Touristic, glorious and romantic, some of Germany's best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II's castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

SCHWANGAU, Germany--Given that King Ludwig II of Bavaria built Neuschwanstein Castle as a place where he could get away from the public and the sycophants who wanted to be near him, he might well have ...

Touristic, glorious and romantic, some of Germany’s best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II’s castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

PRIEN AM CHIEMSEE, Germany -- From the stone steps of the castle, the eye glides along manicured lawns, past water-spouting statues until focusing on the shore of Lake Chiemsee. The view is narrowed ...

A general view the park around Linderhof Palace. Unesco has declared the famous fairytale castles of Bavaria's King Ludwig II a World Heritage Site. Sven Hoppe/dpa UNESCO on Saturday declared the ...

Touristic, glorious and romantic, some of Germany's best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II's castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

GERMANY (eTN) – This year marks the 125th anniversary of the mysterious death of King Ludwig II. GERMANY (eTN) – This year marks the 125th anniversary of the mysterious death of King Ludwig II. The ...

Ludwig II of Bavaria, more commonly known by his nicknames the Swan King or the Dream King, is a legendary figure – the ...

The real-life Castle Neuschwanstein, the inspiration for the tabletop game "Castles of Mad King Ludwig." (Jurgen Matern/Wikimedia Commons) King Ludwig II of Bavaria had one of the most bizarre royal ...

As with so many travelers, my images of Germany — cute villages, dirndls and lederhosen, and fairy-tale castles — are from Bavaria, in the foothills of the Alps. You could easily spend a week here, ...

Touristic, glorious, and romantic, some of Germany's best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II’s castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...