Alt-Wolfstein castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Alt-Wolfstein castle ruins
67752 Wolfstein

Königsberg checkpoint

Anebos castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Anebos castle ruins
76855 Annweiler

The ‘little one’ in the Trifels group

Ancient Speyer © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Ancient Speyer

Home of ancient relics and political ambitions

Beilstein castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Beilstein castle ruins

Symbiosis of nature and architecture

Blumenstein castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Blumenstein castle ruins

Well-protected fortress in a secluded spot

Breitenstein castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Breitenstein castle ruins

Hidden gem

Burgruine Falkenburg © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Falkenburg castle ruins

Steep climb to an amazing view

Frankenstein castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Frankenstein castle ruins

Majestic defensive and residential cas

Gräfenstein castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Gräfenstein castle ruins

One of the best preserved castles in the Palatinate Forest

Guttenberg castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Guttenberg castle ruins

Romantic ruins in the middle of the Mundat Forest

 

Heidelsburg castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Heidelsburg castle ruins

Roman hill fortress in the middle of the forest

 

Hohenfels castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Hohenfels castle ruins

Legendary ruins off the beaten track

Lichtenstein castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Lichtenstein castle ruins

Robber barons and family feuds

 

Lindelbrunn castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Lindelbrunn castle ruins

Breathtaking view and mysterious legends

 

Meistersel castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Meistersel castle ruins

Magical place restored to its former glory

 

 Mithrasdenkmal © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Mithrasdenkmal

Ancient shrine to the god of light

Murr-mir-nicht-viel © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

‘Murr-mir-nicht-viel’ and ‘Schau-dich-nicht-um’

Baroque ruins with funny names

Neudahn castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Neudahn castle ruins

Defiant stronghold of the Lords of Dahn

 

Neu-Erfenstein castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Neu-Erfenstein castle ruins

Legendary ruins in the middle of the forest

Neu-Wolfstein castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Neu-Wolfstein castle ruins

Ruins with a turbulent history

 

 

Perleburg castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Perleburg castle ruins

Unfinished pearl on a little mountain

 

Scharfenberg castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Scharfenberg castle ruins

The most southerly of the Trifels group

 

Schlosseck castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Schlosseck castle ruins

Wildly romantic walking destination

 

Steinenschloss castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Steinenschloss castle ruins

Mighty castle keep from the Hohenstaufen era

 

Wegelnburg castle ruins © GDKE, U. Pfeuffer

Wegelnburg castle ruins

The highest castle in the Palatinate