The Bärenschlössle in Stuttgart's Rotwildpark was originally a pleasure palace and is now a popular restaurant for excursions. It was built by order of Duke Carl Eugen in 1768 as a pleasure palace in the old Roman style. In keeping with this, Lake Bear was artificially created, on which Italian gondolas floated that the duke had brought back from a trip to Italy.
After the death of Carl Eugen, the pleasure palace fell into disrepair. King Wilhelm I had the first building demolished in 1817 and replaced by a larger, octagonal hunting pavilion. An incendiary bomb almost completely destroyed the building in 1943. With it, the two bronze bears in front of the hunting pavilion also disappeared, but they were reconstructed in the 1960s with the reconstruction of the Bärenschlössle.
Three park lakes invite you to take a tour
In 1994, another fire destroyed the Bärenschlössle. During this reconstruction, too, great care was taken to preserve the original 19th century style, only the windows on the upper floor gave way to glazed double doors. They provide an unobstructed view over Lake Bärensee and onto the deer meadow opposite.
The Bärenschlössle and the three park lakes - the Bärensee, the Neue See and the Pfaffensee - are a popular destination for excursions. The charming landscape invites you to go hiking, jogging and cycling. Many trails wind around the three park lakes, which were once created as reservoirs to supply water to Stuttgart. There are two game preserves nearby, and a three-kilometer hiking trail leads from the Bärenschlössle directly to Solitude Castle.
