Category: Castles

Panker – A beautiful mansion in an idyllic village
Castles, Travel

Panker – A beautiful mansion in an idyllic village

If it hadn’t been for a royal wedding, I probably would never have visited the tiny, idyllic village of Panker in the north of Germany, not too far from the shores of the Baltic Sea. This in June 2006 was the scene of the wedding of Prince Philipp von Hessen and Laetitia Bechtolf. A wedding […]

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How to visit the Palace Noordeinde in The Hague?
Castles, Travel

How to visit the Palace Noordeinde in The Hague?

Ever since Palace Noordeinde in Den Haag opened its doors in 2016 I receive questions about the summer opening and how to get tickets. Keep your eyes open towards the end of June, as only then it thus far has been announced when exactly the palace and the royal stables open their doors for the […]

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Museum Nienoord in Leek – Day of the Castle 2019
Castles, Travel

Museum Nienoord in Leek – Day of the Castle 2019

Whit Monday (the Monday after Pentecost) is a legal holiday in many European Countries. In the Netherlands it is since 2008 also the “Dag van het Kasteel” (Day of the Castle). Many castles and country seats, gardens and ruins are open. Since 2016 also some Belgian and German castles take part. Many of them are […]

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Schwerin Castle – The Seat of the Dukes of Mecklenburg
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Schwerin Castle – The Seat of the Dukes of Mecklenburg

Looking at my pictures I really should go back and take better ones. I guess I was either in a hurry, or the weather wasn’t that great. The photos certainly don’t do the fairytale castle justice. Today King Willem-Alexander and Queen MĂ¡xima of the Netherlands started their three-day visit to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg at […]

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Hotels with a royal past
Castles, Travel

Hotels with a royal past

Few hotels have ever been a royal residence or the residence of a King’s mistress. The ones you can stay in are often quite expensive, but they don’t have to be, and they can be very nice to stay in if you’re travelling. I am certain there are more than I listed here, but these […]

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A chocolate shop in a Royal Palace
Castles, Travel

A chocolate shop in a Royal Palace

When King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan came to Belgium for a state visit in 2016, Queen Mathilde took choc-a-holic Rania to “The Chocolate Line” shop in Bruges, on request of the Jordan queen herself. Both queens were received in chocolate heaven by chocolate maker Dominique Persoone, who told afterwards that Rania had […]

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