An alternative to Neuschwanstein: 13 fairy-tale castles in Italy and Europe
Looking for an alternative to Neuschwanstein? Here are 13 fairy-tale castles and fortresses in Italy and Europe, without the queues of 6,000 visitors a day.
Jun 29, 2026Germany off the beaten track goes beyond the big cities: half-timbered villages with silent streets, river valleys dotted with castles, deep forests and spa towns away from the mass-tourism routes. Far from the crowded tours, here you discover village markets, trails among the vineyards and authentic corners: explore the country's little-known destinations.
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Looking for an alternative to Neuschwanstein? Here are 13 fairy-tale castles and fortresses in Italy and Europe, without the queues of 6,000 visitors a day.
Jun 29, 2026
A stone's throw from the crowded Hackesche Höfe, the Heckmann courtyards in Berlin-Mitte: workshops, a sweet factory and quiet.
Jun 28, 2026
In Marienfelde, on Berlin's southern edge, a stone church from 1240 with walls up to 175 cm thick and a burial visible beneath glass.
Jun 28, 2026
In Berlin Mitte, the ruin of the Franciscan church from 1250: brick Gothic, free entry and art exhibitions, ignored by the crowds at Alexanderplatz.
Jun 28, 2026
In Berlin's Tegel forest stands Dicke Marie, a 500-900-year-old oak older than the city itself. How to walk there from the Greenwichpromenade.
Jun 28, 2026
A few kilometres from Trier, the Roman Villa of Nennig holds one of the largest Roman mosaics north of the Alps, almost always without visitors.
Jun 21, 2026