The Orangerie in Darmstadt is a graceful baroque garden and pavilion complex in Bessungen, built for courtly display and still used as a green formal space. Its clipped geometry and long facade offer a different mood from the Mathildenhohe artists' colony and the city's science museums.
It is best for a relaxed walk, especially in good weather when the garden is doing the work. The Orangerie is not Darmstadt's headline sight, but it rounds out the city with a touch of old princely leisure.