With its towers, turrets, frescoes, and throne hall, Neuschwanstein Castle looks like it was plucked straight from a medieval fairy tale. But the truth is that this over-the-top palace nestled in the ...

Touristic, glorious and romantic, some of Germany's best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II's castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

Neuschwanstein Castle is Germany’s most famous castle, but you probably recognize it as belonging to Sleeping Beauty. In the real world, the fairytale centerpiece of the Disneyland theme park was ...

When I was 18, I took my first independent trip to Europe. During that trip, I toured “Mad” King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany — a medieval castle dream. Then, just over the border in ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It is worth taking a step inside the Neuschwanstein Castle to fully appreciate this fairytale palace built for King Ludwig II in ...

Hohenschwangau is the neighboring castle of Neuschwanstein, but the visit is of course still worthwhile. What distinguishes the childhood castle of the Bavarian King Ludwig II. The "fairy tale king" ...

It's easy to see why Neuschwanstein Castle, dramatically situated atop a hill in the Bavarian countryside, inspired Walt Disney. Though tucked in the hinterlands of Bavaria’s far south, the turreted ...