Yes, the one on the Disney logo and in the parks! Neuschwanstein Castle was built in the 19th century for King Ludwig II. It’s a turreted castle on a hilltop, and you can tour the preserved royal ...
MUNICH, Germany - Winter was cold and dark in the Bavarian Alps during the mid-19th century. Still a few people who ventured outdoors at night would sometimes see a mysterious, bright glow gliding ...
SCHWANGAU, Germany--Given that King Ludwig II of Bavaria built Neuschwanstein Castle as a place where he could get away from the public and the sycophants who wanted to be near him, he might well have ...
Just 100 kilometers east of Munich and 50 kilometers north of Salzburg lies the longest castle complex in the world—and it's even listed in the Guinness Book of Records. TRAVELBOOK knows how this ...
South of Munich in the foothills of the Alps, is the relatively unknown Hohenschwangau Castle. It was "Mad" King Ludwig's father's castle — and Ludwig's boyhood summer home. When his father died, ...
The Germans have a word, gemutlichkeit, that untranslatable blend of cosiness, well-being and a laid-back attitude. Nowhere does this mood permeate deeper than in the prosperous south where fairy-lit ...