Highlights Ludwig II, the Bavarian castles he lived in and the three that he built. Visits Nymphenburg Palace and Hohenschwangau castle. Tours Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, and Herrenchiemsee. Explains the building of these castles and their architectural features. Discusses Ludwig's obsessions with Richard Wagner and Louis XIV, his insanity and his suspicious death at Lake Starnberg. Covers Hunding's Hut, Ettal monastery and castle, Fraueninsel, Herreninsel and Lake Chiemsee.