Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The Fairytale Castle




This fairytale castle doesn't have a very long history to brag with, but its beauty makes all of us admire it in silence (and without taking photos of the interiors). It started its life in 19 th century as homage to Richard Wagner. After the death of Ludwig (the king who commissioned it), the castle was open for the public. the grounds have a theatrical aura to them which only helps to bring more and more visitors every year (about 1.3 million annually).

Does this castle also look familiar? It should because it featured in many movies and was the inspiration of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Park and the Cinderella Castles at the magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland.
In order to get to the castle, you should first get to Munich (either by plane or train). Then you need to take a train to Fussen and then a bus in the direction to Schwangau until you reach the stop Hohenschwangau. From the bus station you can walk to the castle (about 30 minutes)

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