The most beautiful castles in Germany

Think of Germany and images of romantic castles perched on an outcrop overlooking the Rhine or on the Alpine foothills spring to mind. The castles on this page are listed by chronological order. Baroque palaces being the most numerous, they got a page of their own.

1. Medieval castles (12th to 16th century)

2. Renaissance castles and palaces (16th and 17th century)

3. Baroque princely or ducal palaces (17th and 18th century)

4. Romantic castles (19th century)