“Misty day at Neuschwanstein Castle!”
Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein) is a 19th century palace on a hill above the village of Hohenschwangau, in southwest Bavaria. It was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a homage to Richard Wagner and as a retreat. It was built with Ludwig personal money, but after his death was opened to the public, now having more than 1.3 millions visitors every year.
We wanted to visit the castle few years ago, it was a foggy day, but the queue for the tickets was too long for the time we had. So, we just visited the village instead and took some pictures.
There is a second castle above the village, built by Ludwig II farther, Maximilian II, Schloss Hochenschwangau, where Ludwig spent most of his childhood.
We intend to visit the place in the futures, but this needs planning and a few days spent on site.
In the meanwhile I decided to paint the misty day we’ve been there, with a view of the castle which inspired Disney’s sleeping beauty castle.
“Misty day at Neuschwanstein Castle”
Oil on linen
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”)
