Park & Castle Schönbusch (Schloss und Park Schönbusch)

Schönbusch Park is one of the oldest and largest landscape gardens in Germany laid out in the English style.

From 1775 the Archbishop and Elector of Mainz, Friedrich Carl von Erthal, had his deer park remodelled in the English landscaping style. The landscape architect Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell had completed the park by 1790.

The scenic characteristics of the park are spacious wooded areas alternating with extensive meadows. Located within charming landscapes with artificial lakes and „mountains“ are mock buildings such as the look-out and the red bridge, the Temple of Friendship and the Philosopher’s House, a small village and the shepherd’s huts.

The Schönbusch offers a stylish venue for numerous events such as the annual Schönbusch serenades.