![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_125550-1038x576.jpg "View of Neuschwanstein Castle from Queen Mary's Bridge")
Neuschwanstein Castle is considered a fairytale castle, but the tourist crowds are anything but fairytale-like.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_085511-150x150.jpg "Hohes Schloss (Füssen)")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_182028-150x150.jpg "Lechfall (Füssen)")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_182038-150x150.jpg "Lech river just below Lechfall")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_101359-150x150.jpg "Hohenschwangau Castle")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_101511-150x150.jpg "Swan fountain at Hohenschwangau Castle")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_102058-150x150.jpg "Hans-im-Glück fountain at Hohenschwangau Castle")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_110228-150x150.jpg "Alpsee Lake")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_110630-150x150.jpg "Alpsee Lake")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_115935-150x150.jpg "Castles at Alpsee Lake")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_124828-150x150.jpg "View of Neuschwangau and Alpsee lake")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_125550-150x150.jpg "View of Neuschwanstein Castle from Queen Mary's Bridge")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_125554-150x150.jpg "View of Neuschwanstein Castle from Queen Mary's Bridge")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_144855-150x150.jpg "Neuschwanstein Castle")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260616_154657-150x150.jpg "Neuschwanstein Castle")
This blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in German.