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The Hohenschwngau Castle, built in 1832-1836, was Ludwig’s parents’ castle. Here young Ludwig spent all his childhood. It’s very close, practically attached to the more famous Neuschwanstein Castle. In fact you can already catch a glimpse of it from the parking lot where all the busses stop. It’s unique because of [...]

Neuschwanstein, which you can see in the photo above, taken from the famous Marienbrücke Bridge, is for sure one of the most beautiful castles in the world, if not the most beautiful, at least for its spectacular exterior. But, who was Ludwig II, the builder of all those marvelous castles? He lived between [...]

What you see in the photo above is really a pretzel, giant size! We immediately saw it, when we were walking on the road to Neuschwanstein Castle, one of the nicest (if not the nicest) of the castles of Ludwig. On the road there were several shops with souvenirs and such, but what [...]