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My favourite schlösser (March 2026)
Some years ago, I wrote a review of my top ten favourite schlösser for a magazine article. After visiting many more schlösser in the meantime, I felt an update was long overdue. So here is a revised list of my favourite schlösser from the Schloss series of books (shown in alphabetical order), indicating in what book or books the schloss is featured. For more information on the reasons for my choices, see chapter 7 of Schloss on the Rhine (the latest book in the series). Au
Susan Symons
Mar 52 min read


My fascinating German castles in Majesty magazine
I am delighted that the April 2020 edition of Majesty magazine (vol 41 No 4) features my article on Schloss Langenburg in...
Susan Symons
Mar 18, 20202 min read


Happy Birthday Queen Victoria
Today is the 200 year anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria. My three books on her colourful personal life celebrate Victoria as a...
Susan Symons
May 24, 20191 min read


My favourite schlösser
Schloss is the German world for castle or palace and, wherever you are in Germany, you are never very far from one of these. For most of...
Susan Symons
Nov 21, 201812 min read


Schlösser in Germany
Five years, four books, one hundred and twenty-five schlösser ... This hand-drawn map of Germany shows the approximate location of all...
Susan Symons
Nov 21, 20181 min read


Young Victoria
Subtitle here Blog post here....
Susan Symons
Nov 21, 20181 min read


Schloss in Bavaria
Subtitle here... Blog post here...
Susan Symons
Nov 21, 20181 min read
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