Schloss Schauenstein

The Upper or Schauenstein Castle, like the Lower Castle, goes back to a defensive element of the episcopal castle town of the Middle Ages. The Barons of Schauenstein, who owned rich estates on the Heinzenberg as well as in the Domleschg, made the former fortress tower the cornerstone of the castle they built between 1667 and 1676.

west wing, in addition to the year 1667, the initials and alliance coats of arms of Baron Johann Rudolf and his wife Emilie, née Molina, commemorate the builders of the complex. The last member of the Schauenstein family sold the castle and estates to Carl Ulysses von Stampa in 1732. After the great fire of 1742, which had also made this castle a ruin, only the eastern part was restored in a stately character, while the western part was made much simpler.

From manor house to boarding school...

In 1769, Barbara von Planta acquired Schloss Schauenstein for her adventurous son, Major Friedrich von Planta. He brought with him, probably from France, those delicious shepherd scenes painted on canvas in front of fine landscapes, which still adorn the walls of the hall in the east wing today and characterize its homely atmosphere.

Soon the manor of the restless "Ziska", as Friedrich von Planta was commonly called by his nickname, went to the envoy Peter Conradin von Planta. After his death, his widow turned the west wing into a boarding school where Romansh and Italian-speaking pupils could prepare for entry into the cantonal school. But in 1840 the school was closed again, and Schauenstein was left to his fate until it was bought in 1865 by Peter von Planta, who then also acquired the episcopal castle in 1876.

... to the Künstler- und Gourmethaus

Peter's most famous son, Robert, succeeded his father as owner on Schauenstein. He had the castle completely renovated in 1910-1912 and made it a popular meeting place for artists and scientists of renown. The center of the witty circle was always the learned and hospitable landlord. A few years after Robert's death in 1937, Gaudenz von Planta sold the seat to Rudolf Schoeller in 1941, who sold it to the Emser Werke in 1961. Today, the castle is run as a restaurant and hotel with 19 Gault Millau points by star chef Andreas Caminada as an internationally renowned gourmet house.

access

Schloss Schauenstein is used as a restaurant and hotel. The facility is located directly on the Burgenweg Domleschg.