Fairy Tale Trip to Germany

SMALLTOWN, TWO CASTLES

• Fussen, Germany– Foothills of Bavarian Alps– Population 14,000

NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE

• Name means New Swan Stone

• Built by King Ludwig II beginning 1869

Inspiration for

Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle

Ludwig’s Homage to WagnerCastle design pays homage to GermanLegends of Lohengrin, the Swan Knight

Hohenschwangau CastleCastle of High Swan CountryChildhood home of King Ludwig II