A small town in Germany called Fussen sits in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps and is home to around 14,000 people. It features two castles - Neuschwanstein Castle, built beginning in 1869 by King Ludwig II and inspired by German legends and Wagner's operas, and Hohenschwangau Castle, the childhood home of King Ludwig II located in an area called Swan Country.

2. SMALL TOWN, TWO CASTLES
• Fussen, Germany
– Foothills of Bavarian Alps
– Population 14,000

3. NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE
• Name means New
Swan Stone
• Built by King Ludwig II
beginning 1869
Inspiration
for
Disney’s
sleeping
Beauty
Castle

4. Ludwig’s Homage to Wagner
Castle design pays homage to German
legends of Lohengrin, the Swan Knight.

5. Hohenschwangau Castle
Castle of high Swan Country Childhood
home of King Ludwig II