Historic site · Ettal, Bavaria
Linderhof Palace
Schloss Linderhof
Linderhof Palace is the palace King Ludwig II of Bavaria built in the municipality of Ettal in Upper Bavaria, set in a park with buildings such as the Moorish Kiosk and the Moroccan House.
Why go
Linderhof Palace grew out of the former forester's lodge of Ludwig II's father, Maximilian II, which the king had rebuilt from 1869; the Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung's German-language history page says it is the only larger palace Ludwig II lived to see completed. The operator's park page lists the buildings in the palace park, among them the Moroccan House, the Temple of Venus, the Moorish Kiosk and Hunding's Hut, and the operator's site presents the Venus Grotto in its own section. Its home page says the palace can be visited only on a guided tour, with group reservations available from 15 people. The same site says Linderhof has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing of Ludwig II's palaces since 2025, together with Neuschwanstein, the King's House on the Schachen and Herrenchiemsee.
Near Linderhof Palace
Historic site
Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle is King Ludwig II of Bavaria's castle in the municipality of Schwangau, Bavaria, whose foundation stone was laid in 1869; it is run by the Bavarian Palace Administration.
16 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Mountain
Zugspitze
The Zugspitze is a mountain of the Wetterstein range on the border between Germany and Austria, in the Bavarian district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
17 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Historic site
Hohenschwangau Castle
Hohenschwangau Castle is the castle Crown Prince Maximilian of Bavaria had built in 1833 to 1837 on the remains of a medieval castle in the village of Hohenschwangau, Schwangau, where his son King Ludwig II spent a few weeks each summer; it is owned by the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds.
17 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Lake
Alpsee
The Alpsee is a lake at Hohenschwangau in the municipality of Schwangau, Bavaria, lying directly below Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein castles.
18 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ