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The Château de Picomtal, in Crots (Hautes-Alpes), was built in the Middle Ages and renovated in the 16th and 19th centuries. A full restoration in the early 2000s revealed writings by Joachim Martin, documenting 19th-century village life.
Originally a feudal residence, the château expanded over centuries, surviving fires and multiple owners. It was listed as a historic monument in 1989. Restored between 1999 and 2003, it now serves as a guesthouse and event venue.
It features a chapel with 1892 frescoes and a Provençal-style garden, awarded the 2015 National Garden Prize.
Rosenborg Palace was built in the period 1606-34 as Christian IV’s summerhouse just outside the ramparts of Copenhagen. Christian IV was very fond of the palace and often stayed at the castle when he resided in Copenhagen, and it was here that he died in 1648. After his death, the palace passed to his son King Frederik III, who together with his queen, Sophie Amalie, carried out several types of modernisation.
The last king who used the place as a residence was Frederik IV, and around 1720, Rosenborg was abandoned in favor of Frederiksborg Palace.Through the 1700s, considerable art treasures were collected at Rosenborg Castle, among other things items from the estates of deceased royalty and from Christiansborg after the fire there in 1794.
Soon the idea of a museum arose, and that was realised in 1833, which is The Royal Danish Collection’s official year of establishment.