Palaces & Royal Residences

Where royalty lived large.Palaces & Royal Residences is a hand-picked Trailwind collection of 21 places: Where royalty lived large.. Every entry has its own guide with the best time to go, what's nearby and how to build a trip around it.

Palace of Versailles, France

Forbidden City, People's Republic of China

Château de Montsoreau, France

Alhambra, Spain

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

Windsor Castle, United Kingdom

Potala Palace, People's Republic of China

Topkapı Palace, Turkey

Winter Palace, Russia

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

Summer Palace, People's Republic of China

Belvedere, Austria

Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

Doge's Palace, Italy

Golestan Palace, Iran

Tuileries Palace, France

Hawa Mahal, India

Kronborg Castle, Denmark

Catherine Palace, Russia

Hofburg Palace, Austria

Kensington Palace, United Kingdom

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Trailwind finds the moment a trip is unusually possible: the right season, a cheap fare, your open dates, and rare skies. Browse by calendar:

Cosmic calendar — meteor showers, eclipses and aurora, and the best time to see each

Nature's calendar — wildlife migrations, blooms and seasonal wonders, and when to go

World culture calendar — festivals, celebrations and rituals, and when they happen (Holi, Diwali, Day of the Dead and more)

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