The King's House at Schachen in Bavaria, pictured on July 11, 2025. The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany's Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney's fairytale castles, has been named a ...

A general view the park around Linderhof Palace. Unesco has declared the famous fairytale castles of Bavaria's King Ludwig II a World Heritage Site. Sven Hoppe/dpa UNESCO on Saturday declared the ...

Turret-ly in love with castles? Germany's southern Bavaria region might be your ideal holiday destination - because as these eye-catching pictures show, it's festooned with fairytale-like citadels, ...

A general view the park around Linderhof Palace. Unesco has declared the famous fairytale castles of Bavaria's King Ludwig II a World Heritage Site. Sven Hoppe/dpa The UN's cultural organization ...

Germany’s fairy-tale royal castles in its Bavarian region, including Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee, and Linderhof, have now been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. The Neuschwanstein castle is ...

From the princess in “Sleeping Beauty” to Elsa in “Frozen”, the castles of countless Disney princesses were modeled after ...

(Reuters) -Bavaria's fairy-tale royal castles, including Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list, officials said on Saturday. The decision, made ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." UNESCO added 26 new locations to its World Heritage list this week, including four majestic castles in ...

Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany. Commissioned by "mad" King Ludwig II as a retreat and in honor of German composer Richard Wagner, the 19th century palace was never finished as Ludwig died — ...

After years of captivating visitors with their fairytale charm, the legendary castles of King Ludwig II have now been officially recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. To celebrate this honor, The ...

The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany's Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney's fairytale castles, has been named a World Heritage site, the UN cultural agency announced on Saturday.