Neuschwanstein Castle, Alpsee, Hohenschwangau & Füssen seen from a trail above Marienbrücke in Bavaria, Germany

See Neuschwanstein Castle, the lake of Alpsee, Hohenschwangau Castle, and the towns of Hohenschwangau and Füssen from a trail above Marienbrücke pedestrian bridge, in Bavaria, Germany, Europe. Hohenschwangau Castle was the hunting lodge where King Ludwig II of Bavaria was raised. From 1833-55, the castle formerly known as Schwanstein was reconstructed by his father, King Maximilian II of Bavaria. Hohenschwangau became the official summer and hunting residence of Maximilian, his wife Marie of Prussia, and their two sons Ludwig (the later King Ludwig II of Bavaria) and Otto (the later King Otto I of Bavaria). King Ludwig II of Bavaria began building Neuschwanstein Castle in 1869 over ruins of a medieval castle, but never finished. He lived there only 2 years, until his mysterious death in 1886. (This palace inspired Walt Disney to build Sleeping Beauty Castle, opened in 1955 in California's Disneyland.) The tours don't allow photography. Inside, I toured rooms of exquisite decoration, including: a bedroom dedicated to composer Richard Wagner; an historical Ottoman-themed room; and a cave grotto complete with artificial stalactites & flowstone. Ludwig's extravagant throne room is based on the plan of a Byzantine church — a one-ton chandelier shaped like a Byzantine crown hangs above an exquisite floor mosaic of animals and plant life. The King's Neo-Gothic bedroom features an elaborately carved canopy bed topped with a forest of Gothic church spires, "Tristan and Isolde" wall paintings, and his chapel. Queen Mary's Bridge and higher trails offer good views — ascend by bus or walking 1.6+ miles with 600+ feet gain round trip. Austria's Via Alpina Purple trail passes through here.

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See Neuschwanstein Castle, the lake of Alpsee, Hohenschwangau Castle, and the towns of Hohenschwangau and Füssen from a trail above Marienbrücke pedestrian bridge, in Bavaria, Germany, Europe. Hohenschwangau Castle was the hunting lodge where King Ludwig II of Bavaria was raised. From 1833-55, the castle formerly known as Schwanstein was reconstructed by his father, King Maximilian II of Bavaria. Hohenschwangau became the official summer and hunting residence of Maximilian, his wife Marie of Prussia, and their two sons Ludwig (the later King Ludwig II of Bavaria) and Otto (the later King Otto I of Bavaria). King Ludwig II of Bavaria began building Neuschwanstein Castle in 1869 over ruins of a medieval castle, but never finished. He lived there only 2 years, until his mysterious death in 1886. (This palace inspired Walt Disney to build Sleeping Beauty Castle, opened in 1955 in California's Disneyland.) The tours don't allow photography. Inside, I toured rooms of exquisite decoration, including: a bedroom dedicated to composer Richard Wagner; an historical Ottoman-themed room; and a cave grotto complete with artificial stalactites & flowstone. Ludwig's extravagant throne room is based on the plan of a Byzantine church — a one-ton chandelier shaped like a Byzantine crown hangs above an exquisite floor mosaic of animals and plant life. The King's Neo-Gothic bedroom features an elaborately carved canopy bed topped with a forest of Gothic church spires, "Tristan and Isolde" wall paintings, and his chapel. Queen Mary's Bridge and higher trails offer good views — ascend by bus or walking 1.6+ miles with 600+ feet gain round trip. Austria's Via Alpina Purple trail passes through here.