Surroundings
Waldkirchen. Simply. Beautiful.
Waldkirchen boasts a picturesque location on top of a hill. The town looks back on a long history as important place on the medieval trade route ’Goldener Steig’, literally ‘Golden Path’, a salt trading route from Passau to Prachatice, Czech Republic. Large parts of the city wall, a former fortification to protect the town, are still preserved today.
Waldkirchen is the ideal place to live and relax. Whether the Karoli Water Park with its Mediterraneum, the Magic Wood or the wild-romantic Saußbach gorge – there’s truly something for every taste.
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Passau, the ’Venice of Bavaria’
St. Steven’s Cathedral, with the world’s largest church organ, towers majestically over the old quarter of Passau. This is where the three rivers Inn, Ilz and Danube join at its feet. Passau has its own unique flair, and it is not only the pedestrian area and old town quarter with their narrow, winding alleys and romantic spots that cast a spell over visitors. The city has its own mixture of tradition, culture, art, charm and beauty.
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shopping, shops, dining and enjoying
Waldkirchen boasts a huge number of grocery shops and various drug stores which are well assorted for vegetarian and vegan diets. This region is a good place to live and eat in every respect – here’s a small selection:
shopping and shops
- organic shop Bogners Bio, Waldkirchen-Saußmühle
- Distillery Penninger: vegan vinegar, brandies and liqueurs, Waldkirchen Saßbach
- Haller
(e. g. vegetarian and vegan cosmetics and treatments), Waldkirchen Marktplatz
- fashion store Garhammer
(knownbeyond the borders of our region; e. g. Lanius, Blue Planet), Waldkirchen Marktplatz/Ringmauerstraße
- Sport Jakob
(e. g. hiking boots), Waldkirchen Bahnhofstraße
- organic Shop Pro Natur, Salzweg (near Passau)
- organic shop denns Biomarkt, Passau
dining and enjoying
- Brasserie Schrot und Spelzen in distillery "Penninger" (e. g. vegetarian and vegan), Waldkirchen Saßbach
- gourmet bakery Pilger (e. g.vegetarian and vegan breakfast options and snacks, with food section, also open on Sundays), Waldkirchen Ringmauerstraße
- Restaurant Johanns (Michelin-starred restaurant) (vegetarian and vegan dishes by arrangement), Waldkirchen Marktplatz/ Ringmauerstraße
- Hotel-Restaurant Gottinger (e. g. vegetarian and vegan dishes by arrangement), Waldkirchen Hauzenberger Straße
- Restaurant Herzstück (e. g. vegetarian, 1 vegan dish), Waldkirchen Marktplatz
- Café-Restaurant Ringelnatz (e. g. vegetarian), Waldkirchen Marktplatz/Ringmauerstraße
- Restaurant Veicht (e. g. vegetarian dishes), Freyung Stadtplatz
- Frau Dunschn (purely vegan snack bar), Passau pedestrian zone
- Annapurna
(ayurvedic dish purely vegetarian and vegan)
- dean & david
(e. g. vegetarian and vegan dishes and cakes), Passau pedestrian zone
- Café Amsl
(e. g. vegetarian and vegan snacks and cakes), Passau close to the bus station
- Scharfrichterhaus, cabaret, theater und restaurant (e. g. vegetarian dishes), old town of Passau
- Zweite Heimat (e. g. vegetarian and vegan dishes), Passau
- Chandni, Indian restaurant (e. g. vegetarian dishes), old town of Passau
- Hacklberger Bräustüberl
(brewery-cum-restaurant with beautiful beer garden, e. g. vegetarian dishes), Passau-Hacklberg
