You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Tucked away in the German Alps sits Neuschwanstein castle — a palace that is as much a piece of art as ...

“It is my intention to rebuild the old castle ruin of Hohenschwangau ... in the authentic style of the old German knights’ castles.” That sentence, written by king of Bavaria Ludwig II to his friend ...

There's a reason it looks like something from a fairy tale. Neuschwanstein Castle, which literally translates to "New Swan Stone" Castle, is located in the region of Bavaria in southeastern Germany.