Derneburg Castle

Unfortunately, Derneburg Castle itself is not open to the public. From the parking lot - at the glass house - the path leads a short distance around the buildings of the former domain. On the east side behind the buildings, the small circular hiking trail around the entire complex, the so-called Laves culture path, begins. From here you can embark on a short journey through time into the history of the family of the first Derneburg Count Ernst Friedrich Herbert zu Münster and the Hanoverian building director Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves.

It is best to park in the parking lot opposite the glass house, then just head towards the castle and follow the really good signs for the Laves culture trail.
Passing old trees you get to the tea house relatively quickly, then a little downhill to the pyramid mausoleum, next station the fishermen's houses. Then follow the road a little and keep right after the bridge. Passing further lakes you will then get back to the starting point.
Now you could think about whether you can end the round in the glass house with coffee and cake.

After Derneburg had been in the possession of the Münster family for five generations, Peter Graf zu Münster sold the last property in 1975 to Georg Baselitz, one of the most renowned contemporary artists in Germany. In 1995 Georg Baselitz had the large studio built in the castle park. He lived and worked in Derneburg until 2006. In the same year, the castle came into the possession of the American art collector Andrew Hall, who first acquired the extensive contemporary art collection of Georg Baselitz and then the castle and the farm buildings of the Derneburg domain. The newly founded Schloss Derneburg Corporation completely renovated the castle and converted it for the presentation of exhibitions. In addition to Andrew Hall's art collection, it hosts exhibitions by international artists. More also at (hallartfoundation.org/de/location/schloss-derneburg)