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Hohenschwangau Castle
The yellow castle where Ludwig II grew up, rebuilt by his father in romantic style above the Alpsee.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid; timed tours
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Alpseestrasse 30, 87645 SchwangauDirections
- Getting There
- A 20-minute walk up from the village, or a horse carriage.
Why Go
King Maximilian II rebuilt a ruined fortress here in the 1830s, and the young Ludwig spent his summers among its murals of German legends. From his bedroom he could watch the building of Neuschwanstein through a telescope.
Nearby in Neuschwanstein Castle
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