{"id":8247,"date":"2024-04-11T03:52:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T03:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/burghausen-castle-the-longest-castle-in-the-entire-world\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:47:41","slug":"burghausen-castle-the-longest-castle-in-the-entire-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/burghausen-castle-the-longest-castle-in-the-entire-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Burghausen In Germany: The World’s Longest Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"

After leaving the absolutely beautiful Schleissheim Palace<\/a> (and having dinner, of course), we made our way over to Klostergasthof Raitenhaslach<\/a> – the oldest Cistercian monastery in Upper Bavaria but not \u2018to visit\u2019 per se \u2013 this is where we would be spending the night in Bavaria.<\/p>\n

(*You\u2019ll find that in Germany and Austria – old historic monasteries like this have now been transformed to hotels, B&Bs, vineyards and even with restaurants to boot!)<\/p>\n

As we arrived fairly late, it was pretty much bed-time pretty as soon as we\u2019d checked in. (Welcomed by the wild bunnies \ud83d\udc07 playing around who we seemed to rudely startle on our arrival\u2026 \ud83d\ude01).<\/p>\n

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After breakfast, eager to see even more of Bavaria\u2019s stunning castles and palaces, we decided to quickly check out the monastery before leaving. (This area of Germany, by the way, is known for its stunning palaces and castles and we\u2019d planned our entire trip around this).<\/p>\n

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As we\u2019d gotten up fairly early, we pretty much had the monastery to ourselves, with the odd local, say hello as they went about their daily business.<\/p>\n

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After looking around for a bit (there\u2019s so much more to see here but it was too early to get in), we decided to make our way over to Burghausen Castle<\/a> \u2013 the longest castle in the world!<\/p>\n

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Even before you close to the castle, you can see it from all around the surrounding area \u2013 sitting pretty majestically atop a hill.<\/p>\n

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The actual town of Burghausen is also pretty cute and totally worth stopping by in.<\/p>\n

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We happened to just park in the town and do the walk uphill to Burghausen castle (which meant we got to see the town as we did) but this was soooooo not intentional. We couldn\u2019t figure out where to park but as it turns out \u2013 there\u2019s a car park (at Curaplatz), right up at the top so park up there if you\u2019re driving.<\/p>\n

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The walk up to Burghausen castle though did have its rewards as the town below slowly began to reveal itself with each step we took.<\/p>\n

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By the way, if you park at Curaplatz, you arrive at the other end of Burghausen castle, which is a longer walk to get to the main part at the other end (I say longer walk \u2013 but it\u2019s only like 7 \u2013 10 minutes as is completely flat the entire way).<\/p>\n

Coming up through the stairs from the town, you arrive straight at the main part of the castle \u2013 an impressive piece of Bavarian architecture that\u2019s almost 1,000 years old!<\/p>\n

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We spend ages around the courtyard, thoroughly impressed by every single detail out here.<\/p>\n

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I know it sounds na\u00efve but the fact that centuries ago \u2013 people built places like this has always fascinated me since I was a little kid.<\/p>\n

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Once you\u2019re done with the courtyard\/outside area, make sure you head inside to check out, not just the rooms and chapel, but also the amazing art that lines the walls inside.<\/p>\n

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You have to pay for the inside bit of Burghausen castle (it\u2019s like \u20ac4.50 so its no bank breaker really) but the outside bit is entirely free.<\/p>\n

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When you\u2019re in, to get a sense of how long the castle is, make sure you head right up to the very top, where from the balcony, you can see the length and breadth of the castle along with some pretty epic views of the surrounding countryside.<\/p>\n

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But, of course, the best way though, to truly know how long Burghausen castle is, is to just walk the entire length and so, upon leaving the main castle, we set about doing just that.<\/p>\n

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Castle gates lead to more castle complexes…<\/p>\n

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which leads to even more gates…<\/p>\n

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and sometimes even tiny hamlets…<\/p>\n

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all the while distracted by the view on either sides of the castle complex.<\/p>\n

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Eventually, we decided it was time to leave and so we hot-footed it right back down into town…<\/p>\n

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…stopping off for one more little jaunt in the town, before heading off to find what is easily one of Germany\u2019s most amazing hidden gems ever!<\/p>\n

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More on that in the next post! (*Seriously though, the next place was easily one of the most impressive places we\u2019ve visited and surprisingly so as it\u2019s not a place lots of people talk about or think to visit).<\/p>\n

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