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Schloß Linderhof Travel Guide: 90 reviews and 334 photos

On of the most beautiful Palace I have ever seen!

The story of Linderhof starts in the 15th centuries, when in the Graswang Valley, was situated a farm, belonging to a Benedictine monatery and committed to a family called "Linder"; that is why, some years mater, the Palace took the name "Linderhof".
The father of Ludwig II, King Maximilie II, bought the farm to change it in a hunting pavillon, but in 1869, his son decided to buy it and to build there not a huge palace or a castle, but a little "royal refuge", to relax and thinking in a quiet atmosphere. Linderhof is one of the five Castle/Palace (Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, Linderhof, Nymphenbourg, Herrenchiemsee), that made King Ludwig II so famous.

The Castle/Palace

The façace of the castle is a great fusion of french and bavarian baroque style. Linderhof Castle, after a very longe period of building and rebuilding, is the only large palace King Ludwig II lived to see completed, and he spent there the latest years of his life. Before Ludwig decided to build it up, in the area there was just a wooden house and then the king's cottage.

Neptune Fountain

As I wrote in another picture Linderhof Castle is surrounded by many statues and fountains. Here you can see maybe the second fountain, if you consider the largeness. The fountain represents Neptune, the king of the Sea, riding his horse. Maybe you can imagine how beautiful and clear the water was, looking at that green color!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Situated in a beautiful land: Bayern
Cons:The fountain is often closed!
In a nutshell:Wonderful and magig atmosphere

Last visit to Schloß Linderhof: Aug 1997
Intro Updated Jul 29, 2005
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cachaseiro Jan 1, 2006 at 12:58 PM

very nice photos and stories from bavaria. i'm planning a trip there this coming june.
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Kuznetsov_Sergey Nov 30, 2005 at 8:03 AM

Hi, Azzurral! Glad to meet you in Linderhof. I was fond of it this year.
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syllou Oct 21, 2005 at 12:28 PM

Ciao, when i was a little girl i was there with my parents and it was wonderful to visit that castle, davvero!
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nike85 Oct 16, 2005 at 10:06 AM

bel castellino sì :-) Ribadisco !!
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tessy Sep 23, 2005 at 11:46 AM

Linderhof looks beautiful! Unfortunately it was closed when I visited there!
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gubbi1 Aug 13, 2005 at 1:13 PM

Hi! Nice page. Unfortunately I haven't been there, even though it is that close to my home. Hope I will manage soon... Christian
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sim1 Aug 11, 2005 at 11:04 AM

Great page! It looks like a wonderful place to visit! A tip for me to remember :-) Wishing you a nice evening Azzu :-))
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boddas Jul 31, 2005 at 7:31 AM

beautiful landscape :-) well done azzu
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Pippor Jul 30, 2005 at 8:01 AM

Great page, very well, I love it :-)
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matcrazy1 Jul 30, 2005 at 7:58 AM

Royal page. Very interesting info on the Venus Grotte.