There are 20,000+ castles, palaces and ruins in Germany. And one of them is Castle Hartenfels in Torgau which has been around since 1500. It used to be a one rectangle building only but it was attacked, rebuilt, burned, rebuilt, modernized until what we see nowadays.
Not all castles/palaces are maintained in Germany because that would be expensive but Hartenfels is historically important enough because inside the palace is the first Protestant Church in Europe that was consecrated by Martin Luther himself. And they have this grand open staircase also that I love.
The whole day is spent in Torgau checking the museum inside the castle, promenade along the Elbe River, fishing, playground hopping and of course eating. Mann was fishing and kids cannot really stare forever until a fish will take the bait so dragged them to the nearby playground and then to the Vietnamese restaurant that offers kid’s menu for 7 euro.
It was a good day. We shall return.
Greetings,
Karlota
