" Greifenstein Castle" Greifenstein by Kuznetsov_Sergey

Greifenstein Travel Guide: 5 reviews and 32 photos

Greifenstein Castle

Not far from Heiligenstadt and visible from afar, there is the castle of Greifenstein. The 12th - Century built castle was destroyed during the Peasants' wars and only in the 17th Century it was rebuilt in Baroque style as a hunting lodge.
The Counts Schenk von Stauffenberg still live at Greifenstein Castle and in the palatial estate of Burggrub.
Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg was a good friend of King Ludwig II. The castle was modernized according to his wishes. No wonder that he called it "Little Neuschwanstein”.

You can watch my 3 min 31 sec HD Video Bavaria Oberfranken Way from Heiligenstadt to Greifenstein
and 2 min 47 sec HD Video Bavaria Oberfranken Schloss Greifenstein out of my Youtube channel.

Schloss Greifenstein

Completed VT-pages out of the trip to Germany in 2009:
1) Holtendorf (Sachsen),
2) Görlitz (Sachsen),
3) Dresden (Sachsen),
4) Heiligenstadt (Bavaria),
5) Greifenstein (Bavaria),
6) Bamberg (Bavaria),
7) Nürnberg (Bavaria),
8) Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Bavaria),
9) Bad Boll (Baden-Württemberg),
10) Ulm (Baden-Württemberg),
11) Berlin

Last visit to Greifenstein: Aug 2009
Intro Updated Feb 17, 2012
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Greifenstein is located near Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken. It is easy to reach via several motorway exits, for... more travel advice

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The castle itself can only be visited with guided tours but you can walk around the Greifenstein Park without a... more travel advice

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The greatest impression is generally made by the princely size of the weaponry collection (unfortunately it was... more travel advice

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Written Apr 11, 2011

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Trekki Jun 23, 2011 at 3:39 AM

Beautiful castle and landscape :-) And inspiring Bavarian music .-)
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HORSCHECK Apr 27, 2011 at 4:42 AM

Sergey, lovely little page about this well known castle of Greifenstein. I must admit that I haven't been to this area of Germany yet.
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MalenaN Apr 26, 2011 at 9:20 PM

The castle and garden of Greifenstein looks very nice to visit!
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Nemorino Apr 19, 2011 at 2:48 AM

Fine photos in your tips and travelogue! I've never been to Greifenstein, but I know the general area (Bamberg, Erlangen, ...)
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globetrott Apr 15, 2011 at 2:06 PM

a lovely castle in the great landscape of Fränkische Schweiz ! Only the REAL Switzerland can be better, I agree with Sonja about that ! ;-)
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yumyum Apr 13, 2011 at 3:56 AM

Nice place you visited, but you'd better come to the real Switzerland ;)
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bugulma Apr 12, 2011 at 7:05 AM

interesting place, pity it was forbidden to make shots inside... the views from the castle are really overwhelming!
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hunterV Apr 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM

Hello, Sergey! I see it's a great place to visit! ><><><><><~ Thanx for sharing! ~