34 magical destinations to visit in your lifetime

The 19th-century castle sits above the village of Hohenschwangau in south-west Bavaria. Built as a retreat for King Ludwig II in 1869, the Romanesque-style palace inspired Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle and has appeared in movies such as “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (1968) and “The Great Escape” (1963). It attracts more than 1.3 million tourists every year.