Napoleon Museum Arenenberg
Napoleonmuseum Schloss Arenenberg
A Napoleonic family castle on Switzerland's Lower Lake. Napoleon III spent his youth here, and its Second Empire interiors are preserved.
Arenenberg Castle sits on a hillside on the Untersee (Lower Lake) in the Swiss canton of Thurgau. In 1817, Queen Hortense, Napoleon's stepdaughter, bought the estate, and her son, the future Napoleon III, grew up here. The castle rooms are displayed as they were, with Empire-style furniture, paintings and Napoleonic family relics. The surrounding English-style gardens offer views of Reichenau Island. Open roughly 10:00 to 17:00, and closed on Mondays in winter. Admission costs about 15 Swiss francs. It is about 12 kilometers from Konstanz, and you need your passport to visit.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–17:00 (closed Mondays in winter)
Nearby sights
- Reichenau Island
- Rosgartenmuseum
- Niederburg Old Town
- Konstanz Minster
- Rheintorturm
- Council Building
- Archaeological State Museum
- Sea Life Konstanz