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Breathtaking views and wonderful castles
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Visit off season! Approx. 5000 visitors per day in the summer.
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A Must To See When In Bavaria
June.b Says: Strolling around the area is refreshing - nice views, green everywhere, calm lake, and thick forest. Adn when you get really tired and hungry, there are several restaurants on the main town area.
June.b Says: Coming down from the marienbrucke we headed down to the town of Schwangau to catch our bus coming back to Munich, after our tour of the Neuschwanstein castle. The gorge is a nice sight, the road is well elaborated and a very leisure walk along stairs, trees around, as well...
June.b Says: There's like a terrace a bit down the castle where you can get a good shot of the castle plus a good view of the gorge below. Benches are also there to rest for awhile after a tiring walk to the castle grounds from the small town below.You have to wait at the inside right...
June.b Says: The Marienbrucke is located over the Pollat Gorge and it's made up of steel. Lots of people go to the bridge as it offer the best view of the Neuschwanstein castle. There is a waterfalls below and few steps before the bridge, there's a stairs going down leading you to a very...
June.b Says: The theaterically designed castle is located on top of a hill in Schwangau. I joined the tour group from Radius Tour and we left the Munich Hauptbahnhof at around 10am, tour cost EUR35 including all the transport and a comic guide.When you're in Munich, put this one in your...
June.b Says: The yellow castle below the Neuschwanstein castle is the Schloss Hohenschwagau, it also sits on top a lower hill and right in the main town area of Hohenschwagain beside the swan lake. It is also the residence of King Ludwig II during his childhood years and built by his...
Hellfirejen Says: Probably the most famous castle in Germany, set against a fantastic backdrop of lakes and mountains, and steeped in the history of a tragic fairy tale King, you would be crazy to miss out on visiting this spectacular place.
Hellfirejen Says: A short walk away from the Royal Castles, you can find the mountain, Tegelberg. It has fantastic views from the top, and you can either walk up or take the Cablecar up. There is a restaurant at the top and the views over the Alps are amazing. You can watch the hang gliders...
gigina Says: The "fairytale castle" of King Ludwig II, with over 1 million visitors a year.Kind Ludwig II commissioned the castle to be built in 1868. The solitary monarch's desire was to turn his friend Richard Wagner's operas into reality. The architectural plans were drawn up by...
Hellfirejen Says: There are two castles in the Schwangau area, Schloss Neuschwanstein, the most famous castle of "Mad King Ludwig II" which the Disney castle was modelled on. The other castle, Hohenschwangau was where Ludwig II's family lived and where he stayed when Neuschwanstein was being...
eddymario Says: Seven weeks after the death of King Ludwig II in 1886, Neuschwanstein was opened to the public. The setting of Neuschwanstein could not be more idyllic surrounded by mountains and lakes.
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I've been visiting Schwangau for eleven years now but only started to eat here in the last few visits. I could kick myself for not going there earlier. The food is fantastic, especially the tomato soup and the tirimasu! The pasta dishes are excellent and the pizzas are HUGE! (you can get smaller sizes though). This restaurant doesnt look much from the pictures on its website but please dont be put off. The staff are friendly and the owner Franco, speaks good English. A definate must for anyone staying in the area!
Favorite Dish: The tomato soup to start, then any of the pizzas followed by tirimasu if you have room! Its delicious and so light!!!
Written Sep 27, 2011
Address: Fuessener Strasse Schwangau
Website: http://www.pizzeria-sanmarco.de/Benvenuto.en.html
June.b Says: OK I took the train and bus going to and coming back from Schwangau to see the Neuschwanstein castle but I joined the tour group. It's much convenient though a bit over than going on my own.Radius Tours - where I booked my castle tour is one of those popular tour agency in...
JimKnopf Says: If you want to see both castles (Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau) is it maybe better and nicer to drive with a horse-drawn carriage to the castles. It is easier because the castles in the mountains.A little bus drives also to Neuschwanstein.You find the horse-drawn carriage...
If you can arrange it, avoid going there on a beautiful sunny weekend or during vacation time in Germany. It is no fun at all to be among this many people. No parking space, the horse driven cars to bring you up to the castle are all occupied, the tour through the castle makes you wait in endles queues, prices are up, food is louzy. Best time to select is during the week on a slight overcast day.
Written Apr 18, 2004
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There will be some older gentlemen there wanting you to ride in their horse drawn carriage to the castle. DON'T DO IT. It is overpriced and we almost missed our tour of the castles because he wanted to fill the whole carriage first, then leave. I showed him what time our tour started, and he still waited. It was not worth it!!
Fun Alternatives: The suggested alternative is to walk to the castles. It doesn't take that much longer, you may get a little winded, but it's worth the trip!
Written Feb 24, 2003
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: The wild romantic Pollat gorge is impressive and certainly worth a visit.It's situated just under the mountain where Neuschwanstein Castle towers. The Pollat stream bends the castle around from the north. The picturesque track goes down in the gorge. It is possible here to...
ogb4619 Says: Just north of Schwangau after visiting Mad King Ludwi's castles and while your senses are still tingling from an overexposure to grandeur on the grandest scale, follow the signs to Wieskirche, or the church in der wiess.Cameras will not do it justice so buy a few postcards...
JimKnopf Says: You can buy at the ticket office for both castles, Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein, tickets and save 1 Euro. Try to buy the tickets in the morning when the ticket office opens or if you more than 1 day there buy the tickets a day before you want to have the guided tour...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Schwangau means "Swan Country", and the presence of a sizeable colony of these aloof birds has cast a spell on rulers of the area down the centuries. As the decoration of their fantasy castles testifies, the nineteenth-century Bavarian kings Maximilian II and his son Ludwig...
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Schwangau is situated on the southern Germany's Romantic Road, which runs from Würzburg to Füssen and on the former roman road "via claudia augusta". Schwangau also is situated on the coast of the...
The main reason for coming to Schwangau is to visit King Ludwig's two castles, Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. The two are absolutely fantastic, with the scenery around them breathtaking. The town...
This is a small town/village with 2 world famous castles Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. A nice small place with a lot of tourist with amazing view to the alps and lake.
A Beautifull place for hiking! Go up with the Tegelbergbahn..and walk around!! Schwangau is located in Bavaria (Bayern), southern germany, close to the austrian border. Steeply rising mountains,...
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