Passau travel - Lonely Planet | Germany, Europe
The power of flowing water has quite literally shaped the picturesque town of Passau on the border with Austria. Its Altstadt is stacked atop a narrow peninsula that jabs its sharp end into the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, the Inn and the Ilz.
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Discover the best attractions in Passau including Dom St Stephan, Altes Rathaus, and Veste Oberhaus.
Römermuseum | Passau, Germany | Attractions - Lonely Planet
Roman Passau can be viewed from the ground up at this Roman fort museum. Civilian and military artefacts unearthed here and elsewhere in Eastern Bavaria are on show and the ruins of Kastell Boiotro , which stood here from AD 250 to 400, are …
Dreiflusseck | Passau, Germany | Attractions - Lonely Planet
Passau, Germany, Europe. Passau. Login Save . The very nib of the Altstadt peninsula, the point where the rivers merge, is known as the Dreiflusseck. From the north the little Ilz sluices brackish water down from the peat-rich Bavarian Forest, meeting the cloudy brown of the Danube as it flows from the west and the pale snow-melt jade of the ...
Dom St Stephan | Passau, Germany | Attractions - Lonely Planet
Passau Login Save There's been a church on this spot since the late 5th century, but what you see today is much younger thanks to the fire of 1662, which ravaged much of the medieval town, including the cathedral.
Altes Rathaus | Passau, Germany | Attractions - Lonely Planet
An entrance in the side of the Altes Rathaus flanking Schrottgasse takes you to the Grosser Rathaussaal, where large-scale paintings by 19th-century local artist Ferdinand Wagner show scenes from Passau's history with melodramatic flourish. You can also sneak into the adjacent Small Assembly Room for a peek at the ceiling fresco, which features ...
Grosser Rathaussaal | Passau, Germany - Lonely Planet
Located in the Altes Rathaus, the Great Assembly Room has wonderful murals by local artist Ferdinand Wagner, showing scenes from Passau's history with a melodramatic flourish.
Veste Oberhaus | Passau, Germany | Attractions - Lonely Planet
A 13th-century defensive fortress, built by the prince-bishops, Veste Oberhaus towers over Passau with patriarchal pomp. Not surprisingly, views of the city and into Austria are superb from up here.
Passauer Glasmuseum | Passau, Germany - Lonely Planet
Opened by Neil Armstrong, of all people, Passau's warren-like glass museum is filled with some 30,000 priceless pieces of glass and crystal from the baroque, classical, art nouveau and art deco periods.
Museum Moderner Kunst | Passau, Germany - Lonely Planet
Gothic architecture contrasts with 20th- and 21st-century artworks at Passau's Modern Art Museum. The rump of the permanent exhibition is made up of…