From Marienbrücke Ludwig II Admired His Neuschwanstein Castle: When you come up to Neuschwanstein Castle, make sure you get to the Marienbrücke (Mary's Bridge), a bridge which spans the Pöllat Gorge. It was from this bridge that King Ludwig II admired his dream castle. The gorge with its steep rocky walls had already been "discovered" as a place of beauty during Maximillan II's time -  father of Ludwig II. As a child growing up in Schloss Hohenschwangau, Ludwig II had already grown to … [Read more...]