Best places: Castles in Nittenau, Germany

Gothic 13th-century complex looking over the River Salzach & running along a ridge for over 1km.

Landscaped gardens from the 18th century set around a palace, with fountains & an orangerie.

Imposing fortification museum with over 400 years of history and more than 50 separate buildings.

Baroque palace surrounded by a lake, with a vast trophy collection, porcelain rooms & parkland.

Medieval castle on a high rock in parkland, housing museum focused on art from the Middle Ages.

King Ludwig II's 19th-century palace with ostentatious, mirror & chandelier-filled interiors.

Palace state art collection venue rebuilt after wartime bombings with an iconic domed courtyard.

Guided tours of frescos & paintings in a vast & lavish, 18th-century palace, plus formal gardens.

13th-century castle with a vaulted hall & chapel, plus a museum of unusual artworks & curiosities.

Medieval castle with free public access & regular events, plus a restaurant & beer garden.

Rebuilt 17th-century palace displaying religious folk art, plus Prussian art & culture exhibits.

Baroque gardens around a 17th century renaissance villa for arts events, plus a mini steam railway.

Castle, founded more than 800 years ago, with rooms in period decor & a landscaped park & gardens.

This former royal palace hosts a museum & gardens with original interiors & royal collections.

Decorative, baroque-era castle & formal English-style gardens with follies built in the 1840s.

👍👍 You should have seen it. The castle is reflected in the river when the weather is nice, the place is beautiful and the castle on the rock looks majestic. I'm excited.

👍 Quaint and quiet castle in a beautiful little village about 45 minutes outside of Nuremberg. Very big contrast to the crowds at the imperial castle in the city it was almost empty when we visited on a Sunday afternoon. The castle was rebuilt after being destroyed in WWII but they did an excellent jo...

Originally built in the 10th century, this castle houses part of the Württemberg State Museum.

👍👍 Great view at sunrise and sunset! Always worth the visit. Easy to reach by exiting the German Autobahn A96 in Altmannshofen.

Hilltop ruins of an 11th-century stronghold, with hiking trails & a waterfall in surrounding forest.