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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:06:55 PM EDT
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Yes to this
From my understanding much of the castle is not finished. What you see on the tour is about it Quote HistoryQuoted:
Really cool place. Be sure to walk up and don't take the horse and carriage. Make sure to go to the bridge up on the mountain. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Neuschwanstein. I'll be visiting it in September. Really cool place. Be sure to walk up and don't take the horse and carriage. Make sure to go to the bridge up on the mountain. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:07:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:08:52 PM EDT
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Went there a few years back. Neat, but touristy.
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:11:53 PM EDT
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disregard pics didnt work
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:13:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: and after the rag heads take over they will destroy them all. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:15:08 PM EDT
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castles overseas are cool.
That's why. I got married in one. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:16:40 PM EDT
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Went to Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau right next door in the 80's. Will try to find my pics. I would love to see your pics, and I'm sure others would too |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:16:56 PM EDT
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I would like to have a free and totally unrestricted walk of the Vatican. Nothing off limits. I did the Vatican tour AND toured this castle (along with the "smaller" castle across the street from this one) last September. Pretty amazing. Both tours are very rushed/pushed through however, don't expect to see anything unique compared to the other thousands of tourists. Still awesome. The views from neuschwanstein castle are breathtaking. It isn't actually completed. The Bavarian state ended up stopping king Ludwig midway, castle is still incomplete to this day. It really is a bizzare place though, even has a built in grotto/cave on one floor overlooking the valley. We rented a car from Munich and drove out for the day. Wasn't a long ride and the Bavarian countryside is just about the most beautiful I've ever seen. Highly recommend. Anyone who wants tips on Bavaria, Munich, Rome, Venice, Florence or Prague hit me up. Like I said, we just went last year and hit all those spots over 2 1/2 weeks. Also "happened" to be Oktoberfest when we were in Munich so any questions about that let me know. More than happy to share my recommendations. For what it's worth, we went on a pretty tight budget for a trip that size for 2 adults and still had a blast, didn't feel like we missed out on anything. So don't let money discourage you. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:18:53 PM EDT
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Roof's too pointy.
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:19:22 PM EDT
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Going to try to invade a Polish castle later this evening... I have weakened her defenses considerably this past week with two attacks. Wish me luck on another assault.
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:20:47 PM EDT
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Not German, but this one is my favorite mansion for a father of the country.
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:21:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Going to try to invade a Polish castle later this evening... I have weakened her defenses considerably this past week with two attacks. Wish me luck on another assault. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:22:57 PM EDT
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This is Cochem Castel. Really enjoyed the tour here. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:26:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:26:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can't swing a dead cat in Germany without hitting a castle, one of my favorites... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Heidelberg-Schlo%C3%9F.JPG I went there last September.  Edit: Can't seem to find any of the pics I took at the castle, but found one of the castle.  |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:31:09 PM EDT
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The guy who owned that castle was gay and had his throat slit or some shit at another one of his castles. Ive been there and you have to take a tour, no running around in secret passages. That sucks. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:40:24 PM EDT
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You can't swing a dead cat in Germany without hitting a castle, one of my favorites... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Heidelberg-Schlo%C3%9F.JPG Heidelberg. Went there when I was younger and it was super cool to see the history. The town beneath it had great shops and good beer. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:41:10 PM EDT
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Was Edinburgh for a couple of days for Christmas and Hogmanay this place was awesome and well used, it must have many secrets:
We also went to Stirling Castle while we there was awesome as well. The Argyle Museum is there as well, insane amounts of military history. Edinburgh Castle 
The tower in the background is the William Wallace monument. The Suffolk and Argyll Regimental museum was there as well, you guys would have complete geeked out. My wife had to drag my son and I out of there. 
The guys fought everyone and everything including Zulus and Nazis |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:42:29 PM EDT
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I was in Neuschwanstein years ago, along with two other of Ludwigs castles. The castle is awesome, but the surrounding area is amazing. All of Bavaria is great... At least it was...
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Posted: 3/3/2016 10:50:23 PM EDT
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Went to Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau right next door in the 80's. Will try to find my pics. ETA: Sorry for the spots. Lost a lot of pics due to flood. This is in the small town at the base of Neuschwanstein. You either took a ride up, or walked. We being Infantry, hoofed it. <a href="http://s1217.photobucket.com/user/Stump701/media/Neu1_zpsf5sxoado.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd392/Stump701/Neu1_zpsf5sxoado.jpg</a> All kinds of trails around the castle. This is the back of the castle. <a href="http://s1217.photobucket.com/user/Stump701/media/Neu2_zpsek19qf1e.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd392/Stump701/Neu2_zpsek19qf1e.jpg</a> Buddy and I tried to get the money shot like in the OP, but there is no way on foot. They must rappel down for that one. <a href="http://s1217.photobucket.com/user/Stump701/media/Neu3_zpsqpg9dorj.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd392/Stump701/Neu3_zpsqpg9dorj.jpg</a> This is one of the King's bedrooms. Their were many. One had holes in the ceiling in which lanterns would be lit in the room above to simulate the night sky when the King went to bed. This is also a postcard shot. They hated flash photography in the castle. <a href="http://s1217.photobucket.com/user/Stump701/media/Neu4_zpsyhzncdkp.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd392/Stump701/Neu4_zpsyhzncdkp.jpg</a> My pics from Hohenschwangau were not that great. Thanks for sharing. Incredible place |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 11:00:27 PM EDT
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You know, when I saw that picture online and started this thread I had no idea it was the model for the Disney castle |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 11:12:56 PM EDT
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March in backwards and tell her you're leaving.... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Going to try to invade a Polish castle later this evening... I have weakened her defenses considerably this past week with two attacks. Wish me luck on another assault.
You are .mil, so you must be right. I shall attempt to engage from the rear. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 11:20:38 PM EDT
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You can't swing a dead cat in Germany without hitting a castle, one of my favorites... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Heidelberg-Schlo%C3%9F.JPG Heidelberger Schloss? I've been there. Pretty neat for a classic medieval style castle that was somewhat modernized to a manor style. Big wine barrel in the basement. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 11:25:19 PM EDT
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Go see it soon before Merkel repurposes it as a refugee shelter.
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Posted: 3/3/2016 11:25:49 PM EDT
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I think this one's the coolest. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Aq5GSwNJxA4/Tn3B7R31piI/AAAAAAAANHk/wKxrlfMO92M/s640/bannermans+castle+pollepel+island+6.jpg ETA: Not German. Obviously not German engineering... you know they make the best stuff. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 11:28:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You are .mil, so you must be right. I shall attempt to engage from the rear. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Going to try to invade a Polish castle later this evening... I have weakened her defenses considerably this past week with two attacks. Wish me luck on another assault. You are .mil, so you must be right. I shall attempt to engage from the rear. Q:How did Hitler invade Poland so easily? A: He marched in backwards and told them he was leaving. Dead silence for 30 seconds, all eyes on me like I just shit in the living room, then an uproar of laughter. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 11:41:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Obviously not German engineering... you know they make the best stuff. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I think this one's the coolest. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Aq5GSwNJxA4/Tn3B7R31piI/AAAAAAAANHk/wKxrlfMO92M/s640/bannermans+castle+pollepel+island+6.jpg ETA: Not German. Obviously not German engineering... you know they make the best stuff. |
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Posted: 3/3/2016 11:52:32 PM EDT
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Been to neuschwanstein when I was a kid. Was really cool.
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Posted: 3/4/2016 12:10:25 AM EDT
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Some of the castles I visited last year:
View from Heidelberg castle  Festung Marienburg  Lorher Schloss  Top of Burg Rieneck (town I stayed in)  Mespelbrunn  |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 12:15:04 AM EDT
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The stories that places like that have.. Where exactly is that one? Bavaria (Southern Germany) not too far from Munich. Amazing place and a popular tourist attraction. Also, if you're in Munich take a side trip to the Eagle's Nest (Hitler's Teahouse) at Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden on the Austrian border. 
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Posted: 3/4/2016 12:15:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not sure where it is but it's called Neuschwanstein Castle. I was just searching for images of German castles  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The stories that places like that have.. Where exactly is that one? I'm not sure where it is but it's called Neuschwanstein Castle. I was just searching for images of German castles |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 12:19:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Neuschwanstein. I'll be visiting it in September. |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 12:20:44 AM EDT
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I think this one's the coolest. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Aq5GSwNJxA4/Tn3B7R31piI/AAAAAAAANHk/wKxrlfMO92M/s640/bannermans+castle+pollepel+island+6.jpg ETA: Not German. Isn't that the Bannerman Castle in upstate New York? I believe an munitions cache blew up in the 1920s and it was never rebuilt. |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 12:22:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Some people know how to build a house! The owner was probably rich as fuck to have a castle like that built. Like a Warren Buffet or Bill Gates of the Middle Ages. |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 12:26:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Got to go there while in th army back in the 80s . Just beautiful . Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'd love to spend a week or so exploring the dungeons, basements, hidden passages and attics of a castle like this. http://i.imgur.com/OgP39jJ.jpg Got to go there while in th army back in the 80s . Just beautiful . |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 12:28:49 AM EDT
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Castle Eltz is fantastic, especially after hiking to it.
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Posted: 3/4/2016 3:35:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ditto. I thought it was called Rodentburg Castle, but my Google-fu doesn't seem to match my memory. l But I remember it wasn't too far away from the Frankfurt/Hanau area, and they hold some sort of Renaissance Fair and Flugtag thing there in the spring. Got some pretty decent pictures somewhere. It was a blast. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I'd love to spend a week or so exploring the dungeons, basements, hidden passages and attics of a castle like this. http://i.imgur.com/OgP39jJ.jpg Got to go there while in th army back in the 80s . Just beautiful . |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 4:03:17 AM EDT
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Neuschwanstein. I'll be visiting it in September. It's a faux castle POS. I've visited it. Pretty in pictures but the real old castles are a lot more interesting to explore. |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 4:12:03 AM EDT
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Really cool place. Be sure to walk up and don't take the horse and carriage. Make sure to go to the bridge up on the mountain. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Neuschwanstein. I'll be visiting it in September. Really cool place. Be sure to walk up and don't take the horse and carriage. Make sure to go to the bridge up on the mountain. I thought that castle looked familiar! We actually climbed the mounrain. There's a little memorial cross at or near the top, I can't remember. I guess somebody fell or jumped. That castle is AMAZING! I've been to so many castles all over Europe they all kind of blend together. Is this the one with the huge hall of mirrors? |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 4:14:46 AM EDT
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That's a castle !
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Posted: 3/4/2016 4:16:31 AM EDT
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Val D'Aosta is the place you need to go if you wanna visit many medieval castles in a small area.. They are everywhere
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Posted: 3/4/2016 4:16:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Kind an old world charm about it |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 4:25:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Beautiful, but not a "vinttage" medieval castle. I believe that one was built in the 1800's as a throwback. |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 4:33:54 AM EDT
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Nurburg Castle, built in 1166. It's in the town of Nurburg (how bout that) located inside the Nurburgring. I've been to the 'Ring twice, both times on a Monday. Wanted to visit the castle. Guess what day it's closed on? That's right, Mondays. If I'm ever lucky enough to make it back a third time I think I'll pick a different day.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nürburg_Castle 
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Posted: 3/4/2016 4:46:59 AM EDT
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I'd love to spend a week or so exploring the dungeons, basements, hidden passages and attics of a castle like this. http://i.imgur.com/OgP39jJ.jpg Ah yes, the castle of Ludwig the Mad, or more accurately King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Neuschwanstein is a beautiful castle!
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Posted: 3/4/2016 4:59:03 AM EDT
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Beautiful, but not a "vinttage" medieval castle. I believe that one was built in the 1800's as a throwback. yup--purely a romantic house, not an actual fortification. still gorgeous though. hungary has some great castles. i want a castle in montana. |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 5:02:17 AM EDT
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Mountain top castles: How do they get their water? Cisterns? cisterns and wells. the latter was one of the biggest problems with hilltop/hillside fortifications. |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 5:02:42 AM EDT
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Not sure how many dungeons and whatnot you'll be checking out. I think most all of those extra fancy looking castles are relatively recent builds mimicking actual fortification type castles.
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Posted: 3/4/2016 5:06:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: and after the rag heads take over they will destroy them all. |
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Posted: 3/4/2016 5:44:05 AM EDT
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Up until January of this year, we lived pretty much at the base of this Burg Colmberg, in Colmberg Bavaria. It's not nearly as ornate as many of the others, but it's very old. The earliest documents they have mention it in the 11th century, but the exact date of construction is unknown. Now, it's a hotel and restaurant. We've stayed a couple nights and it was awesome. 
Schloss Lichtenstein is one of my favorites that we've toured. They have an amazing collection of arms and armor. After it's days as a manor house it was used as a hunting lodge for the family that owned it. They also have an old mirror, that has a hole in it from an allied tank shell in WWII. 
burg Harburg is an interesting tour too. Unlike many of the decorative manor houses (like Neuschwanstein) it was a no-shit siege ready castle. The tour takes you through and on top of the walls, complete with arrow slits, channels for boiling oil and these neat little wooden ball turrets where they had fortress guns mounted. it's also the only tour I've been on so far that actually takes you through the dungeon and prison cells. We've moved to a much less castle-laden part of Bavaria, but I'm confident we'll find something around here. (all pics shamelessly ripped from the web. I've got better ones, including interior shots, on my comp at home if anyone is interested.) |
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