When I booked the flights for my Euro trip in March it sounded like my Eastern Euro trip would occur some time in the far feature but now it is next month! As we are now within 60 days the reservations have opened for the high-speed trains, museum tours, and boat trips all of which have been booked in fornits, euros, and korunas respectively.
After writing my post about beautiful European castles last month you might recall that I learned the difference between a castle and a palace – a castle is a fortified building designed to withstand enemy attacks and sieges versus to palace a which is a leisure building, designed to maximize the comfort of its inhabitants and impress visitors. Now that I have shared my favorite castles, these are some of the most stunning palaces and I will include chateaus for the sake of argument. I dare you to try and get through these ten beautiful buildings without stopping to pin one.
Château de Chambord
Chambord, France
Buckingham Palace
Palace in London, England
Winter Palace
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Schönbrunn Palace
Vienna, Austria
(on my list)
Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France
Royal Palace of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Palace of Pena
Sintra, Portugal
Stockholm Palace
Stockholm, Sweden
The Nymphenburg Palace
Munich, Germany
The Palacio Real
Madrid, Spain
The Royal Palace
Oslo, Norway
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I have been lucky enough to visit Buckingham Palace and watch the changing of the guard as well the chance to visit Paris and take a tour of Versailles in France – the Hall of Mirrors really is spectacular. And now of the nine palaces left, I will cross another off the Schönbrunn Palace from my list next month!
Have you been to any of these palaces?
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Laura says
Versailles is so stunning!! The palace you’re going to visit looks gorgeous, too!
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Mariah says
I’ve never been to any 🙁 But i can’t wait to start saving! I definitely want to travel a lot more!!
Diva In Me says
I’ve visited a few. Great job to put Schonbrunn palace on your list. It definitely is a must-visit! =) Though it’s not as grand as Versailles in France but it’s definitely unique. The last and most recent palace visit is The Royal Palace of Oslo. I didn’t had a chance to visit that day because it was close, but just walking outside of it is good and beautiful enough for me =) Stockholm Palace is interesting and it’s very clean and well kept. In my list to visit is the Winter Palace in Russia.
Enjoy your holiday which is happening soon. I’m sure you’ll have a blast! =)
Alyssa says
I’m so excited to hear about your Euro trip! I’m heading to Munich, London, Zurich and Iceland in a few months, so I can’t wait to get some travel trips! Plus Budapest is on my wish list someday, so I’m looking forward to seeing photos 🙂
Alecz says
Ok, these are all STUNNING. But the teal Winter Palace has got to be the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen!
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Samantha says
These all look beautiful! I haven’t seen any but hope to eventually!
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