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Rastatt Favorite Palace
A „porcelain palace“ to rival any in Europe

Highest quality craftsmanshipCollections

The room decor and the collections at Favorite Palace include many first-rate rarities, such as fascinating lapidary art from Florence and one of the largest collections of early Meissen porcelain.

Sculpture in the garden hall at Rastatt Favorite

A retreat for the margravine

In the 18th century, a pleasure palace was a place for small celebrations. The architectural designs originated in France.

The Baroque pleasure palace
View of a pietra dura panel in the Florentine cabinet, Rastatt Favorite Palace.

Italian masterpieces

The pietra dura panels in the Florentine cabinet demonstrate the best of Italian lapidary arts from Florence.

The lapidary arts
Höroldt service, Rastatt Favorite Palace.

Hidden treasures

The margravine purchased almost 160 porcelain pieces, making her an important customer for the Meissen factory founded in 1710.

Meissen porcelain
Rastatt Favorite Palace.

Protection

A warm house for exotic plants was requirement for any Baroque palace garden, including the one at Rastatt Favorite Palace.

Orangeries for exotics
Glassware on the mantelpiece in the small dining room in the margravine's apartment, Bohemia, early 18th century.

Fragile, splendid and extravagant

The margravine's collection of Bohemian glass is one of Favorite Palace's greatest treasures.

Glassware for the princess
Detail of a pietra dura panel in the Florentine cabinet, Rastatt Favorite Palace.

From glazes to cooking

A book on art and medicine, cooking and baking, with personal recipes, comes from Margravine Sibylla Augusta’s collection.

The Margravine's recipes
Rastatt Favorite Palace.

Strolling under giants

A relaxing stroll through the Rastatt Favorite Palace garden reveals the trees’ rich diversity.

The trees of the palace garden
Swans and ducks at Rastatt Favorite Palace.

On a discovery tour

A number of animals have made their home and can be observed in the Rastatt Favorite Palace landscape garden.

Animals in the palace garden