Glarisegg chateau with gardens and pavilion, Château and garden pavilion in Steckborn, Switzerland

Glarisegg chateau is an estate with formal gardens and a pavilion located directly on the shores of Lake Constance in northern Switzerland. The property operates as a cultural and creative center, combining historical structures with contemporary uses.

Heinrich von Gündelhart built the first representative house at the end of the 16th century. In 1774/1775 the Paris banker Daniel Labhart had the present château built to plans by Franz Anton Bagnato, and died soon after its completion. Christoph Kaufmann of Winterthur bought it in 1779, the year Goethe called and, finding the owner away, wrote verses on the main portal. From 1902 to 1980 it housed Switzerland's first Landerziehungsheim, a rural boarding school.

Since 2003 the estate has been run by the Schloss Glarisegg collective, which combines artistic, therapeutic and craft work. A seminar hotel, a small book and craft shop, a creative workshop and a sound-sculpture workshop belong to the project, and in summer a bistro opens by the lake. A permaculture project started in 2012 offers courses, and since 2016 there have been a forest kindergarten and the private "Läbesschuel".

Visits are arranged by advance registration, with guided tours regularly offered to learn about the estate and its current activities. Direct access to the lake shore and spacious grounds allow visitors to explore the surroundings at their own pace.

Goethe visited Glarisegg in 1779, but the owner Christoph Kaufmann was away. Goethe wrote four lines of verse on the main portal, ending that only the dog remained of God's tracking hound. The inscription marks a literary episode at the estate.