Schloss Neuschwanstein Things to Do

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Called Disneyland Sleeping Beauty Castle because they replicated it on the US continent. It started in 1868 to be built, and took until nearly 1886, and King Ludwig's death to finish. The castle opened to the public shortly thereafter to pay for the oppulant money spent on this dream. It employed many of the local people for a couple of decades, and at the end still had 200 laborers. It has 400,000 bricks and almost 500 tons of marble erected.

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DON'T MISS THIS VIEWPOINT!

Next to the Kiosk on the way down the hill, to the right is a wonderful view-point that overlooks the valley below and the town of Schwangau. There are seats and telescope's for viewing. Beautiful!

On arrival, I first went to Marienbruck bridge to view the Castle and to see the waterfalls.
From there, I saw the start of the falls, but to see the biggest section, the best view is before entering the Neuschwanstein Castle. Take a look over the edge!
I was looking directly into the Poellat Gorge and the 149 feet Poellat waterfalls that are below the bridge.

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As I mentioned previously, I wasn't able to do the tour of the inside of the Castle because of time constraints. This didn't matter, as I had seen this Castle many times on Travel documentaries.

On the outside, I did find some some impressive looking heads staring down at me! [see photo1]
I walked up to the entry gate and passed through the Arch into the courtyard. Here, already, many people were waiting for tours! I walked around in awe of the massive size of this Castle!
I took some photo's and then was on my way.

Once again, if you do the 30 minute tour, NO PHOTO'S ARE ALLOWED INSIDE THE CASTLE
I always find this disappointing, photo's are good for the memory.
I had visited two of other King Ludwig II's castles, and from the book I bought of Newschwanstein, this Castle inside is entirely different to the other two!

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After coming back from Marienbrucke, we took the trail that led to Neuschwanstein Castle. Quite a nice walk, and on the way is the Die Jugend Viewpoint.
We stopped here, and found an incredible view of Hohenschwangau Castle and many lakes and great scenery. A good place for a rest if you are heading back up hill from Neuschwantstein to catch the Bus!

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We caught the Bus which took us to where the trails begin for Neuschwanstein Castle and Marienbruck.
On alighting from the Bus, you should 1st walk to here, and then to the Castle. We did this short walk to the 304 ft high Bridge that spans the Gorge. This bridge is actually older than Neuschwanstein, and was a technical masterpiece for its time. It was named after Queen Mary, the mother of Ludwig II [Princess of Prussia.]
This is probably where most of the photo's of the Castle are taken, as the view from here is excellent!

Don't forget to look on the other side of the bridge, as here are two waterfall's that have carved their way through the rock and down under the bridge for its onward journey.

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Fee:
• Adults : 12 €
• Students, isitors over 65 years of age and disabled visitors when
showing valid identification :8 €
• Groups, at least 15 members : 8€
• Children under 18 years of age : free
• Pupils with school card : free

Opening time:
April 01 - September 30
Monday to Sunday 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM

October 01 - March 31
Monday to Sunday 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM

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You will receive detailed information on possible entrance times to the Royal Castles in the Ticket-Center. You will receive tickets with time of entrance to the castle noted on the ticket. This is the time when you are required to be at the turnstile where the Castle entrance is. Your ticket is only valid on the same day for the tour specified.

You need to remember that castle is located on the nountain, where you need to go about 30 - 40 minut by feet for getting there . But you can also try to get there by shuttle-bus and the horse carriages.

Horse carriages:
From Müller Hotel
Uphill: 6.00 €
Downhill: 3.00 €

Shuttle-bus:
Uphill: 1.80 €
Downhill: 1.00 €
Return: 2.60 €

In fact, this is what you see while inside the castle's first court (on the windows), you see the back of the entrance, but it looks the same from the outside :)

One important thing: You can order the tickets online using the link below