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Passau

A Baroque city where three rivers meet, the Danube, Inn and Ilz, with a cathedral organ among the world's largest and river cruises.

Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
May–Sep
Our full guide to Passau is being written. It's on the Bavaria list as If You're Nearby.

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Český Krumlov

About 42 miles away

A fairy-tale town on a river bend, under a castle.

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Salzburg

About 57 miles away

Mozart's baroque birthplace, and the setting of The Sound of Music.

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Berchtesgaden

Bavaria
About 68 miles away

An Alpine town by the fjord-like Königssee, with an old salt mine and mountain walks.

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Bavaria

Neuschwanstein, Munich and the Alps.

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