- Hohenschwangau Castle. Alpseestraße 30, 87645 Schwangau, Germany. ... Hohenschwangau Castle in Germany. Sergej Razvod/age fotostock.
- After building his own castle, Ludwig left Hohenschwangau. After Ludwig's death in 1886, Queen Mary lived in the castle alone for the next three years until her death.
- Almost all the Hohenschwangau Castle interior walls and ceilings in this 10,763 square feet castle have scenes from German mythology or medieval legends.
- The interior of the Hohenschwangau castle is simply STUNNING! Murals on all the walls tell the story of the battles and the history of this former castle.
- Hohenschwangau Castle: Historical Facts. The first mention of the castle dates back to 1090. Its founder is a member of the Schwangau family, the knight...
- Located on a hilltop over the Alpsee and Schwansee lakes, the Hohenschwangau Castle (Schloss Hohenschwangau) is a dramatic 19th-century fortress built by...
- Modelled after the neo-Gothic Tudor style of an English castle, Hohenschwangau is less theatrical than its sister castle further up the hill.
- Schloss Hohenschwangau, or Hohenschwangau Castle, is the less popular sister of Neuschwanstein Castle.
- So from this experience with weather changing quickly and lack of shuttle bus service, I would suggest first a visit to the family Hohenschwangau castle.