Fussen
Füssen
There’s more to Füssen than its famous trio of Ludwig II castles. Its compact centre, with its tangle of lanes, is full of historical buildings; check out the Hohe Schloss. There are excellent views from the top of Tegelbergbahn, reached by cable car, and nearby are the Bavarian Alps.
King Ludwig Wilhelm II would have got along like a castle on fire with Walt Disney, but he didn’t get along with his ministers and relatives, who had him diagnosed as unfit to rule Bavaria; soon after, he was found mysteriously drowned. Ludwig II’s legacy consists of the three fantastical castles he had built near Füssen: Neuschwanstein (which inspired Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle), Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof.