These 10 Royal Gardens From Around The World Offer Palatial Inspiration In Spades

Once reserved for royalty and their courtiers, and similar to the most breathtaking topiary gardens around the world, the gardens and surrounding grounds in this collection span centuries and the globe. From the intricate swirls and loops of Germany's Herrenhausen Gardens to the vast scale of Italy's Royal Palace of Caserta, the sites on this list are a veritable who's who of must-see royal gardens.

Each garden is a treasured — and extravagant — emblem of our past, urging us to escape into the wonders of man and nature (or perhaps digitally escape, if that's all we can manage right now, like via these virtual garden tours). Thankfully, time and history have now opened their paths to more than just the royal few.

Read on to discover the 10 royal gardens that made our must list. And if you're still in a royal bloom kind of mood after perusing these wonders, check out Prince Charles's Highgrove House garden for another palatial dose of inspiration.