In the location's words:

The palace garden in Schwerin is a baroque gem with a wow factor and a touch of romance, perfect for you as a physical and mental getaway. It extends over around 25-33 hectares and combines a strictly symmetrical French pleasure garden with wide English landscape parks - a green work of art by Jean Laurent Legeay (1748) and later Peter Joseph Lenné (mid-19th century).

The spectacular Kreuzkanal, which frames the palace in a reflective manner, surrounded by avenues, bosquets and boxwood ornaments - and adorned with sculptures by Balthasar Permoser - is at the center of the park. Numerous highlights such as the orangery, the grotto on the lake shore and the hippodrome (a tree-lined oval path) complete the experience. The so-called "island of love" under weeping willows in the castle garden is particularly idyllic - the perfect spot to take a deep breath. In the park you will find a bronze equestrian monument to Friedrich Franz II (1893), other historic sculptures and buildings such as the grinding mill near the Rotten Lake.

Depending on the season, you can expect tulip spring, summer roses, autumn colors and winter snow magic. Artists, photographers - and you - will find postcard-worthy motifs here, whether by the water, in the greenery or in front of the majestic island silhouette of the castle.

Especially casual: The open-air stage in the park offers concerts, theater and open-air films in summer - originally with room for 10,000 people, today with seating for around 2,600 and standing room for 4,999. Here you can enjoy culture in the middle of nature - with a blanket, a picnic and a fresh breeze.

Since 2024, the entire Residence ensemble, including the palace gardens, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which shows just how great this place is. For your discovery tour: take part in a guided tour - you will hear stories about baroque court art, Lenné's landscape visions or the mystical Petermännchen - maybe it will become your personal lucky charm