Erbach Palace

Erbach im Odenwald, Germany, Germany

---

Erbach Palace in Erbach im Odenwald, Germany, originated as a medieval moated castle on the Mümling River island, likely built in the 12th century by the Counts of Erbach, and was rebuilt in Renaissance style between 1500 and 1530 before major 18th-century expansions into a residential palace.

The current structures, primarily from the early 1700s, house the renowned antique collections of Count Franz I of Erbach-Erbach, featuring marble sculptures, armor, weapons, hunting trophies, Flemish paintings, coins, and one of Europe's finest ivory carving displays in the German Ivory Museum.

Still the count's seat, it offers guided tours of opulent salons, a late Gothic altar in the Hubertus Chapel, and themed rooms showcasing classical history amid a castle garden overlooking the market square.