Inside Linderhof Palace, Park and Buildings, Residence of King Ludwig II

Another great place to visit is Linderhof Palace.

We visited this palace on the same weekend as the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles. It's not on the way up to the Northern Bavarian Region, but it was worth the detour.

Travel Tip: When going over to this castle the quickest route is trough Austria. You will go directly into the Austrian Alps; a sight that is said to be beautiful, special in spring.
How ever, make sure to have your passports with you and documentation when passing the boarder, since it will be necessary. They do not have open boarders (to the best of my knowledge), and its better safe than sorry.

The way up to this castle trough the German Alps is also wonderful. The mountains are amazing, and you can hardly see the tops over all the fog. Very sinister and Halloween like.

Travel Tip: Keep your camera ready. There are several spots, high up in the mountains where you can plainly see streams in their full splendor. Heaving for someone who loves taking pictures, professional or amateur photographers.

The Palace is beautiful, one of the few that King Ludwig II actually finished (1878), and his favorite residence. Just like the others, this one also takes you on a very short hike towards the building, and I would also recommend a coat to be brought with you here. The temperatures tend to be low.

This Palace was inspired by Versalles and he dedicated it to Louis XV, King of France. There is a very beautiful statue of the French king in what I will call the foyer, the ceiling has a raising sun, probably a homage to Louis XIV, since Versailles, the original palace that inspired Linderhof was the home of the Rising Sun King, Louis the XIV of France. There is also a text that reads " Nec Pluribus Impar." Witch is a Latin inscription and the motto that King Louis XIV adopted. Meaning: "Not unequal to others." Literally, how ever, in the tour we were told it was: "Not Equal to Others." Personally, I think the second is more fitting. But that can be food for tough latter...


It was more what I expected from the other two palaces, than none of them delivered. The richness in the walls, a combination of Rococo with what they call a German influence. The result is amazing. Golden walls, some painted, some edged with great attention to detail and superb craftsmanship. The ceilings again, are amazing. Wonderful painted and hard not to stare at with you mouth closed. My favorite was the reading room of the King. Where a white ivory chandelier, with magnificent Fleur De Lis carvings hang close to his reading spot, and numerous others are strategically placed around the room to provide the King with a lot of light that will reflect on the numerous mirrors. I can only imagine how great that would have been...

It was said that his majesty was a night creature. He woke up late in the afternoon, at about 4, or so they told us. Took his breakfast in a table that had its own elevator from the kitchens to his dinning place, and then enjoyed life out of the city.
This palace, like Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein also had running water from a faucet and the ability to flush the toilet, thanks to the underground natural springs that this palace was built in. Something amazing for the times as well. His majesty was also very technological, and he loved to merge the old with new technology's.

An extraordinary example of this is the construction of the Venus Grotto, located up the hill of the palace. Its an artificial cave, complete with stalactite on the roof of it. This was built as something of a distraction for the king, for he also enjoyed the opera very much. Specially Richard Wagner, the famous German composer. This cave was built to his specifications from the Act I of the opera "Tannhäuser", and constructed exactly to his directions. There is a huge magnificent painting at the back that depicts the "





Venusberg" scene from this opera. His majesty, according to our guides, loved to spend time there. He had two favorite sits. One over the water, and another much farther away and higher up. Both providing him with the best views. There is a sort of a pond there too, where the actors preformed. Something very curious was the fact that the cave and the water were heated. His majesty had a private mini pool, if you will.
Latter on, between 1878-1881 he had lights installed with different color discs to change the illumination. The blue specially is quite beautiful. At the cave, when in the tour, they will show you the different discs and the lighting, its also beautiful.

Everything in this palace is great. The gardens are wonderful too, and if you look closely you can discern the "Fleur De Lis" shapes all around, this is of course, another homage, since it appears in the former royal arms of France.

There are also fountains that go on every 30 minutes give or take, for you to be able to take pictures since these are on the outside. Inside, as usual in any of the constructions by King Ludwig II, photos/video are not permitted.

There is much more to see as well. The Hundings' Hut, with the ash tree (we where not able to see this since the weather would not permit it), the Maroccan House and the Moorish Kiosk. Both something we want to go see when spring is back.


This is all for today. I hope this was helpful in making you create and plan your next adventure. As always, ask questions if you have them, and don't forget to like and share.

Until the next adventure,
Happy Friday and safe travels.
XOXO