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DINNER TRAIN TO HOHENSCHWANGAU CASTLE
De Luxe Royal Ride in Mad Ludwig Land
Bavaria Germany
is perhaps best known for those interested in castles for its quirky
king who
loved to build palaces, Ludwig II. Visitors often
ask what’s the best way to get to King Ludwig’s castles,
the ephemeral Neuschwanstein with its spires or the palace from where
the king would watch his masterpiece being constructed, Hohenschwangau
Castle. From April through October, perhaps the most elegant way
to get to the Ludwig castles near Fussen is by luxury Dinner Train.
A
company called Palazzo which has been operating Imperial Themed dinner
trains in Austria,
began service
in April 2009 from Munich to Hohenshwangau
Castle at the foot in the Bavarian Alps for a luxury dining ride and
a chance to play dress-up for a Cinderella and her Prince Charming.
The train in special period rail cars pulled by diesel engine departs
Munich
Hauptbahnhof
at 3:55
in the afternoon for a journey through the lush Bavarian countryside
to Fussen near Schwangau, entertained and educated about the history
of the Wittelsbach king. Play dress up in your
Imerial On arrival at the castle of Hohenschwangau by bus from Füssen,
passengers are whisked away to the royal palace like Cinderella to
the ball in
horse
drawn
carriages
for an after hours
tour inside Hohenshwangau, built by Ludwig’s grandfather and lived
in by his mother Maria of Prussia, while Ludwig would visit for his building
project, Neuschwanstein, never completed in his lifetime, 
which
stands on the hillside above the older palace. The tour does not go to
Neuschwanstein,
but only allows a view from below. After the tour, participants settle
in the Royal Beer Garden for late afternoon refreshments. On the return
trip to Munich in the evening, a four course gourmet dinner fit for an
Arch-Duke or Duchess is served on the train, prepared by one of Germany’s
top chefs’ Harald Wohlfahrt, arriving back in Munich at 11:50 pm,
just before the glass slipper breaks at the stroke midnight. The King
Ludwig theme Hohenschwangau Dinner Train only runs twice a month on every
second Friday. The cost for the Dinner Train to Hohenschwangau is 249
Euro per person including the train, dinner, bus transfer, carriage,
castle tour and beer garden refreshments. Drinks are extra. A shorter
dinner train trip to Garmish-Partenkirchen without the castles is offered
for 179 Euro. Or for the truly royal, the Imperial Train can be taken
all the way to Vienna. © Bargain
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