Hohes Schloss
Late Gothic hilltop castle of the prince-bishops, famed for its trompe-l'oeil painted courtyard walls.
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This guide to the Hohes Schloss in Füssen follows Emperor Maximilian the First, who kept coming back to the prince-bishops of Augsburg's summer castle around the turn of the fifteen hundreds. It roams out into the forests and Alpine peaks beyond the walls, where deer, boar, bears and chamois drew him. Best heard standing in the inner courtyard.
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