DJH Hostel

Regensburg & the Danube


The Bavarian Forest National Park's sole hostel is an ideal base for hikers, bikers and cross-country skiers.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Regensburg & the Danube attractions

1. Glasmuseum

8.77 MILES

Frauenau's dazzlingly modern Glasmuseum covers four millennia of glass-making history, starting with the ancient Egyptians and ending with modern glass…

2. Waldmuseum

12.22 MILES

Housed in a former brewery, Zwiesel’s 'Forest Museum' has exhibitions on local customs, flora and fauna, glass-making and life in the forest.

3. Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald

13.73 MILES

On the southern edge of the Bavarian Forest is Tittling, home to this 20-hectare open-air museum displaying 150 typical Bavarian Forest timber cottages…

4. Gläserne Wald

14.8 MILES

One of the more unusual sights along the Glass Route is the Gläserne Wald near the small town of Regen. Here glass artist Rudolf Schmid has created a…

5. Bavarian Forest National Park

15.49 MILES

A thickly wooded paradise for lovers of fresh air, the Bavarian Forest National Park extends for around 24,250 hectares along the Czech border, from…

6. JOSKA Bodenmais

19.91 MILES

The glass highlight of the small town of Bodenmais is JOSKA Bodenmais, a crystal theme park complete with crystal shops, public artworks, beer garden,…

7. Veste Oberhaus

24.05 MILES

A 13th-century defensive fortress, built by the prince-bishops, Veste Oberhaus towers over Passau with patriarchal pomp. Not surprisingly, views of the…

8. Passauer Glasmuseum

24.25 MILES

Opened by Neil Armstrong, of all people, Passau's warren-like glass museum is filled with some 30,000 priceless pieces of glass and crystal from the…