Swan Castle Kleve

Lower Rhine Castles Palaces

The imposing Swan Castle (Schwanenburg) stands on the “Kliff” ridge and towers over the city of Kleve on the Lower Rhine. Destruction and reconstruction changed the appearance of the castle in the past. The current shape of the castle can essentially be dated to the...

Museum Koekkoek House

Museums

House number 33 on Kavainerstraße was built in the 19th century for the Dutch painter BC Koekkoek The house is now the B.C. Koekkoek House, and shows works by the artist and his students. Built between 1845 and 1848 B.C. Koekkoek House is one of the few preserved...

Geological Museum Kleve

Museums

The Geological Museum is located in part of the Swan Tower, the symbol of the city of Kleve. Rocks and fossils are shown here. A photo gallery can also be viewed there. An exhibition of rocks and paleontological finds is shown on four floors. The rocks as well as...

Mill Museum Kleve

Museums

There is an interesting mill museum in the octagonal Dutch mill, “Old Mill Donsbrüggen”.The mill museum shows how the historic mill works with various exhibits, display boards and videos. Windmills are part of the Lower Rhine and were once seen everywhere....

Animal Park Kleve

Zoos Animal Enclosures

On the Lower Rhine, the Klever Tiergarten is embedded in a historical park landscape. The Kleve Tiergarten is home to more than 300 animals, whereby the Kleve Tiergarten has set itself the task of showing and breeding particularly old breeds of domestic animals in...

Gnadenthal Castle

Lower Rhine Castles Palaces

Gnadenthal Castle was built in the 18th century and is located in Kleve-Donsbrüggen on the Lower Rhine. Today there is a conference hotel in the historical building, which offers numerous possibilities for conferences, seminars and overnight stays....