Developer told to get schlossed
A group of German cultural activists is gearing up for a fight to stop a proposed luxury hotel being built next to a former royal palace earmarked as a site of world cultural heritage.
The Neuschwanstein Palace in Schwangau, southern Germany, was the royal palace of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and it remains one of Germany's most popular tourist attractions. Private company Thurn und Taxis, financed by one of Germany's oldest and richest families, has put forward plans to turn a plot of land adjoining the grounds into a luxury hotel.
The 50-bedroom leisure complex, with golf course and a health-and-beauty farm, would be run by the firm, which argued that its proposal would not damage the historical site. Activists disagree and are calling for the hotel to be stopped.
