Palaces near Cologne

Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces in Brühl are two palaces built in the early 18th century and lies in proximity to Cologne. The complex consists of a main palace, Augustusburg, and a smaller palace for hunting, Falkenlust. Both lies in the same complex and are connected through a large park. The complex is one of Germany's most important Baroque complexes and is therefore included in the UNESCO-World Heritage. Entering the castle is only possible with a guide and costs 5 euros. The palaces with its beautiful parks and proximity to Cologne made it a perfect one day trip for me.

The main entrance to Augustusburg, the complex area lies just beside Brühls main train station.

Location of Brühl. It only takes around 15 minutes to reach the UNESCO-Palaces in Brühl.

The fabolous garden. The parks in the complex are huge and very beautiful.

Garden.

One lucky goose.

The beatiful garden as seen from above.

The road to Falkenlust palace is well marked and does not lie far away from Augustusburg. 

Falkenlust palace is mainly a palace used when hunting for birds. It is placed not far from the normal bird route.

We also had time to walk through the small town of Brühl.

Brühl is a very small town but cosy.

Unfortunately it wasn't allowed to take pictures inside the palace. The main entrance was so impressive though, that I had to attach it in this post (photo find on the web).