn Palace
The Belvedere
The Hofburg
Diocletian's Palace, Split
Christiansborg Palace
Frederiksborg Castle
Rosenborg Castle
Kadriorg Palace and Park
Avignon and the Papal Palace
Chateau de Chambord
Palace of Fontainebleau
Palace of Versailles
Sanssouci Palace
The Dresden Zwinger
Wurzburg Residence
Doge's Palace
Monaco-Ville and the Prince's Palace
Paleis Het Loo
Casa de Mateus
Mafra Palace
Quinta da Regaleira
Sintra and Pena Palace
El Escorial Monastery and Palace
Madrid Royal Palace
Royal Alcazar of Seville
The Alhambra
The Aljaferia Palace
Drottningholm Palace
Chernivtsi University
Buckingham Palace
Skenduli House
Zekate House
Hellbrunn Palace
Hermesvilla
Liechtenstein Garden Palace
Mirabell Palace and Gardens
Schloss Hof
Kosava Castle
Nesvizh Castle
The Gomel Palace and Park
Zhilichi Palace
Royal Palace of Brussels and Coudenberg
Stoclet Palace
Balchik Palace and Botanical Garden
Kromeriz Chateau and Gardens
Litomysl Castle
The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
Troja Chateau
Amalienborg Palace
Fredensborg Palace
Grasten Palace
Palmse Manor
Charlottenburg Palace
Friedenstein Palace
Herrenchiemsee Palace
Johannisburg Palace
Karlsruhe Palace
Linderhof Palace
Ludwigsburg Palace
Ludwigslust Palace
Nymphenburg Palace
Rheinsberg Palace
Achilleion Palace
Edeleny Palace
Esterhazy Palace at Fertod
Godollo Royal Palace
Hungarian Parliament Building
Keszthely Festetics Palace
Martonvasar Brunszvik Palace
Nagycenk Szechenyi Mansion
Szabadkigyos Palace
The Royal Palace of Visegrad
Birini Palace
Cesvaine Palace
Jaunmoku Palace
Jelgava Palace
Mezotne Palace
Rundale 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
Royal Palace
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
EstĂłi Palace
Monserrate Palace
PalĂĄcio Fronteira
Queluz National Palace
Vila Viçosa Ducal Palace
MogoÈoaia Palace
The Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest
Catherine Palace
Gatchina Palace
Oranienbaum Palace
Ostankino Palace
Pavlovsk Palace and Park
Peterhof Palace and Fountains
Tsaritsyno Palace and Park
Casa de Pilatos
Magdalena Palace
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
Blenheim Palace
Brighton Royal Pavilion
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Scone Palace
The Papal Villas of Castel Gandolfo
Asia 78
Chengde Mountain Resort
The Forbidden City
The Potala Palace, Lhasa
The Summer Palace
Mysore Palace
The City Palace of Udaipur
Golestan 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
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
The Royal Palace, Phnom Penh
Dadiani Palace
Bangalore Palace
Chowmahalla Palace
Hazarduari Palace
Leh Palace
Monsoon Palace
Umaid Bhawan Palace
Istana Maimun
Kertha Gosa
Pagaruyung Palace
Siak Sri Indrapura Palace
Taman Sari
The Kratons of Cirebon
The Kratons of Surakarta
The Water Palaces of Karangasem
Yogyakarta and the Kraton
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
Patan Durbar Square
Ranighat Durbar
Khaplu Palace
Marghazar White Palace
Noor Mahal
Murabba Palace
Changdeokgung Palace and the Secret Garden
Changgyeonggung Palace
Deoksugung Palace
Gyeongbokgung 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
The Vuong Family Mansion
Dar al-Hajar
Africa 22
The Royal Palaces of Abomey
The King's Palace, Nyanza
Ahmed Bey Palace
Mechouar Palace
Palais des Rais
Bafut Royal Palace
Bandjoun Chiefdom
Logone-Birni
Ngaoundere Lamido Palace
Oudjila Royal Palace
Rey Bouba
Abdeen Palace
Baron Empain Palace
Manial Palace
Old Cataract Hotel
Jimma and the Abba Jifar Palace
Wa Naa's Palace
Bahia Palace
Glaoui Palace Fes
Royal Palace of Fes
Plantation House and Jonathan
Mengo Palace
Americas 17
AlcĂĄzar de ColĂłn
