

Neuschwanstein, Germany Map


Neuschwanstein Strasse
You can either walk up the hill, or you can ride a horse drawn carraige - either way you are going to get some incredible
views of the castle, the valley below as well as the forest.
This picture was taken on the hiking trails east of the Castle, heavily forested area with occasional glimpses of the
castle.

Neuschwanstein Castle Inner Courtyard
This image is from the Neuschwanstein Castle inner courtyard, looking towards the main
residence building.
At the time of it's construction, the Schloss Neuschwanstein was called the New Hohenschwangau Castle. After
the death of King Ludwig II, the castle was renamed the Schloss Neuschwanstein, which meant the “New Swan
Stone Castle”. This was a reference to the castle of the Swan Knight Lohengrin in an opera of the same
name by Wagner.

Marienbrücke (Mary's Bridge)
Here is a great view of the Castle from the famous Marienbrücke (Mary's bridge) built to cross the
Pöllat gorge by King Maximilian II in 1845. We were perhaps 500 or more feet above the castle.
The hiking path extends beyond the bridge and provides great views of the castle. Looks like a fairy tale kind of
building doesn't it?
King Ludwig, who designed it and had it built, was far more interested in being an architect, than he was to
be the King of Bavaria.
Since we had been inside the Castle before, and because the crowds were such that all tickets for that
day were sold out, we decided to hike up behind the Castle, to see it from above.

Below Mary's Bridge
Here is a great view of the Castle from below the famous Mary's bridge, in the Pöllat gorge. The hiking trails
extend into the gorge if you are interested in this kind of view.
NOTE: Image is the property of Misty Wassink via Flickr.

Posing on Mary's Bridge
It was a bit difficult to get a picture while standing on this bridge, due to the large number of
tourists walking to & fro, but eventually Jeremy was able to take this great picture of us - and
oh yeah - with the Castle in the background!
The bridge is an easy walk from the castle, located north of the Castle and above it, click here to view a Google Map of the route.

Hohenschwangau Castle
This is King Ludwig's
father's
castle (Hohenschwangau
Castle), and also where Ludwig was born and grew up.
Hohenschwangau Village is on the left, Schloss Hohenschwangau on right, as seen from Neuschwanstein Castle. The
two castles are only 2.2 kilometers apart, click here to view a Google Map of the route..

Hot Day Rest Break
This picture was included to give you a bit of an idea of how hot it was, because on our way back
down the hiking trail from Neuschwanstein, we had to stop and get ourselves a cold drink!
If I remember correctly, something had just flown over this area, and I was trying to get a better
view of it.

Neuschwanstein Castle: Our Last View
This was our final view of Neuschwanstein Castle, as we walked through the little village at the
bottom of the hiking trail. As you can see, there were a lot of tourists there that day, which
is typical of summer days in Bavaria. Gives you an idea of how steep that mountain is behind
the castle, that is where we hiked up, to get that beautiful view of the castle.
Once we got out of the trees that lined the hiking trail, we were back in the direct sun
light, and it was a scorcher that day. Damn good thing our rental car had A/C !

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