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“Discover Germany – An Amazing Journey of Discovery”
High walls, sharp towers, overlooking the mountains – Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavarian Allgäu is one of the most famous places in Germany. Because unlike many other castles, it has a unique selling point, reveals the museum consultant for the castles of Louis the Second, Dr. Uwe-Gerd Schatz.
O-TON Treasure: Neuschwanstein, Bavaria
Man: Neuschwanstein Castle is white. This was a modification of Louis II’s design during construction. He wanted to wear white limestone. This tall white effect makes it look unique and historic, because such white castles only appear in light.
Perhaps that is why Walt Disney chose it as the model for his Sleeping Beauty Castle. If he was looking for a medieval castle, he would have come across Eltz Castle in the Eifel. At least it has reached the 500 mark. That’s right, says the lord of the castle, Jakob zu Elz.
O-TON Burg Eltz: High medieval building, RLP
Man: Eltz Castle is an almost 900-year-old castle built over 500 years, embedded in a natural paradise and completely separated from the rock in the valley, more than 40 meters high in the highest part with and about ten floors – in fact. a high medieval building.
The Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin is completely different, it served as the summer residence of the kings of Prussia from 1701 to 1888 and is an important cultural treasure not only because of its unique display of porcelain, explains Christian Tänzler of Visit Berlin.
O-TON Charlottenburg Palace
Man: Charlottenburg Palace is surrounded by a large park. This beautiful building can be compared to Sanssouci. It has a park environment and is almost on the water, so there is a connection between nature and culture. Charlottenburg Palace was perhaps the most unexpected event in our cultural scene.
Schwerin Castle is not on the water, but in the water It is the most eye-catching of all 2,000 castles, manors and manor houses in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, highlights Katrin Hackbarth from the local tourism agency.
O-TON Hackbarth: Schwerin Castle, Meck-Pomm
Woman: It is a mythical castle with many towers, 365, one for each day, with golden towers. A castle standing on pillars on a small peninsula in the middle of Lake Schwerin. Very impressive, it is what all visitors have as their first stop in Schwerin: see the castle and walk through the garden. That’s what makes Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania special.
The same is true when you visit Heidelberg am Neckar, where the magnificent ruins of Heidelberg Castle rise above. The visit is worth it just for the view from above, says tour guide Susanne Späinghaus.
O-TON Susanne Späinghaus, Schloss HD tour guide, Ba-Wü
Woman: That look is amazing. This narrow valley which then opens into the plain of the Rhine, everything green, then the red roofs of the little old town below, which a bridge that has been allowed to cross the Neckar for centuries. He breathes on his own. I always see visitors say “ah, oh” (for the speaker: deep breathing) – then the cameras are taken out when you recover. It’s very special, too, that look.
Active costume tours through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque and Romantic eras bring life to the castle’s inhabitants. At the Marienburg Palace near Hanover, Tamara Podesky, a tour guide takes you to the royal residence.
O-TON Marienburg: Chambermaid and movie set
Woman: Visitors to Marienburg should take a tour, for example, with one of the queen’s maids, who appears in costumes and reports from the inside. Different stories were filmed there, Allerleirauh or a fairy tale of 12 months, about the power of darkness. Our Marienburg is the Neuschwanstein of the north.
Fairytale castles are actually rare in northern Germany, believes Mike Bialek of the Center for Economic Development in Bremen.
O-TON Schönebeck built in Bremen castle
Woman: We have small well-built towers, we are almost north German. We have a fortified castle built in northern Germany in the timber style in the district of Bremen Vegesack, located in the Schönebecker Aue, where a small river is fed into the dam in front of the castle – a simple castle. but from the outside a beautiful half-timbered building.
Half-timbered buildings can also be found at the top of Falkenstein Castle in the Lower Harz, a high medieval castle that made headlines for a hidden treasure, reveals Andreas Lehmberg from the Harz Tourism Association.
O-TON Falkenstein Castle: Treasure
Man: The highlight of this treasure is a very important one, called the Asseburger cup. It was buried in the castle grounds, and during the GDR, as there were rumors about the treasure, the Stasi tried to find this treasure. But it was only after the fall of the Wall that the son-in-law of Count Lothar von Asseburg, who eventually settled there, received a treasure map in a will, and on this basis the treasure could be found in time that.
Treasures, knights, adventures – many German castles and palaces hide interesting secrets. Saarbrücken Castle has an unusual central building made of glass, but the real secret is below, says Birgit Grauvogel of the Saarland Tourist Office.
O-TON Birgit Grauvogel, Saarland
Woman: Beneath the castle is an underground fortified castle with bastions and casemates from the Middle Ages. Insider tip: Visitors should stop by the fort on Sunday at 11 am, because the spirit of the fort haunts the fort and from here you can reach the underworld.
From the old town of Saarbrücken you have a wonderful view of the castle and the baroque garden. A garden with unique garden art awaits visitors around the Hessian Wilhelmshöhe Castle in Europe’s largest park with impressive water features, reports Herbert Lang of Hessen Tourismus.
O-TON Lang: Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Hesse
Man: At some point, the water flowing in different directions entered the park, filled the lake, and finally the fountain flowed. It’s like a great fireworks show, a big show, an old production with very advanced technology. And my main point: There are dachshund games in Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe. This is absolutely fine. Anyone can bring their dachshund, now it’s Dachshund Day in Bergpark.
Why not? For what Corgies are to Queen Elizabeth, her dachshunds were to German Emperor Wilhelm II.
