How to Visit Neuwachstein Castle
There are many beautiful castles and fortresses in Southern Germany, but perhaps the most famous one is neuwachstein castle, or Swan castle as many people call it.
It is nicknamed “the castle of the fairy-tale king”, and the castle is known for being the inspiration to the Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle.
It is a very beautiful castle, and the best view over it is from Marienbrücke.
Bear in mind that 1.3 million people visit the castle every year, and summers are the most crowded, in summers around 6000 people visit the castle every day, which was built to host one person..!
So, if you ask me, I think winter is a much better time to visit.
If you plan it right, you can fly during the cheapest days to fly, get to visit the castle all alone and get the most beautiful picutre of them all: with the castle surrounded in a snowy winterlandscape, and it just can not get any more idyillic than a castle covered in snow.
The castle was meant to be a summer residence for Ludwig II of Bavaria, but he drowned in a lake nearby before the castle was finished. Once it was finished in 1886.
A visit to the castle is very easy if you are in nearby Munich, all you need to do is to take the train to Fussen, then hop on bus RVA/OVG 78 in the direction Schwangau, and get off at Hohenschwangau.
The castle is open from 9 am to 6 pm in summer (April – September) and 10 am to 4 pm in winter (October – March, remember this is when you will find the cheapest days to fly since it is off season).
A ticket into the castle cost 9 Euro, and if you want to go all out you can take a horse carriage to the castle for 5 Euro.
However, just know that you are not allowed to take photos or film inside the castle, which sort of takes away the point of visiting. The best view is from the outside anyway.
January 5, 2012 at 9:48 am Comments (0)