Schloss Favorite

Stuttgart & the Black Forest


Sitting in parkland a five-minute walk north of the Residenzschloss is the petite baroque palace Schloss Favorite, built between 1717 and 1723 for Duke Eberhard Ludwig. It was mostly used as a hunting palace and summer residence. The interior is largely neoclassical in style and graced with Empire-style furniture.

The palace was undergoing extensive restoration at the time of writing and is set to reopen in mid 2019.


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