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10 Unforgettable Castles in Germany Beyond Neuschwanstein (and How to Visit by Rail)

Explore Burg Eltz, Hohenzollern Castle, Marksburg on the Rhine, Heidelberg Castle, Wartburg in Eisenach, Schwerin Castle, and Cochem Reichsburg.

Real Medieval Fortresses vs 19th-Century Romantic Palaces

While King Ludwig II's Neuschwanstein (begun 1869) is an iconic Romantic fantasy, medieval strongholds like Burg Eltz (1157) in the Moselle hills and Marksburg above Braubach survived eight centuries untouched by war.