The Barrel cellar in Magdalene’s castle

The history of the construction of the building and of the three giant wine barrels

*** closed until September 2022 due to renovation work ***

This was built as a Renaissance palace which was used to house the royal family and the provision house. The giant wine cask of August the Strong which held 238,000 litres was kept in the cask cellar from 1725 until 1818.