Thinking of going there in the summer. I've found a campsite on the outskirts of town. Campingplatz am Waldbad Has anyone visited recently? http://www.schloss-colditz.com/ Just wonderring if we have to do the guided tour or can we wander about my ourselves?
Can't be worse than TraveLodge.... I must say, I'd quite fancy the idea of visiting Colditz. The name does have a certain ring to it.....
my brother in law became involved in that.turning into hotel project about 25yrs ago,he drew up plans to convert the castle,and I dont know if investors or the like didn't happen? but for what reason,It didn't take off,ray...
I went there last spring. very pretty town! We had a great tour of the castle, 15 euros a head, took 3 hours and saw the theatre, Bader's room and loads of other stuff you never normally see. it's only a 2-3 hour drive from Sagan as well!
I would too. I stayed at a few places similar to Colditz-when Susanne and I were running around most of Germany back in 2000. ;-)) There are only three things I can see that would ruin a visit there: 1) Having a McDonalds restaurant inside the Castle. 2) Having an Internet Cafe there as well. 3) Having John Ratzenburger as your Tour Guide ;-))
Why do they ALWAYS have to make such things out of such historical buidlings? I'm really pissed off at that.
What else were they meant to do with it? Leave it empty, in ruins? At least a hotel makes money, which means the building will be looked after. Why doe sit piss you off so much?
Depends on your kids....................... Douglas Bader slept here. Boring? All depends on your point of view. Want to entetain the kids? Try Eurodisney.
Been there done that. 3 Kids between 11 & 5, hardened battlefield visitors, just 3 hours is a bit too much. I wouldn't mind if we could do it at our pace, with me being the 'guide' just I'd not enjoy it if I dragged them around with a guide for 3 hours. Rather than see where Bader was , I'd like to see where one of the Wilts officers was, as mentioned in this thread. Captain The Lord Arundell of Wardour , 2 Wilts http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/prisoners-war/23408-captain-lord-arundell-wardour-2-wilts-pow.html
While you guys are out there enjoying the Colditz thing already ,the next stop might be the Wewelsburg in Büren-Wewelsburg near Paderborn ..its a youth hostel nowadays .. it would make an excellent small NAZI horror castle tour .. Jugendherberge Wewelsburg (NRW) – DJH Jugendherbergen in Nordrhein Westfalen Not necessarily . Half of the burg is a museum also , and offers include kids birthdayparties too including a Archeological schnitzel hunt ..(as can be read on the webpage below) . Dont ask what it means or what they'll be doing with/to your kids Kindergeburtstag auf der Wewelsburg: - Archäologische Schnitzeljagd ??? Wewelsburg