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A popular place to walk on a Sunday afternoon. Shady areas by the river to watch the ducks and when we visited there was a dog show to entertain us - excellent.
Written Aug 23, 2006
Website: www.donaueschingen.de
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The river Danube rises in the castle grounds. The spring is now inside a fountain and although it looks good there is little to detain you once the photos are taken. It's then a good time to wander around the gardens.
Written Aug 23, 2006
Website: www.donaueschingen.de
1 Review and 3 Opinions a few kilometres outside the city, in the middle of a beautiful landscape featuring a view to th...
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bonio Says: Comfortable town centre hotel, just a 10 minute walk to the rail station. Good buffet breakfast included in the price.
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The tap house of the nearby Fürstenberg brewery. Sells the full range of beers and very good food.
Mrs Bonio impressed with the vegetarian options
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: Postplatz 1
Phone: 49(0)771/86-0
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Food is regional with a touch of beer, since the place is close to famous Fürstenberg Brewery
Favorite Dish: Weissbier-Gulasch (minced meat in wheat beer gravy)
Written Jun 1, 2008
Address: Postplatz1, Donaueschingen
Phone: +49 771 86 400
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Busy cafe in the town centre, catering for all ages although most we considerably younger than us (not all). Impressive menu to choose from and huge portions of well cooked and tasty food.
Very happy with our choice.
Written Aug 23, 2006
Address: Karlstr 51
Phone: 07719294066
Website: www.soulcitycafe.de
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The Parkhaus Restaurant is on the edge of town in a pleasant outdoor setting. This building used to be the estate of a local aristocrat. They serve good food, and service is friendly. I had salad and a pasta dish, both of which were wonderful. They also have a beer garden outside in the summertime.
Updated Dec 26, 2004
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Donaueschingen has a great ice cream parlor named Vivaldi's. It's downtown by the town hall, right behind a sculpture arrangement of musicians. Vivaldi's offers dozens of different sundaes, with ice cream or sorbet, topped with fruit or traditional toppings like chocolate, whipped cream, etc. I could back there and try something different again and again! It's also nice because they have a lot of seating, more like an old-fashioned ice cream parlor than modern take-out places.
Updated Sep 16, 2004
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Fondest memory: My fondest memory is definitely the hospitality of our host here. My second fondest memory would have to be the great local beer, Furstenberg. It's slightly skunky, like Heineken but not nearly as strong. There's a Furstenberg brewery here, and they give tours sometimes, although only in German as far as I know. They also have a nice gift shop if you're looking for souvenirs.
Updated Dec 26, 2004
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Favorite thing: The great Danube River, which flows almost 1,800 miles across Europe to the Romanian coast of the Black Sea, begins right by here. Several towns in this area, including Donaueschingen, have built wells to claim that their town is the "source" of the Danube River, or Donae River as it's called in Germany. (Note that Donaueshingen appears to be named after this river.)
However, our local friend said these are really just marketing ploys, because the Danube doesn't spring from the ground at all, it is formed by two other rivers joining together, the Brigach and the Breg. It was pretty amazing to think that this water would end up in the distant Black Sea, past Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania!
Written Aug 11, 2004
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