King Ludwig II built the castle in the late 1800s in order to withdraw from public life, according to the castle's website, which adds that its 'setting could not be more idyllic'.
Lonely Planet comments: 'Looming over the Wornitz River, the medieval covered parapets, towers, turrets, keep and red-tiled roofs of the 12th-century [castle] are so perfectly preserved they almost seem like a film set'.
Perhaps Bavaria's best-known castle and the rumoured inspiration for Disney's Sleeping Beauty citadel, Neuschwanstein Castle is visited by 1.4million tourists per year.
There is also a Versailles lookalike, a castle so perfectly preserved 'it looks like a film set' and 'one of the most important Baroque palaces in Europe'.
Scroll down and head to the comments to declare your favourite... Hohenshwangau Castle was the childhood home of King Ludwig II.
