This is one of the most beautiful Baroque castles in Austria, and one of the most exciting to visit. It was built in the late 17 th century by Prince Paul Esterházy, who was both a magnate and a ...

but is also an ideal starting point for day trips in Bavaria or even as far as Austria. The world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle, the medieval Rothenburg in Franconia or the Mozart city of Salzburg ...

Neuschwanstein Castle (Schloss Neuschwanstein) famously served as the inspiration for Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle. Built on a rock ledge over the Pöllat Gorge on the site of two smaller ...