The Baroque Palaces of Augustusburg and Falkenlust

With Palace Augustusburg from the late Baroque Architecture Period, named also Rokoko, we can search for the Inspiration of both Genius Composers of Classical Music, Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Both Musicians spent time here, when they were young. The Grandfather of Beethoven was the director of the Musical Ensemble of the Commissioner of the Palaces, the Archbishop of Cologne, C.A. von Wittelsbach, and W.A. Mozart played here a famous Concerto as the "Wonderchild" of Music. The whole Area of the Palaces is open to Visitors. The Gardens, the hunting Lodge, the surrounding Forest with its passage ways. A walk into and around Augustusburg takes us deep into the original Environment of the 18th Century in Europe. Quality Opportunities for Coffee and Cake or Snacks are close by. I can customize this tour to your specific individual requests. Please tell us about your individual wishes.

Meeting at the Gate of the Cologne Cathedral. -public transportation with S-Bahn from main train station Cologne to Brühl (25min) -walk to the Palaces (5 min), -guided tour in Augustusburg (45 min) -walk through gardens and forest to Falkenlust (music with portable speaker) (30min) -examination hunting Lodge and Chapel of St Mary of Egypt (25min) -walk back to train Station Brühl (35 min) -public transportation back to Cologne with S-Bahn (25min)