"amazing fairy tale castle in Bavaria" Schloss Neuschwanstein by angiebabe

Schloss Neuschwanstein Travel Guide: 226 reviews and 759 photos

glorious view of fairytale castle June 2002

3 visits

I was first here with a cousin and a tour group on our way from england to oberammergau for the passion play in 2000. It was a beautiful summers afternoon and very exciting to be in europe and here at this fairy tale castle - the one on all the jigsaw puzzles!! We had an excellent guided tour of the castle too and photos of us together from the Marienbrucke bridge with the castle behind us.

another visit!!

first sighting of Hohenschwangau

My second visit was also on a lovely summer afternoon/evening with two of my best friends on our own 'driving through europe' tour - we drove like mad from a lovely German friend of mine in Tuttlingen with the probable idea we would be too late but might be lucky - and we did!! even though we didnt arrive till after 5pm we found tours were at late as 7.30 pm or something so that was met with exuberant joy by my friends!!

Again enjoyed the guided tour and all the extravagant interior decorations and romantic fairytale paintings and another excited session of posing for shots from Marienbrucke with the fairytale castle behind us!!

This time - in snow!

summer version of the snowscene

A third visit! - is that extravagant, obsessive or just plain blessed!
Blessed i think! stunning beautiful weather - blue skies and thick snow everywhere - amazing after two days of overcast weather from where i drove from Fredrichshafen and from my friend at Tuttlingen, arrived in Fussen in the dark - to see sparkling stars in the sky above and even more thankfulness the next day with perfect photography weather!

Walked up the hill to the castle, got my shots of the facade with fur trees laden with snow surrounding it and was very happy! no tour this time though but i was let in the exit door to ransack the souvenir shop for some more memorabilia - particularly a winter scene mousemat and poster - a must for the castle and snow scene obsessed like me!

Pros and Cons

Pros:the ultimate fairytale castle!! in and out!
Cons:cant live or stay the night in it!
In a nutshell:A special visit - definitely one of the 1000 Thank You God we got there before we died sights!

Last visit to Schloss Neuschwanstein: Feb 2006
Intro Updated Jun 13, 2007
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GentleSpirit Aug 6, 2012 at 6:05 PM

this is still one of those places i have to see before its too late. i almost got there but public transport was going to be too difficult and the weather wsnt cooperating. i cant wait!
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  angiebabe Sep 10, 2012 at 4:43 PM
  
  yes its wonderful - as mad as Ludwig was its a stunning beautiful castle and makes an enormous amount of money for Germany! the youth hostel nearby near Fussen is excellent. its worth a visit any season! so extra romantic in snow!
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nicolaitan Dec 17, 2008 at 1:53 PM

we did not make it here - told it has become so insufferably crowded as to be ruinous. will probably always regret not going.