‘Mad’ King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle, a tourist magnet in Germany, is just 30 minutes from the ruins of Austria’s Ehrenberg Castle, an especially fine example of the countless castle ruins rotting away on hilltops all over Europe.
When I was 18, I took my first independent trip to Europe. During that trip, I toured “Mad” King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany — a medieval castle dream. Then, just over the border in Austria, I found the Ehrenberg ruins — a medieval cast… (View original article)