Baltic Manor houses

Historic houses offer new travel experiences

Get to know historic places and modern ways of maintaining and celebrating manorial heritage around the Baltic Sea

Manor Houses are testimonies of a memorable transition of regions around the Baltic Sea through the past centuries. They represent manifold cultural & political interrelations, which reflect how the people and countries were connected in the past, despite their very own culture and traditions – and how they still are!

These days most of these places have turned into destinations for a vacation getaway or into a cultural venue. As a hotel or museum they give us an inspiring distraction from our daily routine. Their historic charm amazes us in a way that it makes us instantly ponder about the wonders and miserys of the past, while they invite us to get a glimpse of a time of another spirit of hard work and decadence and luxury.

This website informs you about background stories and remarkable occurrences related to the Baltic Manors and the people who lived and shaped their history.

This website offers you information about our partner regions in Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Denmark and Sweden, each of which holds a wide range of historic and cultural uniqueness. Together they shape a rich landscape of manors – waiting for you to explore them. Our stories give you an insight about “spacepioneers” and manorial wonders. We show you places to travel to and routes to take. Travel through nature and off the beaten tracks.

Come and indulge yourself into this charming scenery!

The Baltic Manors Festival

Celebrating a new life in old walls – and meeting many space pioneers
Let yourself be infected by the enthusiasm of the new owners during a guided tour of the house, take a stroll through castle parks in the mild evening light to the sounds of classical music and later have a personal conversation around the campfire with a glass of wine. What began in 2010 in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as the so-called “Mittsommer Remise” is now also offered by many manors in Poland, Lithuania, Sweden and Denmark: a country party at a manor with live music, cultural performances and good food.

Sweden, South Skane, Svaneholm Slott: 6th of June 2026

Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, MittsommerRemise: 20th/21st of June 2026

Lithuania, Association of manors: 1st-4th of July 2026

Lithuania, Panemune Castle: 3rd-6th of July 2026

Denmark, Herregardenes Dag on 16th of August 2026

Poland, Pomeranian festival of Manor houses: 12th/13th of September 2026

Scientific Conference

Call for Papers for the Conference
A Sense of Place: Interpreting Manorial Culture in Modern Tourism. The European Network for Country Houses and Estate Research (ENCOUNTER) and the Baltic Manor Route are going to organize a common conference at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt/Oder (Germany) at 25.-27. June 2026

Manor houses and country estates are iconic elements of Europe’s cultural landscapes, uniting history, architecture, and natural beauty. Today, many of these former elite residences have been transformed into rural tourism destinations. This conference will first explore the historical transition of manor houses from private homes to increasingly “public” places. The second part focuses on manorial tourism today. The idea of spending a holiday in a castle remains highly appealing, often shaped by romanticised notions of aristocratic life.

Suggested themes for the conference might include:

-History of manorial tourism: State of research, comparisons, new findings.
-Sources for historical tourism research: Spread of knowledge about destinations and social characteristics of travelers.
- Interpretation of complexity: Narratives, social, economic, ecological aspects.
- Authenticity: What does authenticity mean for manor houses in a post-feudal era?
- Visitors and experience: Social patterns of expectations and desires.
- The manor, the village and the landscape: opportunities, challenges, socialinnovations.
The conference language will be English. Presentations should not exceed a maximum of 20 minutes. Please send an abstract of your contribution (2,400 characters), a short CV and details of your current activities to: Prof. Dr. Paul Zalewski, European University Viadrina
Paul Zalewski (at) europa-uni

A region full of manor houses

Our brand BALTIC MANORS presents historic manors houses in regions around the baltic sea. Meet manor houses and castles in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland , Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Explore old places with new life.

Amazing event locations

Manor houses and castles are the perfect location for your next event, wedding or private gathering.

Surprising experience

Find cultural offers and cozy hotels

Visit museums, eat good food or celebrate long nights…
Winter and spring are a beautiful time to visit the Baltic Manors. Interesting exhibitions, delicious feasts and long nights by the fireplace are waiting for you. In each region of the Baltic Manor Landscape you will find cultural events to enjoy. Visit the Museum Wejherowo in Northern Kashubia and learn about regional arts and culture and enjoy classical concerts. Visit Christinehof Slott and Svaneholm Slott in South East Sweden and learn about the manorial life in the 1700th century. Get to know the Reventlow family in the Museum Pederstrup in Lolland-Falster. Find your perfect hotel in a historic manor house in Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark or Sweden. Or you may witness the ongoing progress of the restoration at Watercastle Quilow or Castle Broock in Vorpommern.