Nymphenburg is a Nymphs’ palace. Just one name of it attracts attention and tempts to visit this beautiful place.

It is not just a lonely located palace, but a huge complex, impressing by its size, decoration, and luxury. Owing to it, it is considered as one of the most beautiful sights of Bavaria and has more than 40000 visitors every year. 

Nymphenburg was established in 1664. That time, as well as today, it was one of the largest palace complexes of Europe. Just imagine, the size of this gorgeous place is more than 200 hectares!

Nymphenburg consists of the Main Palace and 3 smaller ones, a park, divided to the landscape and regular zones, a lake with swans, and a big number of sculptures, which decorate the winding alleys of the complex. 

It is surprising, but the building of the luxury complex was a gift of Ferdinand Maria to his beloved wife Henrietta Adelaide of Savoy in honor of the first child’s birth. Husbands knew how to thank the wives in the 17th century. 

For 11 years of the permanent building, the main palace in the Baroque style was constructed, the pavilions and the gorgeous orangery were established later.

With time the complex got an accurate and luxurious look. On the territory appeared the lakes, alleys, grots, fountains, baths, a bath house and a pool, a hunting lodge, a chapel. We can say that the building was permanent, just new and new details were adding to this perfect place. 

On the territory, you can see various pavilions, the jewels of the palace. Some of them could become the separate palaces, though they have small sizes. The most popular of them is Amalienburg, which was built in the 18th century by Karl Albrecht, Elector of Bavaria for his beloved spouse Marie Amalia. Here is another good gift!

The second pavilion, perfect in its delicacy, is the Temple of Apollo, built on the shore of the Great Pond. Elegant and luxurious at the same time, it will not leave anyone indifferent. 

There you can walk for a day, for two days and even more! So do not rush to see everything at once. It is better to stop and feel the relaxed spirit of the Nymphenburg, to walk through one of its parts and leave others for another visit.