German Castles -- 4 of the most incredible
ones – Part I
by: Marcus Hochstadt
We have a long history here in Germany and very medieval castles also.
Tens of thousands of tourists come to Germany day in and day out just
to see and feel the "charisma" of our German castles.
I will explain you 4 of my favourites and a little bit of their history.
If you plan to travel to Germany, you might like to know them and to
feel its charisma too. ;-) These 4 castles are located in South Germany,
so you do not have to travel hundreds of kilometres/miles to see each
of them. By the way, most of our German castles are located in South
Germany.
1. Heidelberg Castle
The first one I describe to you is the Heidelberg castle.
It is really big and has a secret stairway to walk up to it. Very few
people know that way, most of the people go up by the "hill train".
I mean, you can do that too, but imagine how incredible it is, when
you walk up the more than 300 stairs (each stair has its number on it!)
and see all the old houses around you, WOW!
Heidelberg itself has a strong history too and you see that on all
the houses and the extremely expensive residential areas. Very famous
people live in Heidelberg, such as Steffi Graf and famous Scientists.
You should also walk through the, and now I'll give you a insider secret,
"Philosophenweg" (Way of Philosophs). You may ask the people
out there where exactly this way is, but however when you walk up that
way, you have an really awesome, and I mean really awesome view to the
Heidelberg castle and Heidelberg itself and its river (Neckar).
2. Schwetzingen Castle
Not far away from Heidelberg (approx. 10km) is a small town called
Schwetzingen (yes, I live in this town and I love it!). The special
thing here is, that this town has just 22,500 residents, but also a
huge castle! When you visit German castles you will realize, that some
of them not so big, but beautiful too. The castle of Schwetzingen is
not just beautiful, it's awesome and huge! The city itself spends all
of the entrance fees (only 2,50 EUR per day) into this incredible castle,
and you see that at each corner stone, plant and bloom.
The Schwetzingen castle is almost as big as the city itself!
:-)
Its history goes back to Baroque, Rococo and Classicism. It's still
apparent today that the irregular complex of the Schwetzingen castle
in essence dates back to a medieval castle altered in the Renaissance
period.
At the end of your castle visit you absolutely must go to one of the
irresistible cafés and restaurants in front of the castle - at
the "Schlossplatz" (castle place). There are seven (and much
deeper in and around the city) of them and you will find people of all
ages there, and you easily come in contact with them. They are really
communicative. Most of the young people are able to speak English. More
about this amazing town you'll find on my site: http://www.smart-travel-germany.com/schwetzingen.html.
My site isn't perfect yet, but it grows day after day and I work really
hard on it to give you the highest valuable free insider tips for your
travel to Germany.
I hope you enjoyed the first part of my special report of 2 awesome
German castles. Watch out for the second part with the other 2. I will
post it shortly.
About The Author - Marcus Hochstadt travels extensively
to countries, continents and Germany itself as a sales manager and entrepreneur
since more than 14 years. He knows in almost each German city the points
of REAL interest. Watch out for his free monthly special report with
more valuable insider tips at http://www.smart-travel-germany.com/smart-travelogy-germ.html.
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