Fürstenried Palace

Munich, Germany

Fürstenried Palace is a Baroque palace built by Joseph Effner for Elector Maximilian II Emanuel in 1715–17 as a hunting lodge. Two pavilions are added each in the south and north of the main building. A few years later (1726) a fire damaged the Fürstenried Palace. The following year, at the birth of the future Maximilian III, Fürstenried went as puerperal gift to the Princess Maria Amalia of Austria, the wife of the son of Maximilian Emanuel, Elector Charles Albert. From 1778 to 1796 Fürstenried Palace was the residence of the former Electress Maria Anna, the widow of Maximilian III. In September 1796, Munich was surrounded by the French Republican Army that fought against the Austro-Imperial forces. Here, the Fuerstenried castle was plundered.

During the German war in 1866 and the Franco-German war 1870/71 the castle was used as a military hospital. The palace served as domicile for King Otto of Bavaria from 1883 onwards until his death in 1916. The King lived in an elegantly furnished apartment on the ground floor, while his servants lived on the first floor. After the First World War, the castle served as a military hospital again. Since 1925 the Catholic Retreat Hostel for spiritual exercises has been housed in Fürstenried Palace.

Already in the 18th century high-quality vegetables and dessert fruit was produced in the fruit and vegetable garden of the palace. The court gardener excelled in the arts, in addition to the everyday to also use rare fruit and vegetables such as asparagus, artichokes, quinces and peaches. The then-popular beans and peas were grown in cold frames almost all year round. This tradition was resumed in King Otto's time. The baroque garden behind the castle was then reconstructed by Carl von Effner, according to the plans of his ancestor Joseph Effner. Carl von Effner's great merit is to preserve the 110 lime trees in the park and many more along the two double-row alleys flanking the line of sight towards Munich.

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Mauricio Olivares (16 months ago)
We booked this place for a conference we were organizing and it was a round success. The place is simply beautiful and all our guests were really impressed by the place. The gardens, the rooms, the halls, everything makes you feel special. As part of the conference we offered food and this was off the charts good, so delicious and plentiful. If that is something you care about, do know you will be covered here. The conference rooms are very spacious and elegant, our guests were really happy. The only problem is that the summer in Munich was very hot and the room can get a bit too hot, but nothing you can't fix by opening the windows. The location could be a bit of an issue for some. It's far away from the city center (though well connected with public transportation), and since we had international guests, going there from the airport can take almost 2 hours. On the positive, the place is very quiet and it gives it a cool atmosphere. Plus, there's a nice restaurant with traditional Bavarian food in front of the place, so the guests can go and enjoy a rather lovely beer garden and excellent food as well. All things considered, I think that this is one of the best locations to host a conference. I would recommend it highly.
azita shojaei (22 months ago)
Clean, quiet place with delicious food and great breakfast! I was there for a workshop
Maria Louise Edwards (2 years ago)
Excellent accomodations and service. The double rooms were clean and not to cramped. The grounds/gardens are beautiful and prayerful.
Benjamin Günther (6 years ago)
Best accomodation and amazing food!
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