Green domes
Corner towers.
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Celle Castle is a large white palace at the edge of the old town of Celle in Lower Saxony, northern Germany, about 36 km in a straight line north-east of Hanover. For centuries it was the residence of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The castle grew out of a medieval fortress and was rebuilt in the Renaissance and Baroque periods into a square building with white wings and corner towers with green domes, ringed by a moat and a large park. It holds a 17th-century theatre that is one of the oldest Baroque theatres still in use in Germany. Guided tours take visitors through the state rooms and the small chapel, and the castle also houses a museum. A few steps away lies Celle's old town, with more than 400 colourful half-timbered houses, one of the finest towns of its kind in Germany. Walking in the castle park and the old town is free, and tours inside the castle are paid. The town is an easy train trip from Hanover.
Corner towers.
Moat and trees.
More than 400.
Schlossplatz, Celle, Germany
Yes, on guided tours.
By train from Hanover.