Visiting Passau 鈥� Germany鈥檚 Postcard Peninsula, Passau, Germany
Of all the stops on my recent trip down the Danube with Viking Cruise Lines, visiting Passau was the one I wasn鈥檛 excited about. There are many online resources listing great destinations in Europe to explore . Passau, in my mind, wasn鈥檛 one of them. To be fair, I knew nothing of the town, so I prematurely wrote it off as a nothing more than a place for my river cruise ship to refuel. I would鈥檝e missed out on visiting Passau and left with this thought if it wasn鈥檛 for the three days of cruise food in me. Yes, because of a little self-shame and a couple extra pounds, I decided to get off the boat for a day of visiting Passau. In the聽process聽I found my favorite stop on聽Danube. Here鈥檚 why:
Turns out Passau is a pretty big deal. With its strategic location where the Danube, Inn, and Ilz rivers meet, Passau has been historically significant for centuries. Although it established itself as an import trading post, it does come at a cost. As I strolled the narrow streets of Passau I started noticing markings on some of the buildings. Turns out, this town has seen a flood or two in聽it鈥檚聽day, and significant ones at that. With the swelling of the three rivers, Passau has, at some points, been an incredible 40 feet under water! With such a risk of getting soggy, why would anyone want to live here? In short, it鈥檚 gorgeous. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Turns out Passau is a pretty big deal. With its strategic location where the Danube, Inn, and Ilz rivers meet, Passau has been historically significant for centuries. Although it established itself as an import trading post, it does come at a cost. As I strolled the narrow streets of Passau I started noticing markings on some of the buildings. Turns out, this town has seen a flood or two in聽it鈥檚聽day, and significant ones at that. With the swelling of the three rivers, Passau has, at some points, been an incredible 40 feet under water! With such a risk of getting soggy, why would anyone want to live here? In short, it鈥檚 gorgeous. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Visiting Passau 鈥� Germany鈥檚 Postcard Peninsula
Guide Location: Germany » Passau
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Shaun Robertson
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Guide Location: Germany » Passau
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Shaun Robertson
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- St. Stephen鈥檚 Cathedral
- Veste Oberhaus
- Das Oberhaus
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