Wartburg Castle blends superbly into its forest surroundings and is
in many ways 'the ideal castle'. Although it has retained some original
sections from the feudal period, the form it acquired during the
19th-century reconstitution gives a good idea of what this fortress
might have been at the height of its military and seigneurial power. It
was during his exile at Wartburg Castle that Martin Luther translated
the New Testament into German.