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How to Get to Neuschwanstein Castle from Hohenschwangau and Back: Getting to Neuschwanstein Castle from Hohenschwangau: If you're in Hohenschwangau village and want to go up to Neuschwanstein Castle, you have three options: On foot: The walk up takes about 30 minutes going uphill and less coming down. By horse-drawn carriage: Departure point: Hotel Müller, Alpseestraße in Hohenschwangau. From the horse-drawn carriage stand at the top it is about a 300m walk (approx. 5 minutes) … [Read more...]
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...]
Neuschwanstein Castle is the Inspiration for Walt Disney's Castle: Schloss Neuschwanstein is one of the most popular castles in Europe and we are glad that our autumn visit has allowed us to tour the interior of the castle. On a previous trip in winter, we could only admire the Neuschwanstein Castle from the village in Hohenschwangau. On that occasion our tour did not include a castle visit. Our tour director wasn't forthcoming with information on how to get up to the castle and we didn't … [Read more...]
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