A castle is the perfect places to drop one’s braid down a spire, lose a glass slipper leaving a ball in haste, or even fight a dragon. A series of real castles in Germany were behind the ...

Germany’s fairy-tale castles are calling! In this episode, we visit Neuschwanstein Castle, the legendary structure that inspired Disney, and Eltz Castle, a medieval marvel nestled in the woods.

Visiting the Rhine River Valley never gets old. It’s storybook Germany, a fairy-tale world of legends, rugged cliffs, half-timbered towns and robber-baron castles.

No one knows for sure how many castles are in Germany, but the best guess is around 25,000. So which ones to see? Here are 10 of the best castles to tour when you travel to Germany.

Germany was once home to some 25,000 castles. Yes, you read that correctly, 25,000. However, according to the History of Yesterday, who dug through the European Institute of Castles data, just 60% ...

When I was 18, I took my first independent trip to Europe. During that trip, I toured “Mad” King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany — a medieval castle dream. Then, just over the ...

Beer-loving, fast-driving, palace-dotted Bavaria, Germany, home of Oktoberfest, BMW, and Neuschwanstein (the castle that inspired Disney), is toasting its centennial as a free state this year. Now ...

From Germany to Japan, these medieval castles are among the world's most fascinating sites to visit for history and ... Here are 13 incredible medieval castles you can visit around the world.

Does Germany really have 25,000 castles? 01/30/2018 January 30, 2018. Castles are very popular in Germany — but their exact number remains a mystery, as each federal state keeps its own statistics.