Germany and Austria - again!

Happy to share our experience with sites and places to see in Germany & Austria, as I find it useful to hear fellow member's tales.

German sites - nearly always clean and efficient, and the number of permanent sited van's can add to the interest. Site fees even for high season is €20-25/night for 2.

In 2018 we used three sites,

at Höhencamping Langenbrand, Schömberg which is north Black Forest. www.hoehencamping.de/index_en.php  - easy for drive into Black Forest (such as Bas Waldbad) or if you want a car fix try the museum’s in Stuttgart for Mercedes and/or Porsche.

at Arzbach camping, near Bad Tolz, north of the Bavarian Alps www.alpen-campingplatz.de/english/index.html  - plenty of mountains and lakes in this area and a trip into Austria via Achen Pass is easy as roads are not steep. Garmish Partenkirch within reach, as is Munich via connecting local trains. This site has the added advantage of having a quality restaurant on-site.

at Campingplatz Tauber-Idyll, at Rothenburg od Tauber www.rothenburg.de/tauber-idyll  - Rothenberg is a medieval jewel and only 2km from this site (although an uphill walk)

Austrian sites – for the lakes sites, they can be a bit more expensive, but you remember the views long after the site fee is paid! Again all sites I have used, including these have good washing facilities.

At Campingplatz Paradise Garden, Kaumberg which is convenient for Vienna (via P&R) in a lovely wooded area http://www.camping-noe.at/  

At Inselcamping, Unterach am Attersee which is in the Salzburg lake district http://www.eurocampings.co.uk/austria/upper-austria/unterach/insel-camping-106056/  so plenty of lakes and mountains to view. Plenty too see locally but do not miss out on St Wolfgang, Halstatt and Bad Aussee if you like your views.

We also stayed at Lake Bled and did not have the same experience of poor pitches that other member’s have reported – and we did see plenty of rain. I expect the site have improved the number of hard standings available in 2018. If you do go to this site, make sure you visit Ljubljana and the train journey to Gorizia in Italy. For €13 return the sights are amazing.

http://www.sava-hotels-resorts.com/en/accomodations/sava-hoteli-bled/camping-bled/campsite-facilities/

Top tips:

1.       Get your Austrian vignette before you go as the motorway route from Munich to Salzburg is busy, hence you will queue if you travel on a Friday or weekend www.TollTickets.com

2.       However you can not get a monthly Slovenian visa on-line as these are valid from the date of purchase, although it could not be easier to get these at the motorway halt whilst drinking your expresso.

3.       I found that pre-booking the sites meant that a good pitch was reserved for me – none ask for or even take a deposit.

4.       Travelling in Austria or Germany on a Sunday means very few lorries (only refrigerated or livestock ones allowed) and hence quicker travelling times if you are doing longer daily distances.

5.       The ASCI card does give you pitch discounts, and the card fee is repaid quite quickly.

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