Nestled in the Bavarian Alps at the top of a rugged hill, the castle was commissioned by "mad king" Ludwig II in 1868, and was completed in 1892. It was built as an ode to his favourite composer ...

Ludwig II of Bavaria, more commonly known by his nicknames the Swan King or the Dream King, is a legendary figure - the handsome boy-king, loved by his people, betrayed by his cabinet and found ...

In the last years of his life, Bavarian king Ludwig II (1845 – 1886) devotes himself to ambitious architectural projects, which strain the state coffers to the extreme. The monarch, who is ...