A free self-drive itinerary through seven of Bavaria’s greatest castles, from the Munich Residenz to the three palaces of King Ludwig II: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee. Real drive times, a sourced history for every stop, and after that one castle worth knowing in your inbox each month.
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Why this route
Most of Bavaria’s famous castles belong to a single story: the House of Wittelsbach, whose run stretches from Trausnitz, founded above Landshut in 1204, to the fall of the monarchy in 1918. This route threads seven of their houses into one drivable week, out to the three palaces that bankrupted Ludwig II and back through the dynasty’s working seats of power. It ends, fittingly, where the family began.
The seven castles, in the order you’ll drive them
- Munich Residenz
- Hohenschwangau Castle
- Neuschwanstein Castle
- Linderhof Palace
- Herrenchiemsee New Palace
- Burghausen Castle
- Trausnitz Castle
Inside the guide
- A day-by-day, seven-day route that loops from Munich and back
- Real driving times between stops, and which tours to book ahead
- The story worth knowing at each castle, linked to its full sourced history