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Schloss Favorite, Ludwigsburg

Schloss Favorite

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Ludwigsburg

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Tickets and prices

Adult
€13
Reduced
€6.50

Free for Free entry to Favoritepark

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Where
Ludwigsburg

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Schloss Favorite stands in Ludwigsburg (Landkreis Ludwigsburg), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Adult admission costs 13 EUR. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Favorite stands on a rise north of Ludwigsburg's Residenzschloss, linked to it by a straight avenue. Built as a hunting lodge and summer villa for Duke Eberhard Ludwig, it forms a single Baroque ensemble together with the main palace and Schloss Monrepos. Its rooms still hold period furnishings that give a sense of courtly life, following a neoclassical remodelling of the interior in the early nineteenth century. Left to decay for much of the twentieth century, the building was brought back through a restoration begun around 1980.

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What to know

  • The palace stands in Ludwigsburg, in the Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, joined by an avenue to the neighbouring Residenzschloss.
  • It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
  • Visits are organised as part of a wider site that includes Ludwigsburg's Residenzschloss, managed by the Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg.
  • The surrounding park, once a hunting ground later turned into a menagerie in the nineteenth century, can be walked through outdoors.
  • The building is also used as a set for a German television talk show, which does not affect regular visiting arrangements.

Practical information

Prices

Adult
€13
Reduced
€6.50

Free for Free entry to Favoritepark

Visit duration
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Wheelchair access
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Dogs
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Parking
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On site

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Where this château is

Ludwigsburg · Landkreis Ludwigsburg · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

Ludwigsburg, Landkreis Ludwigsburg

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Schloss Favorite: how much is admission?
Adult admission is €13. Reduced: €6.50. Free for: free entry to Favoritepark.
Can Schloss Favorite be visited on its own or only with the Residenzschloss?
It forms a single visiting ensemble with Ludwigsburg's Residenzschloss, to which it is connected by an avenue.
Who built Schloss Favorite?
Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Württemberg commissioned it, with designs by court architect Donato Giuseppe Frisoni between 1717 and 1723.
Has Schloss Favorite always been open to visitors?
No, it fell into disrepair during the twentieth century before being restored and reopened to the public in 1983.
What was Schloss Favorite originally used for?
It served as a hunting lodge and summer villa with views over the neighbouring Residenzschloss.

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The most visited in this department — Landkreis Ludwigsburg