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Rastatt Palace with a view of the cour d'honneur

Baroque palaces in Rastatt

Rastatt Residential Palace

For over 300 years, Rastatt Palace, also known as the "Baden Versailles", has been the magnificent center of the city. It is considered one of the most beautiful baroque palaces in Germany. Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm and Margravine Sibylla Augusta were inspired by the architecture of Versailles Palace when building the three-winged palace and palace gardens at the beginning of the 18th century. The aristocratic palaces in Vienna also served as a model. Today, the palace is a popular excursion destination that lends Rastatt its baroque charm.

Castle garden in spring. Castle in the background — Schloss Rastatt mit Schlossgarten im Vordergrund. Foto: Paul Gärtner

Entrance Residential Palace — Residenzschloss in Rastatt. Foto: Monika Schlangen

Fountain in front of Rastatt Palace — Schloss Rastatt mit Brunnen. Foto: Stadt Rastatt/Isabelle Joyon

Blue rain in bloom in the palace garden in Rastatt — Schlossgarten in Rastatt im Frühling mit blühendem Blauregen. Foto: Stadt Rastatt/Isabelle Joyon

Schlossgarten in Rastatt im Frühling mit blühendem Blauregen

Pond in the castle garden in Rastatt — Schloss Rastatt mit Teich im Vordergrund. Foto: Stadt Rastatt/Isabelle Joyon

Pink flowering ornamental cherries in the palace garden in Rastatt — Schloss Rastatt im Frühling. Foto: Stadt Rastatt/Isabelle Joyon

Sunset Rastatt Castle — Schloss Rastatt in der Abenddämmerung. Foto: Stadt Rastatt/Isabelle Joyon

More information can be found on the Rastatt Palace website.

Favorite Castle

Favorite Palace in the Rastatt district of Förch is the only porcelain palace in Germany to have survived almost unchanged. It once served as the summer residence of Margravine Sibylla Augusta. Today, it attracts numerous visitors with its porcelain collection. The idyllic park in the style of a landscape garden invites you to relax or take a stroll between the old trees and the swan pond.