Hi, everyone, our family will be touring the King's Castles next weekend, and I had a quick question: our daughter has a disability and has trouble with stairs. (She can walk but needs to use a cane.) We have already reserved the elevator for her so she can see Neuschwanstein Castle, but I see on the website that Hohenschwangau Castle has 90 stairs and no elevators. Does anyone know how steep these stairs are, and how many there are in a row? If there are, say, one flight, and then some resting, and another flight, our daughter can manage it, but if there are too many at once or if they are steep she won't be able to take the tour. We want to avoid starting the tour with her and then getting stuck because she can't climb any more. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Long time since we were there, but I do not recall much stair climbing, seems it was only 2 stories. One the other hand, iti is the fullest of the Mad King's castles. If not otherwise not on your agenda consider the alternative of visiting the lake shore (scenic) where the Mad King drowned (most likley murdered).
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The best views of both castle are from ground level. I f she can climb moderate hills, the view of Neuschwanstein from the Marien bridge beats visiting Hohenschwangau
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If you haven't incleuded them, nearby Linderhoff Palace & Wies Church beat Hohenschwangau & are all at ground level.
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Orange Park, Fl
985 posts
The website states that 200 steps have to be climbed and that there is no elevator. I don't even remember the steps inside of the castle but I know there were many steps to be climbed just to reach it.
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Niagara, Ontario
1679 posts
I quite like the interior of Hohenschwangau. This might help you:
https://www.hohenschwangau.de/1406.0.html
The lake close by, Alpsee, whilst scenic, is not where Ludwig was drowned.
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Lakewood, Colorado
19275 posts
If you haven't incleuded them, nearby Linderhoff Palace & Wies Church beat Hohenschwangau & are all at ground level.
I think the entire palace grounds at Linderhof beats Hohenschwangau, but Linderhof itself, besides being entirely at ground level, has nothing over Hohenschwangau. Including lunch at the Gaststätte on the grounds, I spent most of an entire day at Linderhof, but the palace itself was only a minor part of my visit. For an entire day, I would choose Linderhof; for an hour or two, it would be Hohenschwangau.
Wieskirche was one of my biggest disappointments in Germany - just another overly gaudy Rococo church. In 2007 I had an hour to see Weiskirche while changing buses. After about five minutes at Wieskirche, I went across the street to a Gaststätte for lunch. Lunch was the high point of my visit.
I know there were many steps to be climbed just to reach it [Hohenschwangau].
There are horse carriages that will take you from in front of Hotel Müller in Hohenschwangau (village, just up the road from the ticket kiosk) to Hohenschwangau castle.
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OP
Bern, Switzerland
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Thank you all so much for your helpful suggestions!