Camping & Pension Au an der Donau
Austria / Upper Austria
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Camping along the Danube promises a perfect blend of nature and culture. Campers can look forward to a picturesque river landscape that is ideal for water sports, hiking and cycling tours. Historic cities such as Ulm and Regensburg enrich the holiday with cultural discoveries. The region also attracts visitors with culinary highlights, from fresh fish to traditional beer gardens, creating an unforgettable camping experience.
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On German territory, the Danube flows for 687 kilometres from Baden-Württemberg to the border with Austria. It offers space for wonderful campsites surrounded by nature. The river landscape alternates between light green meadows and dark pine forests, which also delights hikers camping with dogs. Art lovers will love the towns of Donaueschingen and Ulm, while water sports enthusiasts will enjoy the adrenaline rush of rafting on the Danube. With its fertile wine and hop regions, the Danube region also scores highly in culinary terms.
Water sports enthusiasts enjoy the campsites on the Danube in the Central Black Forest, where it originates. Families with children enjoy the wide sunbathing lawns along the river in Bavaria, where Danube beaches and an enchanting lake landscape beckon.
If you want to be at one with nature, you can go for walks in the species-rich nature parks along the Danube, while the Danube valleys in the northern Alps are a sporting challenge for hikers and mountain bikers: From the three-river city of Passau, the Danube cycle path leads all the way to Vienna, where cyclists can follow the flowing waters straight to the Ilz and Inn rivers.
In addition to the idea of freedom, some visitors also enjoy the art and culture on offer near the campsites and look for an idyllic spot between Regensburg and Ingolstadt.
If visitors choose Donaueschingen as their holiday destination, they have to travel around 350 km from nearby Bavaria. The town is located on the B27, B31 and B33 motorways and thus offers travel options from Stuttgart via Schaffhausen in Switzerland, from Freiburg to Lindau or from Offenburg to Constance.
If you are travelling from the Bavarian capital to Donaueschingen on the Danube, take the A81 motorway towards Stuttgart for a quick journey. On this route, travellers can turn off at Ulm and visit the beautiful town on the Danube or stop for a short overnight camping break.
To continue your journey, follow the A81 towards Singen as far as the Bad Dürrheim junction. There, drivers turn onto the B27/B33 to Schaffhausen and drive the last stretch of the journey to Donaueschingen at a leisurely pace. Alternatively, it is also possible to reach the destination from Munich via the A96 motorway. Weather permitting, families can take a quick dip in the water in Inning am Ammersee before joining the A81 at Geisingen and then the B31/ 33 to Donaueschingen.
According to its name, the Danube has its source to the east of Donaueschingen. If you follow the romantic road by bike or on foot, numerous cultural towns line up along the course of the river: From Tuttlingen, via Ulm, then on to Regensburg and the three-river city of Passau, visitors can discover impressive sights.
Regensburg's settlement history begins around the Stone Age and is well worth a visit due to its enchanting old town centre. Thanks to the more than 1,500 historical monuments in the centre, the city on the Danube has made it onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Stone Bridge, Regensburg Cathedral in Gothic style and the Thurn und Taxis Palace are not to be missed.
On the border with Bavaria on the south-eastern edge of the Swabian Alb, you will discover the city's landmark: Ulm's church tower, at almost 162 metres, is one of the tallest in the world. The Gothic cathedral and the city theatre with its eventful history since 1641 are also well worth a visit.
Passau is often referred to as the Venice of Bavaria. Camping on the Danube is a special kind of water fun here, as you can also swim in the Ilz and Inn rivers. High above the three-river city, visitors can see the Veste Oberhaus from afar. This magnificent castle is one of the most beautiful from medieval Europe.
Whether visitors want to spend their leisure time in, on or around the water or are looking for idyllic natural spaces for two - camping on the Danube offers active holidaymakers a wide range of activities.
Canoeing on the Danube or an exciting rafting tour on the river are available near Sigmaringen and Reidlingen. Guests can book the appropriate equipment and a professional for the dinghy on site. Those who prefer a more leisurely pace can glide across the Danube by boat for a short flying visit. There are a variety of tours with the small diesel boats or current-driven roller ferries - for example from Mariaposching to the banks at Stephansposching.
Nature lovers can discover the colourful fauna and flora along the Danube up close in the Upper Danube Nature Park or in the Donauleiten nature reserve. The river flows through the first park between Immendingen and Ertngen and is a true paradise for hikers thanks to the attractive rocks in the Swabian Alb Danube Gorge. While more than 750 plant species can be admired here, the Donauleiten nature reserve between Passau and Jochenstein offers a varied landscape for the eye: oak and hornbeam forests are paired here with forest-free boulder slopes and moist beech forest on more than 400 hectares.
The Danube fishery provides fresh fish on the table in all sorts of variations: whether raw as herring, grilled as Steckerlfisch or delicately prepared with cream sauce - you can taste the freshness of the river, and the numerous beer gardens under shady trees in the villages around the Danube are also typical of the region. Here, visitors are served hearty meatballs or meat loaf with potato salad.
For vegetarians, warm dishes such as potato pancakes or cheese spaetzle are on the Swabian menu. If you haven't tried the Donauwelle yet, the original made of butter cream, cocoa and sour cherries is served in the patisseries. The wine, whose vines were once planted by the Romans, tastes particularly good in Regensburg - the smallest wine-growing region in Bavaria.
Along Europe's second longest river, different climatic zones come together alongside a variety of landscapes. The Danube loses much of its content along its course, so that the temperatures in the water vary accordingly depending on the location of the river. While the regional differences are also noticeable in the daytime temperatures, similar values can generally be expected in the major cities such as Regensburg, Passau or Donaueschingen.
The sun-kissed summer months of June to August are the best time to visit for exuberant water fun for the whole family and pure enjoyment of nature while hiking. With temperatures of up to 24 degrees, campers on the Danube get their money's worth.