Last weekend we visited the legendary Neuschwanstein castle, in deepest darkest Bavaria. It was absolutely incredible, set in the Bavarian Alps amongst snow capped mountains and alpine lakes.People had recommended it to us before, and then we saw it in the book "1001 Places to see Before you Die". So we thought that we would just have to see it for ourselves. Especially as we could get there on the "Bayern train ticket" for only €27!
Just like Herren Chiemsee, the castle was built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, and was also never finished. But the outside was completed and it's really, really amazing! It kind of looks like the famous Disney Castle, with lots of OTT spires etc... It's set quite a way above the town, a good 30 mins steep walk. So we cheated and took the horse and cart, which only cost us €5 each (and €2.50 to get down!). Glad we did though, because it was about 26 degrees and the people who had walked up looked rather worse for wear by the time they had reached the top!
We arrived on the Sunday afternoon, and stayed in a small guesthouse overnight. When we arrived we had a look around the nearby town of Füssen, which is very pretty and similar in style to Bamberg. But much more touristy and pretty, although quite a lot smaller. Then on the Monday we headed up to the castle. This was probably a wise decision because it was reasonably quiet up there, but I should imagine that on the Sunday it would have been absolutely heaving with tourists!
So all in all a thoroughly enjoyable weekend. Can happily recommend it to anyone!
Love Ross x
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