--- title: "History of Neuschwanstein Castle β€” Neuschwanstein Castle" description: "How King Ludwig II built Bavaria's fairytale castle: from the first sketches in 1869 to the mystery of his death and the opening of Neuschwanstein in 1886." lang: it json-ld: | { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://neuschwanstein-castle.net/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Storia", "item": "https://neuschwanstein-castle.net/storia" } ] } --- [Vai al contenuto](#main-content) Apri menu [Neuschwanstein Castle](/)🌐 IT [Neuschwanstein Castle](/) Experiences [What to See](/cosa-vedere)[Opening Hours](/orari)[How to Get There](/come-arrivare)[FAQ](/faq) € EUR 🌐 IT [Neuschwanstein Castle](/) - Experiences - [![Neuschwanstein Castle Tickets with Audio Guide](https://cdn-imgix.headout.com/media/images/504db2d25fc49849d0a411889426b586-Neuschwanstein.jpg?auto=format&q=60&w=900) #### Neuschwanstein Castle Tickets with Audio Guide 4.6 2 hours Da €23,50 ](/esperienza/neuschwanstein-castle-tickets-audio-guide) - [![Combo: Neuschwanstein + Hohenschwangau Castles](https://cdn-imgix.headout.com/media/images/f108a697ab0bb516519e0aaec5f35cf4-Neuschwanstein-.jpg?auto=format&q=60&w=900) #### Combo: Neuschwanstein + Hohenschwangau Castles 4.7 5–6 hours Da €44,00 ](/esperienza/neuschwanstein-hohenschwangau-combo-tickets) - [![Hohenschwangau Castle Skip-the-Line with Audio Guide](https://cdn-imgix.headout.com/media/images/66bba5a41c32eb7a39a00ceb03a67142-Hohenschwangau01.jpg?auto=format&q=60&w=900) #### Hohenschwangau Castle Skip-the-Line with Audio Guide 4.5 1.5 hours Da €26,00 ](/esperienza/hohenschwangau-castle-skip-line-audio-guide) - [![Premium Day Trip from Munich: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof & Oberammergau](https://cdn-imgix.headout.com/media/images/c3b120d3-53f3-409a-9dfa-61444637361d-1778587343478-390357-01.jpg?auto=format&q=60&w=900) #### Premium Day Trip from Munich: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof & Oberammergau 4.8 10.5 hours Da €109,00 ](/esperienza/premium-tour-munich-neuschwanstein-linderhof-oberammergau) - [![Premium Tour from Munich: Neuschwanstein, Oberammergau & Linderhof](https://cdn-imgix.headout.com/tour/17789/TOUR-IMAGE/ece83835-ccda-47b2-9e83-22ed5ed6fa1f-9789-munich-neuschwanstein?w=1302&auto=compress%2Cformat) #### Premium Tour from Munich: Neuschwanstein, Oberammergau & Linderhof 4.5 10h 30min Da €109,00 ](/esperienza/premium-tour-munich-neuschwanstein-oberammergau-linderhof) - [![From Munich: Full-Day Guided Tour of Neuschwanstein Castle](https://cdn-imgix.headout.com/media/images/03bd8332-4596-4eb2-a46c-77025f3143e2-1778504849593-390358.jpg?w=1302&auto=compress%2Cformat) #### From Munich: Full-Day Guided Tour of Neuschwanstein Castle 4.5 10h 30min Da €65,00 ](/esperienza/munich-neuschwanstein-guided-tour-transfers) [Esperienze](/esperienze) - [What to See](/cosa-vedere) - [Opening Hours](/orari) - [How to Get There](/come-arrivare) - [FAQ](/faq) 🌐 IT € EUR [](/)Storia [Prenota β†—](https://www.headout.com/it/biglietti-castello-neuschwanstein-c-1520/?affiliate_code=dDxiP1&utm_source=neuschwanstein-castle.net) # History of Neuschwanstein ## A king with a dream Construction began in 1869 under King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who wanted to escape court life and build himself a retreat inspired by medieval German legends and the operas of Richard Wagner. The castle was never meant to be a fortress β€” it was a deeply personal homage to a romanticised Middle Ages. ## Designed by a stage designer Rather than an architect, Ludwig hired Christian Jank, a theatrical stage designer, to draw the first sketches. Engineers Eduard Riedel and Georg von Dollmann translated those drawings into a real castle perched 200 m above the PΓΆllat gorge. ## Unfinished and opened to the public When Ludwig died mysteriously in 1886, only 14 rooms were finished. Seven weeks later the castle was opened to the public to recoup costs β€” and it quickly became one of the most visited monuments in Europe. 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