Hohenschwangau castle – Travel the world with me

When you decide to go around the beautiful country there are many castles around here as this country has some world famous history we have been through a couple of castles around Germany and my personal favorites are Neuschwanstein castle (Bavaria) and the castles in Heidelberg (Ohh!!! Beautiful city).

Neuschwanstein is known as the famous Disney castle in Germany. People refer to it as sleeping beauty castle or Cinderella castle Germany and it does do twice with its exterior and a setting in the alps.

It is situated in the Bavarian village of Hohenschwangau and this castles beauty draws more than a million people visiting every year.

History

It’s built in the 19^th century by a mysterious king Ludwig II, referred as mad king. It is said that the kings grandest fantasy was to create a perfect castle on the setting of Bavarian Alps. (Sad, but he never got his happily ever after).

He died in 1886, before the castle was built. A few weeks after his death the castle was open to public as a museum.

It is a pleasure for our eyes to watch such a castle.

The insides- The castle interior can only be visited with a guided tour which takes around 35 minutes.

How to get to the castle from the village?

Catch a train from Munich to Fussen and from there take either bus number 73 or 78, which takes you to Hohenschwangau. Our Bayern ticket did give us access to this bus. But to reach Neuschwanstein from this village Hohenschwangau can go by foot, shuttle bus or horse carriage rides. The ticket office is located in the village before you start towards Neuschwanstein which is on a hill and takes 40 minutes by foot.

The horse carriage ride costs – 6.00 euro uphill and 3.00 euro downhill.

Shuttle bus – 1.80 uphill, 1.00 euro downhill, and 2.00 euro roundtrip

Free travel for Bayern ticket holders from Fussen to Hohenschwangau
Hohenschwangau Castle
Horse carriage

What to wear?

There is a lot of walking so make sure you wear something comfortable (Sport shoes and comfortable clothes). It is pretty chilly usually as it’s uphill.
If you have time permits, I can recommend that you explore the town Fussen, have a nice evening dinner and return back with beautiful memories of the so-called Disney castle of Germany.

Some tips

If your base camp is from Bavaria (Munich most of the times) check the Bayern ticket (Regional ticket for Bayern state) as it saves your money (more profitable in a group of 5 people).
Pick a less busy day to visit (weekdays).
Make sure you check the weather (most of the time its rainy so carry umbrella with you).
Buy tickets in advance to save your time.
Carry little snacks and drinks.
Try the quark balls
Explore some nearby towns.

Thank you so much!