Amerongen Castle

I visited this castle today with my brother. Usually it's only accessible by way of a guided tour,  but some Sundays it's open to stroll through the castle at your own pace. We took our time,  shot loads of photos and I'll sure be back for the tour.

In the front is the coach house,  now restaurant. In the back is the actual castle. A better view of the castle itself in my brother's blip  


Amerongen Castle is from the 17th century. It has a rich family-history, going back 700 years. The owners played an important part in the national and European history.

Godard Adriaan van Reede (1621-1691) held a key-position in the insurrection against the French supremacy. As a retribution the house was burnt down by the French in 1673, but rebuilt by his wife Margaretha Turnor. The German Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) lived at Amerongen Castle for 18 months and signed his abdication here in 1918. The desk at which this happened is still part of the Amerongen collection.

An interesting castle.

My daily exercise today was done by getting to and from the castle and a visit to the gardens.