Turret-ly in love with castles? Bavaria might be your ideal holiday destination - because as these pictures show, it's festooned with fairytale-like citadels, hilltop fortresses and opulent palaces.

Turret-ly in love with castles? Bavaria might be your ideal holiday destination - because as these pictures show, it's festooned with fairytale-like citadels, hilltop fortresses and opulent palaces.

Neuschwanstein Castle: A dream in stone. Commissioned by Ludwig II in 1869, Neuschwanstein Castle stands as Bavaria's most iconic structure. It was built as an homage to Richard Wagner, the king's ...

Long before it helped to inspire Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, Neuschwanstein was a refuge for Germany’s King Ludwig II of Bavaria who spent much of his kingdom’s fortune building ...