Marksburg Castle

Published on by rphbaker

This included excursion was described as demanding. I think the riskiest part of it was sitting in the front of the bus for the 10 min ride with 20-30 people hacking behind us. I got my hand sanitizer out and started inhaling it hoping maybe it would kill any germs before they entered my body.

But back to the castle. After driving on super narrow what should have been one way but weren’t roads we made it to the parking lot to begin the curvy pathway up.

Large drop off from the road
Gavin leading the troops

Views from the entry were pretty.

Marksburg Castle is the only castle in the middle Rhine that was never conquered or destroyed

We were matched with our tour guide Max, wearing a Clemson hat, and our tour was underway. While he did not use the term ‘my noble guests, he did use his best medieval voice during the entire hour long tour.

Trap doors in the floor of the balcony
Coat or arms for the families who have owned the castle
Servants Kitchen
Servants Kitchen
Master bedroom
Dining room
Tiny door leads to master. Bigger door leads to hall and is what guests would use
This is the bathroom which consists of a bench with a hole and the waste just drops outside to the ground. This was a sign of wealth.
Chapel
Weapons room

There was a large room with lots of examples of coats of arms. Here are some examples.

This looks like something maybe I’d expect to see on a Hérmes runway show.
This one was used for battles and weighs the least at 68 pounds
This is the prettiest
This is also used in combat and weighs the most at 110 pounds.
This dude is the buffest. He doesn’t even need protection but rather prefers to show off his muscles.
The wood beams are from the year 1238 and are still holding strong
Tunnel leaving castle

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