Top 10 Castles around Ismaning

The Old Court was the residence of the Wittelsbachs from the 13th to the 15th century – initially as one of many state castles that served as temporary residences for the sovereign and his court during the period of itinerant rule. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_Hof_(M%C3%BCnchen)

The Schleissheim Palace complex is one of the largest and most impressive residences of the Wittelsbachs in Bavaria. https://www.schloesser.bayern.de/deutsch/schloss/objekte/schl_ns.htm

On the occasion of his wedding to the emperor's daughter, Maria Antonia, Elector Max Emanuel had the Lustheim hunting lodge built between 1684 and 1688. Source: https://www.schloesser.bayern.de/deutsch/schloss/objekte/schl_lu.htm

The Alter Hof - believed to have been built in 1255 - was the first royal residence in Munich and was the residence of the Wittelbachs from the 13th to 15th century. When Louis IV (Ludwig the Bavarian) became Holy Roman Emperor in 1328, the site because the imperial residence. By 1474, a new palace (the current Residenz) had been build and became the residence for the Bavarian rulers. The Alter Hof was then used as administrative offices and was rebuild several times beginning in the 16th century. The ornate Gothic bay window is called the monkey tower (Affentürmchen) - there are several different ledges as to how the tower got it's name including that a pet monkey "kidnapped" the baby Louis IV and climbed up the window with the child before being coaxed back in. In reality, the window was built after the rein of Louis IV. The Alter Hof was a favorite subject for Hitler when he was attempting to make a living as a painter after WWI. The building was badly damaged by bombing in WWII and only part of the Alter Hof was restored. The other half was rebuilt with a modern facade.

A lot has happened since the farm's beginnings in the Middle Ages until today - but the Old Court has never lost its original charm. Of the five components of the building complex, the Burgstock, the Zwingerstock, the Lorenzistock, the Pfisterstock and the Brunnenstock, only the first two have been preserved in a renovated form. The others were demolished and rebuilt after the destruction of the Second World War. However, the fidelity of these reconstructions to the original has even won awards. (https://www.muenchen.de/gehenswuerdigkeiten/top-gehenswuerdigkeiten/alter-hof)

Ismaning Castle is a baroque castle near Munich, which is now used as the town hall of the municipality of Ismaning. In addition to the castle museum with its halls, you can visit the castle park, the Seidl mill and the Ismaninger Hörpfad. Events and weddings take place in the castle halls, such as the Blue or Red Hall. In the sawmill of the Seidl mill, a former grain and sawmill, the history and work processes of the old mill are illustrated. Bishop Philipp von Freising had the palace built in 1530. Between 1716 and 1724 the Renaissance building was redesigned in the Baroque style by Prince Bishop Johann Franz Eckher. In 1816, Napoleon's stepson, Eugène de Beauharnais, and his wife, Auguste Amalia, took over the château. While it was owned by the city of Munich from 1899 to 1919, it has belonged to the municipality of Ismaning since 1919. https://www.muenchen.de/wandern/burgen-und-schloesser/schloss-ismaning

If you are looking for a little quieter place, you will find it here.

Bavarian Palace Administration (Schleißheim palace complex near Munich): https://www.schloesser-schleissheim.de/ Opening hours ... https://www.schloesser-schleissheim.de/deutsch/tourist/oeffn.htm Wikipedia (Schleissheim Palace, 2022-12-24): https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlossanlage_Schleißheim Wikipedia (List of monuments in Oberschleißheim, 2022-12-24): https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Baudenkmäler_in_Oberschleißheim “E-1-84-135-1 … The Schleißheim palaces with the gardens form one of the largest palace complexes in Europe and as such form an ensemble. ...”