Bavaria Castles and Fortresses
map view6 castles and fortresses in Bavaria that we have visited and put on the map, ranked by our readers: Neuschwanstein Castle, Rothenburg ob der Tauber old city and fortress and Linderhof Palace and more. Best time to visit: June–September.
Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
King Ludwig II’s fairytale castle in the Bavarian Alps, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the model for Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber old city and fortress, Germany
Germany's most famous medieval town on the Romantic Road with a complete ring of walls and towers.
Linderhof Palace, Bavaria, Germany
The smallest and most intimate of King Ludwig II's fairy-tale palaces and the only one he lived to see completed, a gilded Rococo villa set amid fountains, grottoes and an exotic Moorish pavilion in the Bavarian Alps.
Burghausen castle and old city, Germany
The world's longest castle, a kilometre-long chain of towers, gates and courtyards running along a ridge above the old town of Burghausen and the river Salzach on the Austrian border.
Dinkelsbühl old city and fortress, Bavaria, Germany
One of Germany's most complete medieval towns on the Romantic Road — an intact ring of walls, towers and gates around a great late-Gothic minster.
Nuremberg Castle, Bavaria, Germany
The great medieval Imperial Castle on a sandstone hill above the old town of Nuremberg, Germany, where German emperors once lived.
Castles in Bavaria on the map
Numbers match the ranking above. Click a pin to open the place.
Best time to visit castles in Bavaria
When sightseeing is most pleasant: comfortable 18–26 °C daytime temperatures and more dry days. Averaged over the places on this page.
ERA5 climate data 2015–2024 (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), averaged for the places on this page.
Tickets: what it costs to visit castles in Bavaria
Adult entrance prices, cheapest first. What the ticket includes and what you can see for free.
| Place | Adult ticket | Ticket includes | Free without a ticket | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burghausen castle and old city | €7 | Main castle museum | Castle grounds | |
| Linderhof Palace | €10 | Palace | Park | With Venus Grotto €18 |
| Neuschwanstein Castle | €23.50 | Palace tour | — | |
| Rothenburg ob der Tauber old city and fortress | Free | — | Old town and town walls | |
| Dinkelsbühl old city and fortress | Free | — | Old town and walls |
Prices checked: 09.2026. Always check the official website before you go.