Holiday Ayo - Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany’s most famous castle located in Hohenschwangau, Germany. Neuschwanstein is a 19th century Romanesque Revival Castle sitting on top of a hill overlooking the Alpine foothills.

The most iconic photos of the grandiose castle have been taken from Queen Mary’s Bridge, but surrounding paths and villages also offer beautiful panoramic views with scenic nature in the background.

The crowd is milder and the skies are still clear in September or October, but the castle also looks magical, covered in some snow in winter.

The palace was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and in honor of Richard Wagner.

Ludwig chose to pay for the palace out of his personal fortune and by means of extensive borrowing, rather than Bavarian public funds.

Construction began in 1869 but was never fully completed.

The castle was intended as a private residence for the King until he died in 1886. It was open to the public shortly after his death.

Since then more than 61 million people have visited Neuschwanstein Castle. More than 1.3 million people visit annually, with as many as 6,000 per day in the summer.

The municipality of Schwangau lies at an elevation of 800 m (2,620 ft) at the southwest border of the German state of Bavaria.

Its surroundings are characterized by the transition between the Alpine foothills in the south (toward the nearby Austrian border) and a hilly landscape in the north that appears flat by comparison.

In the Middle Ages, three castles overlooked the villages. One was called Neuschwanstein Castle. In 1832, Ludwig's father King Maximilian II of Bavaria bought its ruins to replace them with the comfortable neo-Gothic palace known as Hohenschwangau Castle.

Finished in 1837, the palace became his family's summer residence, and his elder son Ludwig (born 1845) spent a large part of his childhood here.

Open hours

Monday - Sunday : 09.00 - 18.00

Entry fee

Adult : €13 (IDR 225,000) / person
Under 18 : FREE
Above 65, handicapped, and guestcard : €12 (IDR 210,000) / person
Students : FREE
Service online shop : €2.50