Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Schwangau, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill of the foothills of the Alps in the very south of Germany, near the border with Austria. It is located in the Swabia region of Bavaria, in the municipality of Schwangau, above the incorporated village of Hohenschwangau, which is also the location of Hohenschwangau Castle. The closest larger town is Füssen. The castle stands above the narrow gorge of the Pöllat stream, east of the Alpsee and Schwansee lakes, close to the mouth of the Lech into Forggensee.

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The Marienbrücke in the municipality of Schwangau bei Füssen is a bridge over the Pöllatschlucht directly behind and directly visible from the Schloss Neuschwanstein. The bridge was named after Queen Marie.

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The Museum of the Bavarian Kings in Hohenschwangau near Füssen provides insights into the history of the Wittelsbach dynasty from its beginnings to the present day.

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Pindarplatz is a lookout point on a rocky outcrop at the Alpsee in the Ostallgäu district, near Hohenschwangau Castle. It is about 30 m higher than the lake. It can be reached from the Alpsee circular trail via a short cul-de-sac.

Wikipedia: Pindarplatz (DE)

The Burgstall Frauenstein is an abandoned hilltop castle near the municipality of Schwangau on a rocky outcrop above the Alpsee in the district of Ostallgäu in Swabia. The small castle was demolished in the 15th century except for the remains of its foundations.

Wikipedia: Burgstall Frauenstein (DE)

Hohenschwangau Castle is a 19th-century palace in southern Germany. It was built by King Maximilian II of Bavaria, and was the childhood residence of his son, King Ludwig II of Bavaria. It is located in the German village of Hohenschwangau near the town of Füssen, part of the county of Ostallgäu in southwestern Bavaria, Germany, very close to the border with Austria.

Wikipedia: Hohenschwangau Castle (EN), Website