Schwetzingen Castle (Schloss)

The Schloss (Castle) Schwetzingen was the summer home of prince elects Karl III Phillip and Charles Theodore and is well known for it's beautifully maintained gardens. The garden is a blend of two styles, the French Formal and the English Landscape and is preserved that way to reflect the change in gardening attitude during the 1700's. You can see …

Last week, I was able to go visit the Schwetzigen Castle gardens. I went with a friend since I get off of work three hours earlier than the other three interns. Schwetzigen is a town right next to Patrick Henry village and it has a castle with huge gardens that are pretty well known. We just walked around and they even had a hedge maze that we were …

The Schloss (Castle) Schwetzingen was the summer home of prince elects Karl III Phillip and Charles Theodore and is well known for it's beautifully maintained gardens.  The garden is a blend of two styles, the French Formal and the English Landscape ...

... off - eventually finding a petrol station. Sunday 28th., and another wet day. Drove passed Mannheim - start of the Castle Road - to Schwetzingen, where the rain eased enough for us to walk into town. Entry to the Castle and gardens requires inserting ...

... , pulled off - eventually finding a petrol station. Sunday, and another wet day. Drove passed Mannheim - start of the Castle Road - to Schwetzingen, where the rain eased enough for us to walk into town. Entry to the Castle and gardens requires inserting ...

... ;You can find it prepared a hundred different ways.  Seriously.  I am staying two blocks from the Schwetzingen Castle. The castle was the summer residence of the Electors Palatine Karl III Philip and Charles Theodore. The castle gardens ...

... for any in Heidelberg.  There's a really good Thai place right next to the "American" diner, wouldn't recommend the later. Schwetzingen has bright buildings, very cheery on a Spring day.  Even on a Sunday, the marketplatz was packed, lots of ...

... to the states, so we did what you do in Germany - hit up a castle. Or, to be more specific the gardens of the Schwetzingen  Castle.   It wasn't exactly the nicest of days, but in the end it didn't actually rain, just looked like it was on ...