What's interesting about Swan Castle in Germany? After we left Liechtenstein, we went to the German town of Fu Sen, and prepared to visit the famous Neuschwanstein and Neuschwanstein in Germany the next day.
Fu Sen, a small town with a population of only 65,438+500,000, is located on the shores of Lake Fuergen in front of the Alps, at the junction of Germany and Austria. It is an ancient city with a history of about 2000 years, which comes from ancient Rome and is located on an important trade route in ancient Europe. This medieval and Renaissance shopping center is famous for its violin and harp making skills. The Leahy River runs through the city, with high mountains and canyons, misty clouds, high mountains and dense forests, tall and straight pine forests and exquisite and colorful towns, which constitute a typical Bavarian exquisite picture scroll. There are famous tourist attractions in the urban area of the town, such as Saint-Mans Monastery and King's Museum of Bavaria. The famous Swan Castle and more than 20 other tourist attractions are also near the town of Fu Sen.
We booked fantasia.
This hotel is a 2-star hotel, converted from an elegant villa in the early 20th century. Although it is a two-star hotel, it is not inferior to those four-star and five-star hotels in terms of room and environment. This hotel is small, warm and comfortable, and its room, shower room, front porch, garden, breakfast and service are highly praised by tourists (even reaching 4.5 stars). The hotel is only 50 meters away from the center of the old city and only 100 meters away from Fu Sen Railway Station. Convenient transportation, from the hotel room you can see the opposite St. Mans monastery. It is only a few minutes' drive from the old and new Swan Castle.
Pack your luggage and let's go out for dinner. Unfortunately, it suddenly rained heavily, and the pouring rain made the car body poop-poop, so I had to drive around the town for two blocks and found a company called Hershey Group.
A four-star hotel has a parking space. You can run into the hotel restaurant without being caught in the heavy rain. Louis Bode restaurant is decorated simply and generously, and many guests dine here. We ordered steak, ribs and other typical German dinners as well as German beer. The hotel's courteous and efficient service, excellent color and taste and affordable dishes left a good impression on us. I don't know why, as soon as I entered Germany, I vaguely felt a sense of quality, order, efficiency, safety and trust, as if everything would be all right, so don't worry.
After supper, the rain stopped. Our two grandchildren who have been running all day want to go shopping with us again and go back to the hotel with their father to play with their Ipad. We walked around Reichenstrbe Street, which is called the town scenery. Colorful buildings make this place look like a fairy tale world. The ancient churches, monasteries, fountains and statues of the ancient city that protect the sacred Magnus all reveal the profound sense of the town's history.
Some people say that the real magic of Germany can not be separated from the ancient and brilliant Bavaria; The real glory of Bavaria lies in its beautiful and charming towns, the most famous of which is probably Folsom. Today, this beautiful town has become a snow city with hot springs and a resort for winter sports.
In order to avoid the rush of people, we came to the ticket center of Swan Castle Scenic Area in the early morning of June 18. At this time, tourists from all over the world gather here, especially group tourists. Fortunately, the Germans are strict and efficient in management. Although there are many people, it is orderly. After waiting for less than 20 minutes, they have bought tickets to visit two swan castles. There are 14 exhibition rooms in the old Swan Castle. Due to the small area of the castle, in order to ensure the quality of the tour, the number of tourists entering the castle is limited every time, and each ticket also stipulates the time to enter the castle. During the waiting period, you can visit outdoor landscapes such as castle gardens. The ancient Swan Castle was built on the mountain. You can walk up the hill or take a classical carriage. It is a rare experience to ride a carriage driven by Germany through dense forests and enjoy the scenery along the way. The carriage driven by German old people runs smoothly and the price is not expensive.
High Swan Castle (German SchlossHohenschwangau), also known as Old Swan Castle or Hohenschwangau Castle, I call it Old Swan Castle, which is a castle located in Hohenschwangao village under the jurisdiction of Swangao Town, Bavaria, Germany. It faces Neuschwanstein Castle across the mountain and is adjacent to the town of Fu Sen. It was built in 1836.
From12nd century to16th century, Gao Swan Castle always belonged to its builder, the knight of Stone and his descendants. By the 6th century A.D./kloc-0, there were no successors to the knights of Stone, and the castle was on the verge of collapse, which was severely damaged in the Napoleonic Wars from 1800 to 1809. Due to the excellent geographical location of the castle, the then Crown Prince Maximilian (later the father of King Maximilian II and King Ludwig II) bought this ruin and renovated it from 1832 to 1836, which was mainly used as a hunting palace. Many famous artists in The Romantic Period participated in the reconstruction work and left many precious paintings in the castle. Seen from the castle is the Alps at the foot of the mountain.
Lakes and picturesque Bavarian fields. Swan Lake, not far from Swan Lake, is a quiet lake described in the famous ballet Swan Lake. The lake is covered with water lilies, where white swans inhabit and breed. Ludwig II was permanently brought into the fairy tale world and never woke up.
Ludwig II, the Bavarian fairy tale king, spent his dreamtimes here. As a prince, he enjoys meticulous care. The murals in the castle truly record the life of the old king, queen and prince in the castle. Fairy tales about swans, princes and magic, as well as the romantic style of Gao Swan Castle, had a great influence on the character of King Ludwig II.
Amazingly, all the furniture, decorations, utensils and cultural relics in the castle have followed the last deceased's wishes without any change, and they are so well preserved, which reflects the German cultural spirit and contract spirit from one side. Compared with the luxury castles owned by French princes and nobles, the High Swan Castle is smaller and simpler, which may also be the cultural difference between Germany and France!
After coming down from the high Swan Castle, we took a bus to the parking spot near Marian Bridge, which spans two mountains. We first visited Marian Bridge. This is a rocking bridge. When people walk on it, the whole bridge will shake violently. However, standing in the middle of the bridge is the best place to shoot Neuschwanstein Castle, where the classic silhouette of Neuschwanstein Castle was shot.
There is no doubt that Neuschwanstein Castle has become a business card of German tourism and the most famous castle in Germany.
Neuschwanstein Castle is located on the top of the Alps. It is bigger, more spectacular and more fairy-tale than the old Swan Castle. It is the masterpiece of Ludwig II. Neuschwanstein Castle was built in 1869. It is designed according to The King's Dream. He wants to build it into the place where Snow White lives. Theater painters and stage decorators have painted countless swan paintings full of dreamy atmosphere for the castle. He dreamed of the life of the French sun king in the17th century. The melancholy king loves poetry and painting, is as beautiful as a woman, and worships the heroic opera of musician Wagner; His pursuit of Princess Cece failed, and the Austrian princess ruined her engagement and never got married.
The construction of Neuschwanstein Castle used up all the king's savings, and the project is far from over. 1On June 2nd, 886, the 4/kloc-0-year-old king was declared insane and could not continue to govern. The king was forcibly taken out of the castle where he had only lived for a week. The next day, the king and his doctor drowned in Lake Berg. The cause of his death became a mystery. The royal family confiscated all the files about his illness and death, and the sarcophagus in which he was placed was never allowed to open.
Tall towers are spiral stairs, which can reach all floors. Influenced by his childhood, Ludwig II was fascinated by the legend of knights. After stopping in Wartburg, Thuringia, he decided to recreate the legend of knights and other scenes in his castle. The Neuschwanstein Castle was built from 1869, but it was not finished when Ludwig II died after 17 years. Three months after the death of the king, the government opened it as a museum. At present, all the parts built inside the castle can be visited, including the throne room, the king's bedroom, the living room, the dressing room, the grand concert hall, artificial caves and so on. The decoration of the castle is expensive. However, compared with Gao Swan Castle, I feel that Neuschwanstein Castle looks cold and dull, far less compact, light and warm than Gao Swan Castle.
After visiting two swan castles, we drove to Shaer Mountain. Austria and Hungary are my dream places. I look forward to revisiting my old places and remembering my old friends.