Tickets for the romantic, Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castle near Füssen 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 Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle near Munich
Opening hours are long to visit Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle on Herren Island in the Chiemsee Lake near Munich in Bavaria, Southern Germany. Tickets to see the palace are only sold on Herren Island. Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle is the most opulent palace built by Bavarian King Ludwig II during the nineteenth century. It is less famous than the Disney-like Schloss … [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...]
Save on Top Sightseeing Site Tickets in Bavaria, Germany
The Bavarian castles and palaces discount season passes give cheap access to top sightseeing destinations such as Schloss Neuschwanstein and the Munich Residenz. Visitors to Bavaria in Southern Germany can save on admission fees to top castles and palaces by using special discount season tickets. These savings tickets cover admission to more than 40 castles, palaces, … [Read more...]
Visiting the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial near Munich
The KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau is a memorial at the first concentration camp opened by the Nazis near Munich in 1933. KZ Dachau, the first concentration camp opened by the Nazis in 1933, is now a memorial center for victims of National Socialism. Between March 22, 1933, and liberation by the US Army on April 29, 1945, well over 200,000 people moved through Dachau (and many … [Read more...]
Transportation to Dachau Concentration Camp near Munich
Public transportation by train and bus is easy to the KZ-Gedenkstätte in Dachau from München Hauptbahnhof and Munich Airport. Getting to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial site (KZ-Gedenkstätte) is easy by train and bus from downtown München or from Munich Airport. The memorial site is in the suburb Ost Dachau, around 2 km from Dachau train station. Guided tours from … [Read more...]
See Romantic Disney-Like Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle
Romantic Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein is the top fairy tale castle of Bavarian "mad" King Ludwig II. It is one of Germany's most-loved castles to visit and a popular day-trip destination from Munich and the Romantic Road. 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 … [Read more...]
See Schloss and Park Linderhof in Bavaria, Germany
Schloss Linderhof, a fantasy castle of Bavarian King Ludwig, is a small, opulent palace in a park with fountains and grotto near Oberammergau and Ettal in the Alps in Germany. Schloss Linderhof is the smallest of the opulent palaces and castles built by Bavarian Mad King Ludwig II. It is the only one of his fantasy castles that was mostly completed. The more famous … [Read more...]