Otherwise, the gardens are free to enter, and are open from 6:30 a.m. (closing time depends on the season). Schönbrunn Palace has its own handy and informative app, which can be downloaded for free.

HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture--Hilltop Himeji Castle, the city’s pride and a World Cultural Heritage site, will be twinned with Schonbrunn Palace in Austria ... Along with its gardens, the castle ...