Tag: German Castles and Palaces

Linderhof Castle – A homage to the Imagination At the beginning there was a cottage, which had caught the eye of King Max 2nd’s eye...

Festung Ehrebreitstein (Ehrenbreitstein Fortress), one of Koblenz's landmarks and second-largest preserved fortress in Europe, looks down on the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle...

Greifenstein Castle in Thuringia Greifenstein Castle is situated on top of a hill in Bad Blankenburg, Thuringia, in a conservation area overlooking the entrance to...

Geographic Location: Western Thuringia, Middle Germany The Reformation, one of the most significant religious and political movements in Europe in the last thousand years, began...

Potsdam / Berlin Potsdam, the regional capital of (state) Brandenburg, is like an island surrounded by the river Havel, canals and lakes. The town is...

The Marksburg is a castle above the town of Braubach near Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is one of the principal sites of the Rhine...

In 1864 King Ludwig II – at age 18 – came to power as the new King of Bavaria. He was born on August...

Those with an interest in culture can visit Germany‘s most beautiful castles and palaces on a range of affordable, comfortable tours by coach, rail...

Palace 'Schloss Nymphenburg' was a palace of King Ludwig and also the only palace within Munich city limits. It is one of the most relaxing...