Duwisib Castle

Extreme let down

The state of the castle was a shock. As our family loves history, and the castle was on our bucket list, it was an extreme let down. Almost no maintenance being done. The staff open when they want. If...

Amazing castle in the middle of nowhere!

This castle was built in 1909 by a German military officer and his American wife, who despite living in a remote area managed to entertain Westerners in their home. He was killed in the First World Wa...

Do your history homework before venturing here

Well worth the detour to look this surreal anachronistic piece of architecture. Given the setting. Please if you are going to venture here. Do your homework. Read-up about the broken dreams and hea...

A German castle in the desert

This is an amazing place - a German castle in the middle of the desert! We didn't know if it would be open, but when we parked a caretaker arrived and let us in for a modest fee. The castle has a fa...

every country needs one castle

due to covid and lack of visitors it was closed. but we met caretaker and since there was 21 of us, we were given a quick history and tour. great built for hot climate. inside it was so fresh. it must...