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Bad Reichenhall works well as a base: 10 minutes from Piding, 15km from Hohensalzburg Fortress.
Bad Reichenhall is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Piding, about 5 km away.
Bad Reichenhall (German pronunciation: [baːt ʁaɪçn̩ˈhal] ; Central Bavarian: Reichahoi) is a spa town, and administrative center of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located near Salzburg in a basin encircled by the Chiemgau Alps (including Mount Staufen (1,771 m) and Mount ZwieselRead more
(1,781 m)). Together with other alpine towns, Bad Reichenhall engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. Bad Reichenhall was awarded Alpine Town of the Year in 2001.
Bad Reichenhall is a traditional center of salt production, obtained by evaporating water saturated with salt from brine ponds.
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Within an hour or so of Bad Reichenhall: Hans-Peter Porsche TraumWerk (7 km), Hangar-7 (12 km), Ramsau Church St. Sebastian (14 km), Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg (von Trapp lakeside terrace) (14 km).
The nearest famous roads are Rossfeld Panoramastrasse, Postalm Panoramastrasse and Sudelfeld Pass.
Bad Reichenhall is in Bavaria, Germany, about 5 km from Piding.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
The Porsche grandson's private 'dream works' on the Alpenstrasse near Berchtesgaden: immaculate Porsches, historic tin toys and one of Europe's largest model railways at 400 square metres, plus a garden park train.
7 km · about 15 min drive
museum
Red Bull's glass-and-steel dome at Salzburg Airport houses the Flying Bulls' historic aircraft alongside Formula 1 cars, with free entry and the Michelin-starred Ikarus restaurant on the mezzanine.
12 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
The 1512 parish church above the Ramsauer Ache with the Reiter Alpe behind is Bavaria's most-painted postcard; the classic angle is from the small wooden Malerwinkel footbridge a minute from the road.
14 km · about 25 min drive
film location
The rococo palace lake and terrace provided the von Trapp villa's water frontage, including the rowing-boat capsize.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Elegant Baroque gardens in the heart of Salzburg, famously featured in The Sound of Music with views toward the fortress.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Mozart's birthplace and a UNESCO World Heritage city of Baroque churches, narrow lanes, and the famous Getreidegasse shopping street.
15 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Germany's oldest active salt mine where visitors slide down wooden chutes and cross an underground salt lake on a illuminated raft.
15 km · about 25 min drive
castle
One of Europe's largest and best-preserved medieval fortresses, towering above Salzburg's Baroque old town.
15 km · about 25 min drive
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April to October
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