Schloss Neuschwanstein
I have wanted to visit the Schloss Neuschwanstein FOREVER. It is about 2 hrs outside of Munich, so I had never been able to pull it off with my short trips before. I mean, look at it?!?!
The logistics to get there from Munich are a little complicated. There is a train/bus combination that works or you can sign up to take a large tourist bus. Since we ended up going with our three other friends (so five of us in total), we ended up renting a car for the dya. We were staying across the street from the main train station in Munich, so this was pretty easy to do. It gave us a little more flexibility.
We purchased tickets in advance. Please pay close attention to what time you are purchasing your tickets for. It is recommended that you arrive an hour before that. We had a little bit of confusion about what time was listed on the tickets. The time bolded on the tickets is the latest you can pick up your tickets for.
We then took the bus up to the look out point as opposed to walking up. The queue for the buses was a little long, but we were only in line ~15 minutes. The bus drops you off above the castle. From there, you can walk out to the viewing point for the castle (see picture above).
Once we wrapped up here, we headed down to the actual castle. You could also see the other castles that were close by during this walk. It was really a beautiful vantage point of the valley.
The history of the castle is quite interesting. It was built by Ludwig II of Bavaria as an homage to Wagner. He ened up dying before the castle was finished and no one ever finished it. It was seen to be a lavish expense in an area no one ever wanted to go to. Ludwig II's death was rather mysterious and to this day, has a few conspiracy theories surrounding it.
The tour of the castle is 30 minutes. It is quite quick/efficient. It is also guided. It highlights the areas of the castle that were completed and provided some nice background information about Ludwig, the construction of the Schloss. It is surprisingly modern having only been built in the 1870-1886. It was modeled after the medieval castles quite well! For example, it had running water and heat. Ludwig II had even grander visions of the castle, but they were never built and finished. The tour was just about the right length. It was quick, but extremely effective. The tours leave every five minutes or so and seem to be offered in a large variety of languages. No photographs were allowed in the castle.
After the tour was over, you could watch a film about the development of the castle, which was quite informative.
It really was worth the visit and trek out there.
Time at Castle: 4 hrs
Times visited: 1
Overall: A
The logistics to get there from Munich are a little complicated. There is a train/bus combination that works or you can sign up to take a large tourist bus. Since we ended up going with our three other friends (so five of us in total), we ended up renting a car for the dya. We were staying across the street from the main train station in Munich, so this was pretty easy to do. It gave us a little more flexibility.
We purchased tickets in advance. Please pay close attention to what time you are purchasing your tickets for. It is recommended that you arrive an hour before that. We had a little bit of confusion about what time was listed on the tickets. The time bolded on the tickets is the latest you can pick up your tickets for.
We then took the bus up to the look out point as opposed to walking up. The queue for the buses was a little long, but we were only in line ~15 minutes. The bus drops you off above the castle. From there, you can walk out to the viewing point for the castle (see picture above).
Once we wrapped up here, we headed down to the actual castle. You could also see the other castles that were close by during this walk. It was really a beautiful vantage point of the valley.
The history of the castle is quite interesting. It was built by Ludwig II of Bavaria as an homage to Wagner. He ened up dying before the castle was finished and no one ever finished it. It was seen to be a lavish expense in an area no one ever wanted to go to. Ludwig II's death was rather mysterious and to this day, has a few conspiracy theories surrounding it.
The tour of the castle is 30 minutes. It is quite quick/efficient. It is also guided. It highlights the areas of the castle that were completed and provided some nice background information about Ludwig, the construction of the Schloss. It is surprisingly modern having only been built in the 1870-1886. It was modeled after the medieval castles quite well! For example, it had running water and heat. Ludwig II had even grander visions of the castle, but they were never built and finished. The tour was just about the right length. It was quick, but extremely effective. The tours leave every five minutes or so and seem to be offered in a large variety of languages. No photographs were allowed in the castle.
After the tour was over, you could watch a film about the development of the castle, which was quite informative.
It really was worth the visit and trek out there.
Time at Castle: 4 hrs
Times visited: 1
Overall: A
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