From 1832 to 1836, Crown Prince Maximilian had the medieval Schwanstein Castle converted into Hohenschwangau Palace in the neo-Gothic style. King Max II and his family used the castle as a summer and hunting residence. His son, Ludwig II, spent a large part of his childhood and youth here. The 19th century interior has been preserved to this day. Each room is decorated with wall paintings based on designs by Moritz von Schmind and Ludwig Lindenschmidt the Elder. Both castles can only be visited as part of a guided tour. Tickets for the royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau are only available from the Ticket Center Hohenschwangau, Alpseestr. 12, Hohenschwangau. Further information and reservations at www.hohenschwangau.de
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Bock mountain
Bock (570 m): highest hill in this part of the Swabian Jura with a good view over the Ries crater.
Cathedral treasury of St. Johannes
Cathedral treasury of St. Johannes documents over 500 years of liturgical chalices and monstrances, Copyright Holger Schmitt
The Bavarian’s gate
The Bavarian’s gate, one of the most important and most striking buildings, Copyright Stadt Landsberg am Lech
St. Coloman Pilgrimage church
Baroque church built in 1673 in honor of Saint Coloman. The Irish pilgrim is said to have stopped here on…
Little castle
Elaborately renovated little castle (1583) in the town centre., Copyright Stadt Lauda-Königshofen/Peter Frischmuth
