Schloss Belvedere Weimar
Schloss Belvedere
A rococo summer palace on a hill south of the city, surrounded by an orangery, a labyrinth and landscape gardens, with views over Weimar.
Schloss Belvedere was built between 1724 and 1748 as a pleasure palace for the Dukes of Saxe-Weimar. Its yellow-and-white rococo façade is elegant, and the interior displays collections of porcelain, glass and decorative arts. Behind the palace are a Baroque orangery, the Red Gate and a 19th-century landscape garden, with a tree-lined avenue leading straight to the city centre. The gardens are free, and the palace ticket costs about €7. Bus line 1 takes around 15 minutes, or it is about a one-hour walk along Belvederer Allee.
Opening hours
Palace about Apr–Oct, Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Roman House
- Haus am Horn
- Park an der Ilm
- Goethe's Garden House
- Liszt House Weimar
- Bauhaus University Van de Velde Buildings
- Historic Cemetery & Princely Crypt
- Duchess Anna Amalia Library