Day Tripping to Visit the World’s Largest Bulbs Park in Lisse, The Netherlands Keukenhof near Lisse is the world's largest flower garden park. It is an easy day trip from Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, and other cities in Holland to visit this beautiful park to see the tulips and other flowers. Keukenhof in the Netherlands claims to be the world’s largest flower park. … [Read more...]
Top Cheap Berlin Public Transportation Tickets
Cheap discount cards and travel passes offer great deals for saving on ticket prices when traveling by bus, tram, and train (S & U-Bahn public transportation) in Berlin, Germany. Berlin has a comprehensive public transportation system, which combines seamless travel on buses, trams, and trains. Over thirty ticket versions are available making it worth calculating in … [Read more...]
Tickets for Schloss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles
Tickets for the romantic, Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castle near FĂĽssen in Germany are best reserved online in advance. Opening hours are fortunately long as the fantasy castle of King Ludwig is one of the top sights to see in Bavaria. The Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle opened for visitors shortly after the death of Mad King Ludwig II … [Read more...]
Cheap Public Transportation to Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle
Trains and buses provide cheap public transportation for a day trip from Munich to the Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavaria Alps in Germany. Tour buses offer good deals too. 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 … [Read more...]
Visiting Schloss Linderhof: Opening Hours, Tickets and Transportation
Schloss Linderhof is a popular day-trip to visit from Munich with easy transportation, long opening hours, and easiest ticket availability of Bavarian King Ludwig's fantasy castles. Schloss Linderhof Palace is located in the Ammer Valley near Oberammergau and Ettal. It is a popular day-trip destination from Munich and can be combined with visiting the more famous and … [Read more...]
See Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle in Bavaria
Versailles-like Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle on Herren Island in the Chiemsee Lake near Munich in Germany is an opulent fantasy palace built by Bavarian King Ludwig II. Mad, or Fairy Tale, King Ludwig II of Bavaria, is famous for the three fantasy castles he erected in his kingdom during the nineteenth century. The most famous is the Disney-like, neo-Romanesque Schloss … [Read more...]
Transportation to Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle
Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle is a great day trip from Munich or Salzburg and easily reached by car or on public transportation (train). Boats to the palace depart from Prien am Chiemsee. Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle is on the Herren Island in the Chiemsee Lake near Munich in Bavaria, Southern Germany. Schloss Herrenchiemsee, the most opulent of Bavarian King Ludwig’s … [Read more...]
Visit Mad King Ludwig’s Fantasy Castles Near Munich in Germany
Bavarian King Ludwig's fantasy Schloss Neuschwanstein castle, Schloss Linderhof, and Herrenchiemsee Palace are top sights to visit in Bavaria, Germany. All are top day trips from Munich. Bavarian King Ludwig II (ruled 1864 to 1886) enthusiastically joined in the spirit of his time by erecting or restoring romantic palaces and castles in the historicist style. His … [Read more...]
Day Trip Transportation from Paris to the Palace of Versailles
Getting to Versailles with its palace (chateau) and formal gardens is easy from Paris by bus tour, cheap RER train C5 public transportation, or by car for a great day trip to a top sight in France. Getting to the Palace of Versailles from downtown Paris is easy by tour bus, train, or car making Versailles the most popular day-trip destination from Paris. RER train C5 … [Read more...]
Visit the Palace of Versailles: Opening Hours and Ticket Prices
The Palace of Versailles with its chateau and gardens is a popular day-trip from Paris. Opening hours are long while discount passes allow for savings on ticket prices for the chateau, park, gardens, the Trianon, and estate of Marie Antoinette. The Estate of Versailles with its famous château (palace), Orangerie, and formal Baroque gardens and park is a popular day trip … [Read more...]
See the Fountains in the Gardens of Versailles Palace – Ticket Prices and Opening Hours
On summer weekends, visitors to the Chateau de Versailles may enjoy the historic fountains at play in the formal gardens of the palace near Paris. During summer, visitors to the Palace of Versailles may often enjoy the historic fountains at play in the formal baroque gardens while listening to music. The more spectacular event is the musical fountain show (Grandes Eaux … [Read more...]
Tips on Visiting the Musical Fountain Show at the Palace of Versailles
The musical fountain show (Grandes eaux musicales) presents the gardens of the Palace of Versailles at their best on summer weekends. The best time to visit is early morning for the chateau but afternoon for the gardens. The formal baroque gardens of the Palace of Versailles near Paris are at their most spectacular on summer weekends when the fountains are allowed to play. … [Read more...]
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