Julia Bradbury’s German Wanderlust The Bavarian Alps

Julia Bradbury takes her boots and backpack to the Continent to explore the landscape of Germany and the cultural movement that made it famous – Romanticism. In the Bavarian Alps, Julia’s walk explores the fairytale story of the famously eccentric 19th-century King Ludwig II’s life, his obsession with landscape, Romantic art and literature, and his close friendship with composer Richard Wagner. The walk’s highlight is Ludwig’s greatest Romantic legacy, the incredible castle of Neuschwanstein., Celebrating the German landscape that inspired Romantic art and music. Julia marvels at the breathtaking beauty of The Alps, once home to the eccentric Ludwig II., In the Bavarian Alps, Julia’s walk explores the fairytale story of the famously eccentric 19th-century King Ludwig II’s life, his obsession with landscape, Romantic art and literature, and his close friendship with composer Richard Wagner. The walk’s highlight is Ludwig’s greatest Romantic legacy, the incredible castle of Neuschwanstein.