Magical! The Wartburg Castle built in the Middle Ages is situated on a precipice of 1,350 ft…read moreoverlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It was once the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, and the place where Martin Luther hid under false name and translated the New Testament of the Bible into German. Parking is located on the foot of the hill. It takes about 15 min to walk up to the castle. Once you reach the top you are transported into medieval time. The Wartburg castle is absolutely stunning and very well preserved. We took a English speaking tour and where so glad we did. The tour takes - bit over an hour and is very informative if you are into history. Afterward we climbed the tower, strolled around on castle ground and enjoyed the views, and coffee and cake at the German castle cafe.

World class Tannhäuser performance yesterday 09/23/2015 in the castle`s great Festival hall…read more Organized for years now by Mr. Andreas Volkert (Wartburg-Stiftung) - BRAVO!!! (Next year`s performances are reserved/sold out - all Wagnerians be persistent in getting those returned/unused tickets!)

Die Veste Coburg ist eine beeindruckende mittelalterliche Festung, die 160 Meter über der…read morehistorischen Altstadt thront. Die Anfahrt ist mit dem Pkw problemlos möglich, schöner - wenn auch beschwerlich - ist der Aufstieg durch den Coburger Hofgarten. Kommt man aus der Altstadt sind es etwa 1,5km - immer bergauf, das letzte Stück auf dem "Treppenweg" ist dann schon recht anstrengend. Dafür wird man mit einer prächtigen Ummauerung, begehbaren Wachmauern und einigen schönen Dekoelementen belohnt. Der Eintritt zur Burganlage ist kostenlos, lediglich die Ausstellung fränkischer Kunst und dem Handwerk seit dem Mittelalter ist kostenpflichtig. Sie konnte ich aus Zeitgründen leider nicht besuchen. Die Burganlage an sich ist aber schon Attraktion genug, und vor dem Abstieg kann man sich im Biergarten der Burgschänke nebenan gut entspannen.

If driving, parking is quite the problem since the main parking area only has 10 parking spots…read more You can either park at the city and walk up or park by the "airport" and walk down, either way, you'll walk. They always have an exhibit and of course there is a restaurant too. They do have a "geko" train that goes from the bottom of the hill to the castle.

It's an old castle on top of a hill. They turned it into a hotel and restaurant. I love the…read morebeautiful rustic ambience. The food is excellent and they hold a few awards for their cuisine.

One of the most authentic places I've ever been in Kulmbach. I've enjoyed my visit at this place so…read moremuch because it's located in a neat small village next to a private small castle. You have to go to this place on a weekend, then you can be sure they have warm home cooked meals. Their sauerbraten is delicious and the best part is that this place is inexpensive Got to try it

Traditional german food in a rustic setting. Food was especially tasty. Service was very friendly…read moreand food was put on the table hot. Well worth the 15 minute drive from Kulmbach. I highly recomendamos this place and I will go back before I leave.

A great place to stay! Amazing apartments and great host. The apartments are very clean and have a…read morekitchenette. There is also an individual bedroom just for die Kinder. Close to Eisnach ( Wartberg Castle, Bachhaus, Luther Haus), Erfurt (the double churches, great Weihnactmarkt in Christmas time), and the famous Rennsteig Trail through the Thurigia Wald (Thurigen Forest). Great breakfast every morning. Don't forget to check out Eiselbahn and Mini-Thür nearby for some fun! I'll definitely be staying here in Ruhla at Gästehaus Regina every time in Germany.

Excellent accommodations for families young and old. A great region to explore, and a great place…read moreto relax for home away from home. Rich Thüringian history, and wonderful communication in multiple different languages.

This amazing Bed and Breakfast called Schlosshotel in Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany is east of…read moreFrankfurt about 1 hour and one half drive. It is in the region where everyone goes for a spa and to partake in the healing waters. Once a beautiful castle with its own chapel...many Germans flock there for their weddings. The grounds are acres of a stunning park...if you look at the website you feel like you are in the Prince's castle from Cinderella. The food is gourmet quality and the service is highly personal and attentive. Just staying there for a few days...we were sad to leave...and the owner, Marcus, is young and vibrant and renders excellent service with his staff Stefan and Andreas. We were very spoiled and felt like guests in a magical wonderland!

I was traveling with my two college aged children, and thought that a night in a castle would be a…read morefun experience on our road trip. We didn't have trouble finding the hotel, but when we arrived, about 8pm, and walked in the front door, there was no one there. We walked around for a bit, saw the restaurant, but didn't see any way to check in. Finally someone from the restaurant came up to the hostess stand area and we asked and they were like, "oh, I can do that for you". So we are checked in, and they want to walk us to our room first, which seems fine, so off we go up stairs, down halls, up more stairs, down more halls till we arrive at our room. Our room was very large, with a raised, timbered ceiling with a huge chandelier in the middle. Beautiful wood floors, and large windows that open on two walls opposite from each other (which helped with a breeze during the night), and a nice sized bathroom that was a few steps up from the bedroom floor. We were very impressed to say the least. Then we decide to go park our car and bring up the suitcases. Well, to begin with, the car park is well down a hill and quite far from the front door (and the driveway is gravel so rolling wheels don't really help), so absolutely bring up your luggage before you park the car. The car park is sizeable enough that there is no issue with parking, it is just a long walk if you were carrying your bags. So we drove them back up and dropped them off on the circle before taking the car back down. Now, to get the bags to our room - first, a large flight of steps into the main level of the castle. Then a second large flight of wooden steps, down a hall, a small set of wooden steps, then some stone steps, then two longer, narrow hallways before it opened up to a larger hallway and our door. So if you have mobility or back issues or problems with carrying things, this may not be the place for you! Once in our rooms we realized that we didn't have the wifi codes, and had to go back down to the restaurant to get them, then back up again. The wifi worked fine for us, so that wasn't an issue. My daughter chose to take a shower before bed, and when you go in the bathroom the exhaust fan turns on. Not horribly loud, but loud enough that even with the door to the bathroom closed we could hear it going, and going, and going. We even got up a few times to make sure that we didn't do something to leave it on by accident. It finally turned off sometime in the middle of the night, but that was kind of a weird thing. As I said, the leaded windows in the room open up and we had very scenic views of the property. There are areas on the property between the castle and the car park that have decayed, but made for scenic backdrops for photos. The next morning we went out and took lots of photos. There was a stone tower with ivy growing up the side, a large "railing" made from cement/stone with big newel posts, even a stone arch with a wrought iron gate which made for great family pictures - so bring a tripod or a friend to snap them for you! We decided we didn't want to spend the money on breakfast there, so we packed up and headed out early to find a local bakery (recommend Kerling's Feinbackerei in Coburg!) All in all, it was a nice stay, and certainly different from a typical hotel. It was a nice little change on our trip.