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Recommendations Welcome: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and/or Hohenschwangau

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Hi. My family (me, my husband, parents - 60s + toddlers - 1.5 & 4) will be traveling through the Fussen area in September for 2 days/1 night. Looking for recommendations on which castles to visit and/or tour - and anything fun to do with the little kids upon arrival.

My 4 year old LOVES the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (set at Neuschwanstein) so we definitely want to at least see the "chitty chitty bang bang castle" - but not sure if we should do the inside tour (is it worth it?!) or visit another castle and do a tour there? Linderhof looks beautiful. Is is possible to do both of these in 1 day (likely we will arrive to fussen area in the afternoon, have dinner, then do the castles the next day).

Any tips or recommendations welcome!

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I would recommend seeing Hohenschwangau from the inside and Neuschwanstein only from the outside - Marienbrücke.
I have a soft spot for Linderhof, so I would always go inside as well.

Posted by
538 posts

I really enjoyed Linderhof and would definitely recommend going inside. For Neuschwanstein, check how much of it is open- the last time I was there (in 2023) quite a few rooms were closed. It is definitely possible to visit both of these in one day with your own transport (not sure about public transport).

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3056 posts

True castle or not, Neuschwanstein is a must see for many travelers, myself included. Based on the comment not true castle, well, Disney Worlds wouldn’t have a single visitor. That said, I’d see Neuschwanstein from the outside and tour Hohenschwangau.

I thought the interior of Linderhof was the most elaborate and most worth seeing of Ludwig’s 3 castles, palaces.

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We have toured all three, and each was definitely worth it. We did Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein on the same day. Then we saw Linderhof on a different trip to Germany. Each very different, and must see in my opinion.

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