See the Castle that Inspired Disney-Like Neuschwanstein in Schwangau

Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein in Schwangau near Füssen was built by Bavarian King Ludwig II, who was inspired by King Maximilian’s Neo-Gothic Schloss Hohenschwangau

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Schwangau near Füssen in Southern Germany is mostly visited to see the Disney-like, fairy-tale Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle. Less famous is the nearby Neo-Gothic Schloss Hohenschwangau where Mad King Ludwig spent happy childhood summers and probably dreamed up plans his own more elaborate fantasy castles. Schloss Hohenschwangau was erected during the 1830s by Bavarian King Maximilian II in a Neo-Gothic style.

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Great Deals on Comfortable Stays near Outlet Factory Store Shopping Malls

The Novotel Troyes Aéroport offers great deals for cheap but comfortable stays while saving when shopping at McArthur Glen Outlet Mall and other factory stores in Champagne.

The Novotel Troyes Aéroport is a comfortable hotel, quietly located in the northwestern outskirts of Troyes in the Aube en Champagne region in France. The Novotel Troyes Airport hotel offer great deals and very cheap stays for advance reservations. Rooms have a double bed and a sleeper couch to sleep up to four per room in comfort – two children under 16 stay for free. The Novotel Troyes Aéroport is a great deal for families, especially over weekends when business clientele stays away and prices drop.

• Do use major internet hotel reservation services to see what prices are available on Troyes hotels but booking directly with the Novotel will usually give the best price, special offers especially for early reservations, and the best cancellation options.

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Admission & Opening Hours for Romantic Castles in Schwangau, Germany

Tickets for the romantic, Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castle near Füssen in Germany are best reserved in advance. Opening hours are fortunately long.

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The Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle opened for visitors shortly after the death of Mad King Ludwig II in 1886. Schloss Neuschwanstein and nearby Hohenschwangau Castle are amongst the most popular tourist attractions in Bavaria, Germany. Although opening hours are long, tickets with specific admission times are best bought in advance.

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By Train, Car, or Day-TripTour Bus to Füssen & Schwangau, Germany

Trains and buses provide cheap transportation for a day trip from Munich to the Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavaria Alps in Germany. Tour buses offer good deals too.

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Public transportation to Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau castles in the small town Schwangau is easy and relatively cheap by train or tour bus. These romantic, medieval-look castles are very popular day trip destinations from Munich (München). As a result, many bus tours are available as well from Munich to visit the Disney-like fantasy castle of Mad King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Trains run frequently from Munich (and Augsburg) to Füssen from where it is a short bus ride to Schwangau and the castles. Tour buses go directly to the castles and often include other popular sights such the Wieskirche, Ettal, Oberammmergau, and Schloss Linderhof Palace into the day-trip itinerary.

• Füssen may also be written Fuessen – Fussen is grammatically incorrect.

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See the Top Fairy Tale Castle of Bavarian “Mad” King Ludwig II in Germany

One of Germany’s most romantic and popular castles is Schloss Neuschwanstein in Bavaria. This Disney-like castle is a popular day-trip destination from Munich at the end of the Romantic Road.

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Schloss Neuschwanstein is one of the top sights to see in Germany. For many visitors it is a major reason for traveling to the Bavarian Alps. Few leave disappointed as Castle Neuschwanstein absolutely looks the part. Its medieval, neo-Romanesque looks is almost Disney-like and being perched on a lonely rocky hill with the Alps in the background absolutely looks the part. The castle and its origins are wildly romantic while the natural setting is spectacularly beautiful too.

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See Germany’s Romantic Road Route on Public Transportation

Although a car is convenient, public transportation (either trains or buses) are available to most sights on the Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) in Bavaria, Germany.

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The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) holiday route in Bavaria is for many visitors a top destination and highlight of a trip to Bavaria. This 350-km (220-mile) route has some of Germany’s most romantic sights. The Romantic Road is easiest traveled by private car but public transportation (trains and buses) are also available to most sights. Popular stops along the Romantic Road include medieval castles (Schloss Harburg), the fantasy Disney-line Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle, wall-encircled towns (Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen), palaces (UNESCO-listed Residenz in Würzburg, Schillingsfürst), and churches (the UNESCO-listed Wieskirche).

• The Europabus EB190 has changed its route and from 2008 only stops at major sights and no longer run the full length of the Romantic Road as it has done for more than half a century.

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Deutsche Touring Started a New 2009 Schedule for Seeing Germany’s Romantische Straße

Europabus EB 190 connects Frankfurt and Füssen via much of the Romantic Road daily during summer. Stops include Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Augsburg, Nördlingen, Dinkelsbühl, Würzburg, and Munich (München).

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The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) was founded in 1950 as a tourism promotion project. This massively popular holiday route has since become a top destination for visitors to Germany. It is hugely popular with bus parties from all nations – notice the Japanese road signs.

Although a car is the easiest and most convenient way to travel the full 350-km (220-mile) route, the Romantic Road can also be done on public transportation. The easiest way is on the Europabus, which has been operating along this route since its inception.

• The routing of the Europabus on the Romantic Road has been changed drastically from summer 2008 – all previous timetables and routings are now completely redundant.

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