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Schleissheim Palace

A grand baroque palace and gardens north of Munich, built by an elector who hoped to become emperor.

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Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Tuesday to Sunday; closed Mondays
Price
Paid
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Max-Emanuel-Platz 1, 85764 OberschleissheimDirections
Getting There
S-Bahn S1 to Oberschleissheim, then a 15-minute walk.

Why Go

Three palaces stand in its formal park: an old Renaissance one, a long baroque New Palace with painted halls and a gallery of baroque paintings, and the little hunting lodge of Lustheim with its porcelain.

It's far quieter than Nymphenburg.

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