Founded in 1158, back in the thirteenth century became the residence of nobles and aristocrats. And in the nineteenth century were built within its limits most emblematic buildings. In 1918 Bavaria proclaims itself as a free state and after the Second World War, the city of Munich stands as a social and economic metropolis, even internationally.

Apart from its historical past and culture that follows, Munich is a lively, vital, full of cozy places like biergartens, where you can sit outside to read if you are too busy to chat with fellow travelers or people of the country, and drink the excellent German beers. The largest of those who find there is Chinesischer Turm, with no less than 7,000 seats.

If you decide to walk and get lost in the streets and squares, some of which you must visit are the Schellingstrasse, with its variety of dining and shopping of all kinds, Maximiliansplatz and beauty of its buildings, the Viktualienmarkt, with its incredible amount of stalls selling fruit, vegetables and flowers, the Englishcher Garten (English Garden), which sit on your lawn in the warm sun, or take a bicycle ride in the days of summer, is a true delight.

And if you’re willing dive into their culture, you’ll find in this city a number of interesting museums, including the Alte Pinakothek, galleries devoted to painting belonging to the Bavarian period from the Middle Ages until the early nineteenth century, the Neue Pinakothek, which, For its part, collects works of art from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, which reveals the craftsmanship and German art, or the Deutsches Museum, which is devoted to science.

And if you go between late September and early October you can attend the Oktoberfest. or raves of beer, which lasts about two weeks, is held every year and attracts thousands of tourists to the ever-young city of Munich.

The castle is located in the region of Fuessen old city surrounded by ancient castles, monasteries and castles. Nearby there is even an ancient Roman road, the Via Claudia, which crosses the land from Wuerzburg to Innsbruck. The whole region is surrounded by beautiful mountains of the Alps, lakes, waterfalls and mirrored.

Neuschwanstein means New swan stone, and was so named after the Swan Knight Wagner’s famous opera of the same name. It was built in the late 19th century in Germany near the Austrian border. (Google Earth coordinates 47 ° 33’16 “N, 10 ° 44’10″ E).

Its construction was started by King Ludwig (Louis II) of Bavaria, known as the mad Ludwig. They laid the foundation stone on 5 September 1869. The design architect is due to Christian Jank. Ludwig asked his architect to be built entirely with raw materials and people Bavarian Bavarians. I wanted to resemble castles out of fairytales, and inside should have all the technological advances of the moment. It is said that Ludwig used the funds to build the kingdom so majestic building, but the truth is that he used his own money.

Neuschwanstein has 360 rooms and only 14 have a completely finished design, the others were left unfinished because Ludwig was deposed as king in 1886, and then died mysteriously. The castle was opened to the public shortly thereafter. These 14 rooms are decorated in an unparalleled luxury, with paintings and tapestries with scenes from Richard Wagner’s operas, of which Ludwig was a great admirer.