museum
fahr(T)raum Mattsee
Ferdinand Porsche experience world in his one-time home region near Mattsee, packed with pre-war Austro-Daimler cars, driving simulators and the designer's life story.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Laufen
Bavaria, Germany · Europe
About Laufen
Laufen works well as a base: 10 minutes from Eching, 18km from Hohensalzburg Fortress.
Laufen is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 6,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Eching, about 5 km away.
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What is there to see near Laufen?
Within an hour or so of Laufen: fahr(T)raum Mattsee (14 km), Mirabell Gardens (17 km), Salzburg Old Town (17 km), Hangar-7 (17 km).
Are there any good drives near Laufen?
The nearest famous roads are Rossfeld Panoramastrasse, Postalm Panoramastrasse and Loser Panoramastrasse.
Where is Laufen?
Laufen is in Bavaria, Germany, about 5 km from Eching.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,869
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Bavaria
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 47.9357, 12.9286
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
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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Worth the detour from Laufen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Mirabell Gardens
Elegant Baroque gardens in the heart of Salzburg, famously featured in The Sound of Music with views toward the fortress.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Salzburg Old Town
Mozart's birthplace and a UNESCO World Heritage city of Baroque churches, narrow lanes, and the famous Getreidegasse shopping street.
17 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Hangar-7
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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Hans-Peter Porsche TraumWerk
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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
film location
Mirabell Gardens, Salzburg (Do-Re-Mi)
The Pegasus fountain and garden steps where the von Trapp children sing Do-Re-Mi in The Sound of Music.
17 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Hohensalzburg Fortress
One of Europe's largest and best-preserved medieval fortresses, towering above Salzburg's Baroque old town.
18 km · about 20 min drive
film location
Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg (von Trapp lakeside terrace)
The rococo palace lake and terrace provided the von Trapp villa's water frontage, including the rowing-boat capsize.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Laufen
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 36 kmRossfeld PanoramastrasseGermany's highest scenic mountain road, a panoramic toll loop near Berchtesgaden with sweeping views of the Alps and Salzburg basin.
- 37 kmEagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)A mountaintop retreat at 1,834 metres above Berchtesgaden, accessed by a brass-lined elevator cut into the rock, offering Alpine panoramas.
- 49 kmPostalm PanoramastrasseA toll road onto Austria's largest alpine pasture plateau above the Wolfgangsee, gentle and wide open.
- 68 kmHallstatt Skywalk ViewpointA platform projecting over the Hallstatter See with a bird's-eye view of the fairy-tale lakeside village framed by the Dachstein mountains.
- 69 kmZell am See & KaprunA year-round Alpine resort combining a turquoise lake with glacier skiing on the Kitzsteinhorn and the spectacular Sigmund-Thun Gorge.
- 71 kmLoser PanoramastrasseNine kilometres of hairpins climb from Altaussee to a car park at 1,600 m on the Loser plateau, with the whole Ausseerland lake district spread below: a fraction of the traffic of the famous glacier roads.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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