GERMAN CASTLES
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
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
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.
3. Stuttgart
Stuttgart area has, believe it or not, seven (yes 7!) castles
and palaces. I only explain one of them, the new castle,
because it is soooo huge, awesome and one of the most
beautiful German castles.
The New Stuttgart castle was built in 1746 as a representative
baroque residential palace for "Duke Carl Eugen von
Wuerttemberg" (long silly name, isn't it). After over sixty years
of construction with repeated interruptions, the interior and
exterior were completed in 1807. So much to the history.
When you are finished with the visit of this castle, downtown is
not far away and you can explore this too. You will find many
interesting restaurants, pubs and cafés.
4. Rastatt
This town is located close to the city Karlsruhe, 70km in the
south of Heidelberg (I mention Heidelberg, because it's one of
the most known German city).
The Rastatt castle is huge too and you have lots of things to
explore there. It is the oldest baroque residence on the Upper
Rhine River and has been completely preserved since being
built from 1700 to 1707 (yeah, in the year 2000 it had its
300th Anniversary!).
The area is very beautiful and the town spends lots of money
in this incredible castle. After your walk through this residence
you have a really short way to downtown and to its nice pubs
and restaurants.
I hope you enjoyed this special report of 4 of the most
beautiful and incredible German castles. If you want to get to
know some more insider tips of Germany or more of the rest
of our TOP 40 German castles, go to my website and sign up
for my monthly special report at www.smart-travel-germany.
com/smart-travelogy-germ.html . It’s free but with high
valuable content.
You’ll also find some photos of those castles on my site: www.
smart-travel-germany.com/german-castles.html .
I also really look forward to your experiences and discoveries
you have made here in Germany. Send me a message and
when they are valuable I will post them on my website, so that
the world can participate on them too.
I appreciate you and wish you a great day!
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 www.smart-
travel-germany.com/smart-travelogy-germ.html. - Travel &
Leisure
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
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
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.
3. Stuttgart
Stuttgart area has, believe it or not, seven (yes 7!) castles
and palaces. I only explain one of them, the new castle,
because it is soooo huge, awesome and one of the most
beautiful German castles.
The New Stuttgart castle was built in 1746 as a representative
baroque residential palace for "Duke Carl Eugen von
Wuerttemberg" (long silly name, isn't it). After over sixty years
of construction with repeated interruptions, the interior and
exterior were completed in 1807. So much to the history.
When you are finished with the visit of this castle, downtown is
not far away and you can explore this too. You will find many
interesting restaurants, pubs and cafés.
4. Rastatt
This town is located close to the city Karlsruhe, 70km in the
south of Heidelberg (I mention Heidelberg, because it's one of
the most known German city).
The Rastatt castle is huge too and you have lots of things to
explore there. It is the oldest baroque residence on the Upper
Rhine River and has been completely preserved since being
built from 1700 to 1707 (yeah, in the year 2000 it had its
300th Anniversary!).
The area is very beautiful and the town spends lots of money
in this incredible castle. After your walk through this residence
you have a really short way to downtown and to its nice pubs
and restaurants.
I hope you enjoyed this special report of 4 of the most
beautiful and incredible German castles. If you want to get to
know some more insider tips of Germany or more of the rest
of our TOP 40 German castles, go to my website and sign up
for my monthly special report at www.smart-travel-germany.
com/smart-travelogy-germ.html . It’s free but with high
valuable content.
You’ll also find some photos of those castles on my site: www.
smart-travel-germany.com/german-castles.html .
I also really look forward to your experiences and discoveries
you have made here in Germany. Send me a message and
when they are valuable I will post them on my website, so that
the world can participate on them too.
I appreciate you and wish you a great day!
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 www.smart-
travel-germany.com/smart-travelogy-germ.html. - Travel &
Leisure
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