Nymphenburg Palace – the summer residence of the Bavarian electors

Hall in the Nymphenburg Castle in Munich

Castle Park at Schloss Nymphenburg in Munich

Highlights

Munich City Pass: Your ticket for Nymphenburg Palace is already included in your
Munich City Pass: With the Munich Card, you get a discount of €1 per ticket for this attraction.
The regular price of an adult ticket is €8.

Explore one of the largest royal castles in Europe
Discover the way of life of kings of times gone by on a tour of the palace
Admire the ‘Great Gallery of Beauties’ of Elector Max Emanuel with six portraits of women
Marvel at the ‘Chinese Lacquer Cabinet’ and many other magnificently furnished rooms

Discover the favourite residence of the Bavarian kings: Nymphenburg Palace

What awaits you on site

The birth of an heir to the throne of the Electors of Savoy in 1662 was the reason for the construction of the Nymphenburg Palace complex. In 1664, construction began. At that time, today hardly imaginable, Nymphenburg was located in an open field, two hours away from the residence in Munich. Today it is a green oasis for everyone in the middle of the city. But Nymphenburg is not only the spacious palace complex of the Bavarian rulers, but also the extensive park with unique water features, a rich sculpture collection and extraordinary buildings in the park: the park castles. During a tour, you can take a look at the room where King Ludwig II was born and at the world-famous Beauty Gallery of King Ludwig I. The originally baroque ornamental garden was repeatedly modified and expanded over the years and now presents itself as an English landscape garden of the 19th century. To visit the park castles, we recommend an extended walk through the 200-hectare palace park. This way, you can explore the park castles of Badenburg with its impressive swimming pool, the Asian-inspired Pagodenburg, the Magdalenenklause, which appears to be an artificial ruin, and the Amalienburg hunting lodge at your leisure.

Construction and development of the palace

The ‘Nymphenburg Summer Residence’, built in the Italian style, was initially just a massive cubic pavilion, surrounded by the Hofmarkskirche church, a few ancillary and farm buildings, and a small, walled garden laid out in geometric shapes. The palace in its first form was almost completed by 1679. However, the building was extended by further buildings in the following decades, because Nymphenburg Palace remained a favourite residence of the Bavarian kings for generations.

How to get there

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Address:
Nymphenburg Palace, Entrance 19, 80638 Munich

Good to know

Opening hours
Nymphenburg Palace and the Marstallmuseum:
1 April – 15 October: daily 9.00 am – 6.00 pm (last admission at 5.40 pm)
16 October – 31 March: daily 10.00 am – 4.00 pm (last last admission at 3.40 pm)
Castle Chapel:
April to 15 October: daily 9 am – 6 pm
The park castles (Amalienburg, Badenburg, Magdalenenklause, Pagodenburg):
April to 15 October: daily 9 am – 6 pm
Last admission for all visits is 30 minutes before the stated closing time.
All buildings are closed on the following days: 1 January, Shrove Tuesday, 24, 25 and 31 December

Please note: To visit the entire Nymphenburg complex, including the Porcelain Museum and the park castles, you have to buy three individual tickets or a ‘complete ticket’. Entry to the palace is included in the Munich City Pass. You get a discount on every individual ticket with the Munich Card.
The free admission ticket for the Munich City Pass is only available at the ticket office in the main castle (central building). Please show your Munich City Pass at the ticket office.

Your ticket for Nymphenburg Palace is already included in your Munich City Pass. With the Munich Card, you get a discount of €1 per ticket for this attraction.