Neuschwanstein Castle is Germany’s most famous castle, but you probably recognize it as belonging to Sleeping Beauty. In the real world, the fairytale centerpiece of the Disneyland theme park was ...

- 'Part of Bavarian identity' - The third site in the UNESCO listing is the small castle of Linderhof, completed in 1878, the only one to have been finished in Ludwig's lifetime. It mixes elements of ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision recognizes the architectural and cultural significance of King Ludwig II's 19th-century palaces Bavaria’s fairy-tale royal castles, including ...

For over 25 years, Bavaria’s most iconic royal castles—Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee, Linderhof, and the lesser-known Königshaus am Schachen—have long dreamed of their inscription on UNESCO’s World ...

BERLIN — The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany’s Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney’s fairytale castles, has been named a World Heritage site, the UN cultural agency announced on ...