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Object information:

Schwangau

Neuschwanstein Castle

Information

Schlossverwaltung Neuschwanstein
Neuschwansteinstr. 20
87645 Schwangau
(0 83 62) 9 39 88-0
Fax (0 83 62) 9 39 88-19
svneuschwanstein@
bsv.bayern.de
www.neuschwanstein.de

Opening hours

April-September: 9 am-6 pm
October-March: 10 am-4 pm
open daily

Closed on:
1.1., 24.12., 25.12., 31.12.

Tickets

Tickets are obtainable only at the ticket centre in Hohenschwangau:
April-September: 8 am-5 pm
October-March: 9 am-3 pm

Tickets can also be booked in advance at the ticket centre for an additional charge:
Ticketservice Neuschwanstein
Alpseestr. 12,
87645 Hohenschwangau
tel (0 83 62) 9 30 83-0,
fax (0 83 62) 9 30 83-20
www.ticket-center-
hohenschwangau.de

Guided tours

Guided tours (ca. 30 mins) in German and English

Audioguide tours in eleven languages

Admission charges

9 euros regular
8 euros reduced

Annual season tickets /
14-days-tickets

Combination ticket
Neuschwanstein Castle / Hohenschwangau Castle:
17 euros regular
15 euros reduced

Combination ticket "Königsschlösser" (King Ludwig II's palaces)
The combination ticket is valid for six months; you can visit each of the palaces Herrenchiemsee Linderhof and Neuschwanstein once.
18 euros

Please note

Toilet for the disabled available near the castle
special tours on Wednesdays if booked in advance

Shop
www.schloesser-
bayern-shop.de

Cafeteria

Multivision-Show

Restaurant
tel (0 83 62) 8 11 10
www.schlossrestaurant-
neuschwanstein.de

Füssen
www.bahn.de

Bus (RVA) to "Hohenschwangau"

There are coach trips up the mountain which end below from the castle.

Car park available at Hohenschwangau

Overview about all admission charges and opening hours
download (pdf-file)

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Object description:

Neuschwanstein Castle, which King Ludwig II built on a rugged hill against a backdrop of picturesque mountain scenery, was prompted by the idea of rebuilding an existing ruin "in the authentic style of the old German knights' castles", as he wrote in a letter to Richard Wagner.

The castle was built by Eduard Riedel and Georg Dollmann from idealized sketches by the scene painter Christian Jank. While the building itself imitates the 13th-century Romanesque style, the paintings inside predominantly depict scenes from Wagner's operas such as "Tannhäuser" and "Lohengrin".

The Singers' Hall is modelled on the banqueting hall of the Wartburg near Eisenach; the decoration includes wall paintings illustrating the Parzival saga.

Throne Hall
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The church-like Throne Hall was modelled on Byzantine domed architecture and the Allerheiligenhofkirche (All-Saints Church) in the Munich Residence and symbolizes Ludwig II's idea of a monarchy by God's grace. Neuschwanstein is not a copy of a medieval castle but a typical Historicist creation.

Further information you will find at

www.neuschwanstein.de