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15 best castles of Germany
Germany is a country of castles. More than 20000 of them are located here. Of course, most of castles are ruins. However, a huge number of beautiful castles are in excellent condition and available for visits. Some castles are interesting due to scenic location, the other due to their history.Any tourist rating is always controversial, most of such rankings are created by copywriters who just looking for pretty pictures on the internet. In our list we rely on the extensive experience of travel , so consider it objectively. 15. Granitz Castle The most popular castle in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, built in the style of the castles of northern Italy.
Granitz castle ©Yuriy Buriak
14. Lowenburg castle The castle looks like a real fortress with a moat and a drawbridge. Despite the fact that it has no rich history, it looks great. The contents of the castle are mostly 16-17 century armour and weapons.
Loewenburg Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
13. Marksburg Castle Along the Rhine Valley is a huge number of castles. Marksburg is the most significant and spectacular and the only one among them that was never destroyed.
Marksburg castle ©wikipedia.org
12. Wartburg Castle The main castle in Germany from the point of view of history, it was founded in 1067. Here are preserved the original rooms where lived nobles of XII-XIII centuries.
Wartburg Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
11. Lichtenstein Castle Fairytale castle, located on a cliff top. Inside is a large collection of historical weapons and armor.
Lichtenstein Castle ©wikipedia.org
10. Eltz Castle Fairytale castle, located on the picturesque glade in the forest, never was destroyed or captured. A beautiful example of knight's castle.
Eltz Castle ©Carschten, wikipedia.org
9. Wernigerode Castle Despite the fact that after the war many things, including a library of 100,000 volumes, were taken to the Soviet Union as a war trophy, the castle from outside and inside looks exactly like a perfect castle.
View of the Wernigerode Castle from Harburg ©Yuriy Buriak
8. Anholt Castle One of the region's few privately owned castles. Thanks to Prince Nikolaus of Salm-Salm, the moated castle now serves as a museum and as a hotel. Very beautiful place.
Anholt castle ©Yuriy Buriak
7. Palace and park complex in Bad Muskau A complex of several buildings, originally built for defensive purposes. Now it is one of the largest English-style parks in Central Europe.
Palace and park in Bad Muskau ©Yuriy Buriak
6. Wewelsburg Castle Another less known castle, having an interesting history. In 1933, Heinrich Himmler founded here a school for the training of the SS. Later the castle was chosen by the Nazis as a center for the future world and here were built several occult premises, the purpose of which can only solved by Indiana Jones.
Wewelsburg Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
5. Cochem Castle The picturesque castle with a thousand-year history, located on the hill above the Mosel river.
Cochem Castle ©@
4. Moritzburg Castle Picturesque residence of the Saxon electors, known to many by the movie "Three Nuts for Cinderella".
Moritzburg castle ©Yuriy Buriak
3. Schwerin Castle The castle is located in the north of Germany and not well known to tourists. It stands on an artificial island and looks extremely photogenic from almost any angle.
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
2. Hohenzollern Castle Major royal residence in Germany, located on the top of a mountain at an altitude of 855 meters. The exposition of the castle houses many historical artifacts.
Hohenzollern Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
1. Neuschwanstein Castle The most famous and most visited castle in the world. Was built in 1869-1886 by King of Bavaria, Ludwig II, who received a nickname "fairytale king" because of his beautiful castles. The construction stopped in 1886 because of the king's arrest and announcement of his insanity.
Neuschwanstein Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
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State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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