点评:I visited Löwenburg Castle and the rest of Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe on the 30th of October. The castle is definitely worth a visit, it's a beautiful castle in a beautiful location. I booked the guided tour, I already read online that the tour was only in German, which I personally don't have an issue with, I understand bits and pieces but I'm nowhere near fluent, the man at the ticket counter also made me aware that the tour was only in German and gave me a brochure which included English and a picture of each room you go to. On the tour I was the only native English speaker, the tour guide went out of his way to explain bits and pieces to me separately in English which I didn't expect and really appreciated. The tour guide and ticket man couldn't have been nicer, they made me feel very welcome and they're clearly passionate about what they do and the history of Kassel.
It's a shame that the castle has some negative reviews due to the visitor's lack of a bit of basic research, such as complaining that tours are only in German, when it's clearly stated in multiple places. I also read a few reviews in the past complaining about things like scaffolding being up, restoration is a necessity to keep these places alive, so it's a shame that people can't use common sense to figure this out.
I would highly recommending visiting, beautiful place, and lovely staff :)
翻译:10月30日,我参观了狮堡城堡和威廉高地公园的其他部分。这座城堡绝对值得一游,它坐落在风景优美的地方,本身也十分美丽。我预订了导览游,之前在网上查到导览全程只有德语讲解,我个人对此并不介意,虽然我能听懂一些,但远谈不上流利。售票处的工作人员也提醒我导览全程只有德语,并给了我一份包含英文说明和每个参观房间图片的宣传册。在导览过程中,我是唯一一个以英语为母语的人,导游特意用英语单独为我讲解了一些内容,这让我非常惊喜,也让我倍感感激。导游和售票员都非常友善,让我感到宾至如归,他们显然对自己的工作和卡塞尔的历史充满热情。
城堡因为一些游客缺乏基本的了解而收到一些负面评价,这很可惜。比如,有人抱怨说导览只有德语,但实际上城堡在很多地方都明确标明了这一点。我之前也看到过一些评论抱怨城堡里搭着脚手架之类的东西,但修缮是让这些地方保持原貌的必要措施,所以有些人连这点常识都理解不了,真是令人遗憾。
我强烈推荐大家去参观,城堡很漂亮,工作人员也很热情友好 :)