Schwangau, Germany Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler Norway trip
- Jun 9, 2022 · 🌧 5 °C Altitude: 1,879 m
  Germany Free State of Bavaria Halblech Gabelschrofen 47.554654, 10.82131647°33’17” N 10°49’17” E
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N E U S C H W A N S T E I N
June 9, 2022 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 5 °C
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Aujourd'hui c'est la visite des châteaux de Bavière ! Je vais donc a Schwangau, j'ai un billet pour Neuschwanstein (le château qui a inspiré Walt Disney pour celui de la belle au bois dormant) mais j'arrive grave en avance donc j'en profite pour me balader dans la cours du château de Hohenschwangau non lui, grave stylé dans sa jolie couleur orangée très sudiste ~
Je redescend du château en logeant un lac puis je me met en route pour Neuschwanstein. D'abord pas mal de rando autours pour trouver des points de vue sympas, puis la visite a 17h était expéditive mais intense ! Tellement de détails PARTOUT ; dans les peintures, les gravures, les tapisseries, le bois, le plafond, les meubles, les portes.. Jpp de beauté..Read more
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Traveler Super châteaux...
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Traveler La vie de château quoi 🫅
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Traveler Belle photo !!!
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From Italy with Love
- Aug 28, 2022, 1:58pm · 🌧 61 °F Altitude: 3,268 ft
  Germany Free State of Bavaria Schwangau Hohenschwangau 47.555038, 10.74932247°33’18” N 10°44’58” E
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Schloss Neuschwanstein
August 28, 2022 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
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Took a day trip from Munich to Fussen today to see King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle.
It was another day of multiple transfers. Walk, train, bus, bus, walk. Then repeat. 12,000 steps already. Transportation chewed up a lot of time. The tour is surprisingly short and The views are obv amazing. The bridge spanning the river above the castle has floor boards that have more give than u want lol.

We’re on the train back to Munich for our last night- heading out early tomorrow by bus to Bolzano to pick up our teeny tiny car and begin our Italian adventure! Stay tuned 💟Read more
Traveler Gorgeous pictures 🤩
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Traveler Simply breathtaking!! It looks like you’re having an amazing time!
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Darren and Janet Morocco and Portugal 2023
- Feb 23, 2023 · ⛅ 8 °C Altitude: 912 m
  Germany Free State of Bavaria Schwangau Hohenschwangau Neuschwanstein Castle 47.558688, 10.74804747°33’31” N 10°44’53” E
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Day 3
Royal Castles
February 23 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
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Today was a full day tour of two of the royal castles of Bavaria, located close to the Austrian border, about 90 minutes from Munich.

Linderhof Palace is the smaller castle, the only one of King Ludwig II’s castles which he lived to see completed. He liked to be alone and built the castle with no provision for guests. He also liked to dine alone and out of sight of his servants, so had installed a table that was lowered through the floor with a crank mechanism so it could be set in the room below, and raised when ready, ensuring no interaction with his servants. The table is still in working order, the only one of its kind in the world.

After Linderhof we visited Oberammergau, home of the famous Passion Play, held every 10 years since 1634.

We had a stand-up wurst lunch, before we visited Neuschwanstein Castle. It's often referred as a "fairy-tale castle" and was the model for the castle on the Walt Disney logo. Every room is elaborately decorated and filled with ornate furniture. Built on a rocky outcrop overlooking a valley, the best view of the castle is from Marienbruke, a bridge spanning the gorge behind the castle.

Tours of the castle start every 5 minutes, with a maximum of 65 people per tour. Tickets must be purchased in advance, as it's a 45 minute walk from the ticket office to the castle entrance... and if you miss your allotted timeslot, you can't join another tour, and no refunds are given.

After a long day and much walking, we arrived back in Munich at 7pm and grabbed some takeaway on the way back to our hotel.Read more
John Kalaitzis I had it my head that the passion play was performed only every 10 years? I'd be useless at quizzes!
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Darren and Janet oops, that's been corrected now 🙄
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John Kalaitzis I was full of self doubt. Glad it's all been cleared up now :)
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Traveler Uerikon – Salzburg
- May 25, 2023 · ☀️ 20 °C Altitude: 785 m
  Germany Free State of Bavaria Schwangau Hohenschwangau Raut Bach 47.573576, 10.7511547°34’25” N 10°45’4” E
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Day 3
Schloss Neuschwanstein
May 25 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
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Das Märchenschloss ist eine „Tourist Trap“. Das tut seiner Erhabenheit in der Landschaft keinen Abbruch. Meine Hündin Wiki und ich düsen daran vorbei und freuen uns über den ersten sonnigen Tag auf dieser Tour.Read more
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Traveler Da waren wir auf der Hochzeitsreise, 1980
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Traveler Ich glaube als 10-Jähriger muss ich mal dort gewesen sein. Mir reichte diesmal ein Blick von fern drauf.
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skip's retirement travel Germany
- Aug 22, 2021, 2:48pm · ⛅ 20 °C Altitude: 947 m
  Germany Free State of Bavaria Schwangau Hohenschwangau Neuschwanstein Castle 47.55667, 10.7483347°33’24” N 10°44’54” E
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Day 10
Neuschwanstein
August 22, 2021 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Neuschwanstein Castle is probably the most widely recognized building in Germany. Most of us know that this is the castle that inspired Walt Disney.
Built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in the 19th century. For some reason, I had thought this was older. It turns out that Ludwig the Insane (as he was known when he was deposed) wished to recreate medieval chivalry.
The 1st picture is of the castle from across the valley. The 2nd and 3rd pictures are taken in the entry courtyard.
Unfortunately, pictures are not allowed inside the castle. So I found 3 postcards together in the shop and took a picture of them. This at least gives you a sense of the decor. It is even more extraordinary. Most of the decor reflects the legends made well known in the Wagnerian operas.Read more
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Pam Welty Europe 2019-2020
- Dec 16, 2019, 1:34pm · ⛅ 41 °F Altitude: 3,107 ft
  Germany Free State of Bavaria Schwangau Hohenschwangau Neuschwanstein Castle 47.557072, 10.74837247°33’25” N 10°44’54” E
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Day 9
Schloss Neuschwanstein
December 16, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Bucket list ticked off. It was an adventure in itself to get to the castle(s). Bus and a very long walk. My suggestion is to pay the money and have the horses take you up. The tours were short and no photos from inside are allowed which was a shame. But it is really the exterior of the castles that are visually stunning. My photos don’t do any if it justice.Read more
Traveler Is this the castle Harry Potter was designed after?
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Traveler That’s the castle from all those puzzles and movies!
12/16/19Reply
Pam Welty It’s the castle that they used as the idea for Cinderella’s castle at Disneyland. Hogwarts castle was modeled from one in Edinburgh. I will see that one over New Years.
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Traveler Europe 2023
- Apr 10, 2023, 12:00pm · ☁️ 10 °C Altitude: 971 m
  Germany Free State of Bavaria Schwangau Hohenschwangau Neuschwanstein Castle 47.557561, 10.74973247°33’27” N 10°44’59” E
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Day 6
Neuschwanstein Castle
April 10 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
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Next stop in the Alps was Neuschwanstein castle. It looks spectacular seen from the Marien bridge, built on the edge of the cliff face! It's a long and steep walk up the mountain and begs to consider the difficulty they may have had building the castle. King Ludwig II's castle actually never completed construction before his sudden death. He lived in it for a total of only 172 days. This visit we also did a tour of the inside of the castle (no photos allowed, and recommend to book tickets online well in advance), which shows his vivid imagination and why he is known as the fairy tale king / swan king / mad king. We were so lucky with the weather today as the rest of our time in Germany it rained every day.Read more
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Traveler Echt super fotografiert, Antonia 🤩!
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Traveler Europe trip with my camper
- Jun 21, 2022, 5:00pm · ☁️ 26 °C Altitude: 925 m
  Germany Free State of Bavaria Schwangau Hohenschwangau Neuschwanstein Castle 47.558817, 10.74969847°33’32” N 10°44’59” E
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Castle de la Graigslist
June 21, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Soooo after 6 hours of driving to see this beautiful castle, I had to pay 12 euros for a parking spot. Hell no I'm not making that mistake again, so I went 4 minutes further with my camper in a (hopefully) free spot. Hiked for an hour all the way to the top to see a average impressive castle. I mean graigslist version is maybe a bit over exaggerated but if you see the first picture (this one is from google) and then my pictures you get why I call it a graigslist version, especially after driving for 6 hours to see it. I mean it was nice but I liked the scenery around it more. Beautiful nature. Then I went back to my camper to find out that I had no clue where I put it. So after walking to the wrong parking spot for 17 minutes and then another hour of walking to the right spot (I hoped) I thankfully found my camper. So now I'm omw to buy me some wine and watch a movie after this little adventure!Read more
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Traveler 2023 Normandie und Spanien
- Mar 24, 2023, 3:21pm · 🌧 10 °C Altitude: 787 m
  Germany Free State of Bavaria Füssen Bad Faulenbach Hutlers Berg 47.561667, 10.69547°33’42” N 10°41’42” E
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Day 169
LECHFALL
March 24 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
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Der Lechfall ist nur 700 m von der österreichischen Grenze entfernt, ich kann direkt vor dem Aussichtspunkt parken und wir besichtigen im Regen diesen sehr interessanten Wasserfall, welche im Jahr 1810 einen extremen hohen Wasserstand hatte. 1762 gabs durch Hochwasser extreme Schäden, Mühlen und Häuser riss das Wasser mit und König Ludwig organisierte die Regelung des Flusses.Read more
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Traveler 2023 Normandie und Spanien
- Mar 24, 2023, 9:28am · ☁️ 10 °C Altitude: 836 m
  Germany Free State of Bavaria Schwangau Hohenschwangau Hohenschwangau Castle 47.555, 10.73547°33’18” N 10°44’6” E
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Day 169
Schwangau KÖNIGSSCHLÖSSER
March 24 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Wir haben in Füssen, direkt auf der Straße, mit unserem Wohnmobil übernachtet da die Parkmöglichkeit in der Umgebung der Königsschlösser sehr aussichtslos ist. Man darf nirgendwo im Wohnmobil stehen und darin schlafen
Heute morgen entschließen wir uns mit dem öffentlichen Bus 73 oder 78 welcher pro Person 2,60 € kostet zu den Schlössern zu fahren. Der Busverkehr ca jede halbe Stunde und in der 5 Station steigt man aus. Sobald man am Parkplatz ankommt, geht man in das Dorf Schwangau und sieht gleich den Ticketschalter und kauft dann, falls man sie nicht zuvor Online gekauft hat, Tickets für die Schlossbesichtigung. Wir entschließen uns Hohenschwangau auch Innen zu besichtigen und bezahlen für Pensionisten pro Person 18 €.
Um 10 Uhr ist Führung und zuvor kann man auch die Gartenanlagen und die Schlosskapelle kostenfrei besichtigen.Read more
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