Altena Castle is a medieval hill castle in the town of Altena in North Rhine-Westphalia. Built on a spur of Klusenberg hill, the castle lies near the Lenne in the Märkischer Kreis. The castle was erected by the early Counts of Berg in the early 12th century.
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We went to this place on cloudy Sunday in Autumn, the place itself is very nice to spend few hours. Transport: we went there by car as there was road construction going kn, we parked our car a km away. There is also a path which takes directly to the castle, as we saw many cars parked there. Reaching the castle: As said you could directly reach by car else there two other possibilities, there is a lift that operates from the bottom of hill and then there is a small hike. We chose to hike. The place: the place itself is nice and well maintained. There are opportunities to walk around the castle and inside the castle, you have to purchase ticket. If you have ruhrtopcard then it's accepted here. Eating : there is a restaurant inside the castle where you can plan your meal, we packed our food as there was lots of tables to sit inside the...
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One of the most beautiful castles I've ever been to and is a very practical castle meant for practical purposes. Location is super easy bus and lift from center city, both good but you see a lot by bus. See their kitchen, how towers are made livable. Has a very nice restaurant with good assortment of food. super nice staff always smiling at you and guiding. Though from 1430 to 1730 kitchen is closed. The Rundweg around the castle has excellent views esp just at the gate. It felt a worthy place to spend a lot of time as was super peaceful. If they would dress all the staff in clothes from the time castle was built this would be perfect. This is one place that i would call super managed perfectly.nit is a...
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It looks like the perfect castle, everything is perfectly conserved. The whole castle is a museum. You can also eat there quite well.
The reason that the castle is in such perfect condition is the restoration beginning in the 1900s. The restoration, you will see in the museum the before and after, was added a lot of elements: It's impossible to know if the castle in the middle ages had this look.
The museum is a visit with, only 6€. Interesting for me is that in this castle the first youth hostel in the world in 1914 was created.
About the city where it's located: Next to the river are 2 locals only open in summer, for drinking and eating something, the rest looks a...
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