In the Company of the Wittelsbachs

We take you to the beauty gallery of Schloss Nymphenburg (Nymphenburg Palace) and tell you the stories behind some of the 37 portraits of women.

Although the fairytale king Ludwig II is more famous today, no other ruler has left his mark on Bavaria like King Ludwig I of Bavaria.

Empress Elisabeth, known as "Sisi", is certainly the most famous of the Wittelsbachs, but her sisters also led interesting lives.

Therese of Bavaria was an explorer, a passionate globetrotter and an emancipated princess - find out more here!

To this day, legends surround the Bavarian fairytale king Ludwig II and his famous castles, such as Schloss Neuschwanstein (Neuschwanstein Castle), where we go in search of clues.