Hohenzollern castle or Lichtenstein castle? - Rick Steves Hohenzollern Castle is much bigger than Lichtenstein Palace I would visit Hohenzollern Castle because of its spectacular situation and because of its connection to Prussian and German history
Hohenzollern Castle, Germany. : r europe - Reddit Hohenzollern Castle is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern The third of three hilltop castles built on the site, it is located atop Mount Hohenzollern, above and south of Hechingen, on the edge of the Swabian Jura (at 855 meters above sea level) of central Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Burg Hohenzollern, Germany : r castles - Reddit The final castle was built between 1850 and 1867 by King Frederick William IV of Prussia The castle was modelled on similar constructions in England and France built in the Gothic Revival style In 1945 Hohenzollern Castle briefly became the home of the former Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, son of the last German monarch, Kaiser Wilhelm II
Anyone Visit Castle Hohenzollern? Worth it? - Rick Steves Hohenzollern has English guided tours, Lichtenstein German only but will explain in English briefly and they will give you an explanation on paper too Had not the time to visit Schloss Sigmaringen and saw it only from the outside, but must be worth a visit too
Neuschwanstein vs. Hohenschwangau - Rick Steves Travel Forum Neither is technically a castle (Burg); they are palaces (Schlößer) Hohenschwangau was built in around 1800 over the ruins of a real castle by Ludwig's father, king of Bavaria, as a fortified home for his family Neuschwanstein was built by Ludwig as his palace, having the outward appearance of a real castle, but just for his living quarters