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Excursion to the Herreninsel island is particularly interesting by the acquaintance with summer residence of the last Bavarian King Ludwig II

Attractions of Germany. The Herreninsel Island is located in 80 kilometers away from Munich at the Alpine foothills on a shore of the beautiful lake Chiemsee, which is also called the Bavarian Sea. They call the Herreninsel Island male, because there was a monastery here before, and now there is the palace of Ludwig II - the last King of Bavaria.
The Palace of Ludwig II was built on the Versailles pattern designed by architect G. Dolmann (1878-1885). Linden alleys and French gardens, decorated with fountains lead to the lake. The are luxury bedroom with queen size bed 3 x 2,6 m, mirrored hall with a row of seventeen arched windows, 33 chandeliers and 44 girandoles and also the Blue salon in a form of a mirrored cabinet with a decoration in the Rococo style in the palace.

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