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Top Sights and Map of the Romantic Road, Germany

January 31, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Germany, Romantic Road, Tauber Valley

The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) is Germany's most popular holiday route on the map. It passes through medieval towns including Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen, and Füssen. The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) in western Bavaria is the best-known and most popular of Germany’s numerous thematic holiday routes. The top sights include the fantasy, … [Read more...]

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Buy Tickets for Schloss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles

January 20, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Bavarian Alps, Germany, Romantic Road, Royal Castles

Schloss Neuschwanstein

Buy tickets or tours for the romantic, Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castle near Füssen in Germany 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 and a very popular day-trip destination from Munich. The Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle opened for visitors … [Read more...]

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Visit Mad King Ludwig’s Fantasy Castles Near Munich in Germany

January 20, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Germany, Royal Castles

Bavarian King Ludwig's fantasy Schloss Neuschwanstein castle, Schloss Linderhof, and Herrenchiemsee Palace are top sights to visit in Bavaria, Germany -- all castles are popular 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. … [Read more...]

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See Romantic Disney-Like Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle

January 3, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Germany, Romantic Road

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...]

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Cheap Public Transportation to Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle

January 2, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Germany, Romantic Road

Schloss Neuschwanstein

Trains and buses provide cheap public transportation for a day trip from Munich to the Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavaria Alps in Germany. Day-trip 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, … [Read more...]

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See Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle in Bavaria

January 2, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Germany, Royal Castles

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...]

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Transportation to Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle

January 2, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Germany, Royal Castles

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...]

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Visit Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle near Munich

January 2, 2022 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Germany, Royal Castles

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...]

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Visit Schloss Hohenschwangau in Bavaria, Germany

September 7, 2019 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Bavarian Alps, Germany, Romantic Road

Schloss Hohenschwangau

Neo-Gothic Schloss Hohenschwangau was the childhood home of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and inspired the construction of the nearby Disney-like Neuschwanstein Castle. 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 … [Read more...]

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