9 historic sites
Castles in Germany
Germany's castle landscape stretches from the Rhine's medieval fortresses to Bavaria's romantic 19th-century fantasies. …
germany · Rhineland-Palatinate
Eltz Castle
The fairy-tale castle that has belonged to the same family for 33 generations — rising from the Moselle Valley forest
germany · Bavaria
Neuschwanstein Castle
The fairy-tale castle that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty
germany · Saxony
Moritzburg Castle
A Baroque hunting palace rising like a mirage from a Saxon lake
germany · Saxony
Albrechtsburg Castle
Germany's oldest palace — birthplace of European porcelain
germany · Bavaria, Swabia
Harburg Castle
One of the best-preserved medieval castles in Germany, overlooking the Romantic Road
germany · Baden-Württemberg
Heidelberg Castle
Europe's most romantic ruin — a Renaissance palace half-destroyed and twice as beautiful
germany · Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhine Gorge
Stahleck Castle
A medieval Rhine castle turned youth hostel, commanding the UNESCO gorge above Bacharach
germany · Thuringia
Wartburg Castle
Where Luther translated the Bible and St. Elisabeth lived — the castle that shaped German history and language
germany · Swabia
Hohenzollern Castle
The ancestral seat of the Kaisers — a Neo-Gothic peak rising from the Swabian Alps