Gardens > Herrenchiemsee Palace Park

Parterre with waterworks
Northern marble fountain
View from the canal to the New Palace

Herrenchiemsee Palace Park

As with the New Palace of Herrenchiemsee, King Ludwig II wanted the park modelled on the Versailles complex without being an exact copy of it. The plans focused primarily on the areas that could be seen from the main rooms of the central palace tract – the State Bedroom and the Hall of Mirrors.

The main parterre on the west side with hedges, geometrically shaped lawns and gravel ornamentation ends in a canal leading to the lake. The Latona, Fama and Fortuna Fountains have been in operation again since 1994, following comprehensive renovation. It takes around two hours to walk round the 230-hectare island, which was turned into a natural park. The path is bordered by dense woodland, meadows with grazing animals and orchards and there are splendid views of the Alps. At the northernmost tip of the island is the Lake Chapel of the Holy Cross dating from the 17th century, which is easily accessible from the boat pier.

New Palace of Herrenchiemsee


Address

83209 Herrenchiemsee
08051 6887-900
www.herrenchiemsee.de

Opening hours

Open all year round

Admission charge

Admission free

Accessibility

Waterworks

May to 3 October

Getting here / parking

Prien
www.bahn.com

Chiemseebahn’ (in summer) or bus (in winter) to ‘Schiffsanlegestelle Prien/Stock

Regular boats from Prien/ Stock or Gstadt
www.chiemsee-
schifffahrt.de

Coach trips from the landing stage to the New Palace and back (from mid-April to the end of October)

Further information

www.herrenchiemsee.de


Service (leaflets, photo/film, links…)

Shop at boat pier
www.kulturgut.de

Café im Neuen Schloss
08051 968834
schlosscafe-herrenchiemsee.de

Schlosswirtschaft Herrenchiemsee
08051 962767-0
schlosswirtschaft-herrenchiemsee.de

Administrative office

Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Herrenchiemsee
83209 Herrenchiemsee
08051 6887-0
Fax 08051 6887-99
sgvherrenchiemsee@ bsv.bayern.de
www.herrenchiemsee.de


 
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