Rastplatz Penzenstein

"Blue men" and "medicine snakes"...

The contrasts of the Danube slopes can be recognised from the viewpoints.

On the one side: rocky, dry, steep slopes. On the other side: flat areas and gently rising hills.

The steep slopes of the Donauleiten offer a variety of different habitats in a very small space. Shady forests, steep rocky precipices, boulder streams and narrow stream gorges occur side by side. These different habitats allow for a high diversity of animal and plant species.
Two particularly interesting inhabitants are the green lizard and the Aesculapian snake.
The green lizard is threatened with extinction in Bavaria and ...