The towers
Stepped gables.
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Meersburg Castle, known as the Old Castle, stands in the town of Meersburg on the north shore of Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany, about 8 km northeast of Konstanz and 35 km west of Lindau in a straight line. It is considered one of the oldest inhabited castles in Germany. Its central tower is said to have been first built in the 7th century, though the original structure is no longer visible. It is called the Old Castle to set it apart from the neighbouring 18th-century New Castle. It sits on a rocky outcrop near the lake at about 440 metres, towering over the lower town and almost level with the upper town. White towers and walls with red tiled roofs and stepped gables pile up above the town, reached by a stone bridge over a dry moat. From the lake the whole town, with its two castles and colourful houses, rises above the blue water, with the Alps on the horizon. Visitors tour the castle's halls, towers, old kitchens and dungeon, stroll the old town full of half-timbered houses, and take the ferry to Konstanz or lake boats to Lindau and the island of Mainau.
Stepped gables.
Half-timbered houses.
To Konstanz.
Meersburg, Lake Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Yes, its halls and towers are open.
By ferry from Konstanz or boat from Lindau.