Enjoy the cold season at its best on a leisurely winter hike to the royal castles Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. You walk through a romantic snowy landscape to the two famous sights, which now present themselves from a particularly attractive side in winter.
A winter hike to the royal castles guarantees lots of fun and varied impressions. The special silence of the cold season, snow-covered forests and mountains and the two impressive castles in the middle - that just fits and creates a fairytale magic. In addition, relatively few tourists visit the castles in winter, so you can see them without stress and hecticness. The ideal starting point for such a winter excursion are the paid parking spaces in Hohenschwangau. The ticket center Hohenschwangau is also located here, which offers combination tickets for visiting the castles. The castle tours are only possible in the form of a guided tour lasting approximately 30 minutes. Castle Hohenschwangau is open to visitors all winter except Christmas Eve, while Castle Neuschwanstein is open to visitors on 24. and 25. December and New Year's Eve and New Year's Day will be closed.
The paths to the royal castles are well signposted and do not require any special effort, so they are also suitable for seniors and children. From the ticket center Hohenschwangau it takes around 20 minutes through a wonderful winter landscape to the castle Hohenschwangau. On the way there are wonderful views of the Allgäuer mountains, which are now covered in white splendor. The Hohenschwangau castle was built in its current form as a neo-Gothic residential castle from the ruins of Schwanstein Castle, which was built by King Maximilian II in the 30 years of the 19. acquired century. Until his death 1864 he lived in the castle with his family for large parts of the year, so that his son Fairy Tale King Ludwig II basically grew up here. The rooms, whose original furnishings from the Biedermeier period have been preserved, provide unique insights into the life of the royal family.
Above all, the large ballroom and the Tasso room with its illuminated starry sky integrated into the ceiling are extremely impressive. But the 90 90 artistic paintings in the castle, which show motifs from the world of legends and fairy tales as well as the history of the building, are also well worth seeing.
After visiting Hohenschwangau Castle, we walk through snow-covered forests up to Neuschwanstein Castle, which is reminiscent of a medieval castle from the outside and is probably the most famous sight in Germany. In the rooms and halls of the castle, visitors can expect countless art treasures, valuable furniture, golden decor and impressive technology that was ahead of its time. Numerous paintings as well as wall and ceiling pictures take you into the world of legends and fairy tales, for which King Ludwig II, who created Neuschwanstein as his private refuge, had a great fascination. The castle is considered an absolute symbol of romance and amazes millions of people from all over the world every year. In the year 2007 it even made it into the final round of the election for the new seven wonders of the world. This magnificent work of human creation simply has to be seen to be believed.
A wintry dream landscape straight out of a picture book and two fairy-tale castles - on a winter hike to the royal castles you can impressively experience the special charm of the cold season.
