Brick Baroque residential palace on the Großer Eutiner See with original living quarters of the prince-bishops and dukes, a portrait gallery and a landscape garden.
8. maj 2026 – 1. november 2026
More than 50 casts, vases and statuettes from the Kiel antiquities collection enter into dialogue with the mythological motifs of the palace's furnishings in the rooms of the piano nobile. Accompanied by themed and family tours.
Its beginnings go back to the 12th century: around 1154, the bishops of Lübeck established an administrative estate on the Großer Eutiner See, which was expanded into a castle in the 13th century. From 1320, Eutin was the permanent residence of the bishops. With the election of a prince-bishop from the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp in 1586, the town became a princely residence, which grew into a closed four-wing complex by around 1640.
After a devastating fire in 1689, the prince-bishops had the palace rebuilt and, from 1716, remodeled in Baroque style by the Swedish master builder Rudolph Matthias Dallin; a French garden was laid out at the same time. After the Treaty of Tsarskoye Selo in 1773, the prince-bishops were also dukes of Oldenburg. From 1803, Eutin served as a summer residence where artists such as court painter Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein worked, and the Baroque garden gave way to an English landscape garden.
After the abdication in 1918, the palace remained in the possession of the grand ducal family and was partly opened to visitors; after 1945, refugees lived here until the early 1950s. In 1992, the family transferred the palace, large parts of the collection and the garden to the newly founded public-law foundation Stiftung Schloss Eutin. Following extensive restoration, the museum has been open again since 1997, and the Rittersaal (Knights' Hall) since 2006.
Today, the tour of the piano nobile shows the domestic culture of a prince-bishop's and grand ducal court with largely original furnishings. The collection includes an important portrait gallery of northern European and Russian royal houses, Tischbein's Homer cycle, ship models from the treasury of the tsars and a gold-embroidered antependium (altar frontal) from 1641.
| Voksne | 10 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 7 €Apprentices and university students up to age 28, people with severe disabilities, social welfare recipients, job seekers, voluntary military service members, volunteer service participants and members of the volunteer fire departments of Eutin and Süsel (with proof) |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 17 år · According to the price list, children and teenagers are free up to their 17th birthday (the FAQ says “up to 18”). Children's birthday parties for 6- to 10-year-olds can be booked. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount. |
| Personer med handicap | 7 €Reduced with a severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis); no information on companions. |
| Studerende og elever | 7 €Reduced for university students and apprentices up to age 28. |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 7 € pr. personBus tour groups: palace tour (60 min., 10–20 people) €60 flat rate plus €7 admission per person; garden tour (max. 20 people) €120 for 60 min. or €150 for 90 min. Group visits and group tours must be registered in advance (info@schloss-eutin.de, +49 4521 70950). School class tour €60 (1–1.5 hrs.), garden quiz trail for school classes €45. |
| Familier | 20 €Family 2 (2 adults with all their children) €20; Family 1 (1 adult with all their children) €10. |
With an Ostholstein-Museum ticket €9. Free admission to the museum and special exhibitions for members of the Freundeskreis Schloss Eutin e.V. (friends' association) and MuseumsCard holders. Public guided tours: admission plus €4 per person; private palace tour (approx. 60 min.) €60 per group plus admission. Tickets only on site at the palace shop, no online sales; tours and events can be reserved by email or phone. Palace garden and kitchen garden free.
The palace museum is fully wheelchair-accessible; an elevator leads to the museum floor, and the restrooms are accessible. Portable folding stools and upholstered benches in many rooms. The kitchen garden is level, though some paths between the beds may be too narrow for power wheelchairs. Accessible parking spaces opposite the Opernscheune. Assistance dogs allowed; other dogs only on a leash in the garden. Tours in plain language on request. The “Schatzsuche” (Treasure Hunt) children's birthday party is not accessible.
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 17 år |
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| Familiebillet | 20 € · Family 2 (2 adults with all their children) €20; Family 1 (1 adult with all their children) €10. |
Under “Junges Schloss” (Young Palace): family tours for children aged 3–6 (approx. 45 min.) and 6–10 (approx. 60 min.), palace and garden quiz trail with a small souvenir, and children's birthday parties “Fest bei Hofe” (Feast at Court) and “Schatzsuche” (Treasure Hunt) for 6- to 10-year-olds (the treasure hunt is not accessible). Free admission for children and teenagers.
Eutin train station (Lübeck–Kiel line) in the town center; from there, a short walk through the old town to the palace.
Parkering muligt
Parking lot right next to the palace and numerous other parking lots in the area (including Am Stadtgraben, Opernscheune, Schwimmhalle); free on Saturdays and Sundays. Accessible parking spaces opposite the Opernscheune. Three bus parking spaces about 100 m away, including at Jungfernstieg 9.
The Café & Bistro Schlossküche is currently closed while the foundation looks for a new leaseholder. Palace shop with ticket sales. Lockers (€1 deposit) for bags larger than letter size (A4), backpacks and umbrellas. Guest Wi-Fi in the entrance area.
Op til 120 personer.
Civil, church and non-religious weddings. Rittersaal for celebrations of up to 80 people (Steinway grand piano), Strack Room for up to 24 and Round Tower Room for up to 8 guests, Old Kitchen for up to 50 people at tables or 60 for lectures, south terrace for receptions of up to 120 guests, plus the orangery and kitchen garden. All rooms also available for conferences and seminars; venue viewings by appointment.
Forespørgsel & detaljer| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Audioguide | ja (DE, EN) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Photography without flash for private purposes allowed in the palace and garden; commercial, scientific or editorial shoots only with written permission. |
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