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Saxon Switzerland National Park
A surreal landscape of eroded sandstone pillars, arches, and mesas along the Elbe, beloved by rock climbers and landscape painters.
3 km · about 5 min drive
Saxony, Germany · Europe
Bad Schandau works well as a base: 10 minutes from Königstein, 3km from Saxon Switzerland National Park.
Bad Schandau is a town located in Saxony, Germany. With a population of 3,078, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Bad Schandau sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bad Schandau to your route.
Bad Schandau (German: [baːt ˈʃandaʊ] ; Upper Sorbian: Žandow, pronounced [ˈʒandɔf]) is a spa town in Germany, in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, at the mouth of the valley of the Kirnitzsch and in the area often described as Saxon Switzerland.
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Bad Schandau is located in Saxony, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 50.9174 latitude, 14.1549 longitude.
Bad Schandau has a population of approximately 3,078 people, making it a town in Germany.
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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.
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national park
A surreal landscape of eroded sandstone pillars, arches, and mesas along the Elbe, beloved by rock climbers and landscape painters.
3 km · about 5 min drive
natural wonder
A spectacular sandstone bridge spanning jagged rock pillars 194 metres above the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland National Park.
7 km · about 15 min drive
castle
A vast hilltop fortress on a sandstone plateau above the Elbe, with ramparts offering panoramic views over Saxon Switzerland.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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The largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, standing majestically in the heart of Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Sandstone wonderland in the Czech Republic with Europe's largest natural stone arch and dramatic rock formations.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, the centrepiece of Bohemian Switzerland National Park, walked from car parks at Hrensko or Mezni Louka.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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A mesmerizing landscape of deep gorges, towering sandstone pillars, and dense forests in the Czech-German borderlands along the Elbe River.
13 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Bohemia's oldest protected geological site (1933): a hillside of hexagonal basalt columns up to 12 m tall arranged like organ pipes, right beside the road at Kamenický Šenov. Famous from the Czech fairy-tale film Three Wishes for Cinderella.
28 km · about 35 min drive
April to October
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