The gardens were designed by palace architect Nicolas de Pigage, who between 1755 and 1770 had a geometric system of paths and squares carved into the dense woodland of the former Tiergarten, and are a masterpiece of horticulture. On the one hand, there are the private gardens of Karl Theodor and Elisabeth Auguste, a strolling garden in the English style on one side of the palace and a baroque garden on the other, as if drawn with a compass and ruler. The large kitchen garden and the orangery, which houses the Museum of European Garden Art, are further highlights of the listed palace park. In total, it covers more than 61 hectares, of which around 45 hectares are designated as a nature reserve. And rightly so: the park is home to more than 80 bird species and over 300 beetle species.
