World's Greatest Palaces

Hampton Court Palace has history coursing through the brickwork. Its magnificent rooms have played host to some of the most celebrated royals in England.

Designed in a rococo style, the Schonbrunn Palace was the main Summer residence of Austria’s imperial family, the Habsburgs, for 350 years.

The Royal Palace of Caserta is a neo-classical masterpiece. This gigantic structure has 1200 rooms on five floors and is the largest palace in the world.

London’s Kensington Palace is an intimate residence that houses today’s modern royals. Hidden away in London’s Hyde Park, it began life as an early 17th century Jacobean mansion.

Neuschwanstein Castle is a breath-taking fairytale palace in the snow-capped mountains of Bavaria in Southern Germany. It was even an influence on Walt Disney.

Edinburgh Castle is a symbol of Scottish might that’s been fought over for more than a 1000 years. Some of the most famous names in British history have walked its battlements.

Château de Fontainebleau began life as a medieval castle in the 12th century before being turned into a renaissance palace in the 1500s.

Constructed on the site of a former castle called Tre Konor, the Royal Palace of Stockholm has 1400 rooms, spread over three floors and covers almost 300 years of design.

Lukshmi Villas Palace is reputed to be the largest private dwelling in India. The Indo-Saracenic designed residence was built for The Maharaja of Baroda in 1890.