(2024) Lake Constance in Germany. Visit the 15 highlights, top attractions and sights at Lake Constance. Your vacation in the great area of Lake Constance in Germany. Take in the sceneries and marvel at the historic site.
✫ Go for boat trip
✰ Explore the islands of Lindau
✫ Stroll the islands of Mainau and UNESCO World Heritage Site Reichenau,
✫ Visit Meersburg with the historic site
✫ Take a photo of the Zeppelin
✫ Enjoy a fish dish with local Lake Constance wine
✫ Cycle along the lake shore
Visit the most beautiful towns – Constance, Lindau e.g. – and the most famous sights – Monastery Island of Reichenau, Rhinefalls, Montfort Castle e.g.. Lake Constance the largest lake in Germany – named after the Council of Constance in 1414.
The Statue of Imperia greets you in the harbor – photographed as often as the Statue of Liberty in New York. She was the mistress of bishops, cardinals and nobles during the Council.
Constance has a picturesque old town with painted houses, narrow streets and the cathedral.
A journey along the lakeshore and the surrounding area:
– to the monastery island of Reichenau – UNESCO Word Heritage Site.
Three romanesque churches have shaped the history of the island for
1300 years
– to the Rhine Fall – one of the three largest waterfalls in Europe
– to the town Stein am Rhein – Lake Constance ends under the bridge
– to the Basilica Birnau – the most beautiful rococo basilica in southern
Germany,
– to the pile dwellings from the Stone and Bronze Ages
– to the flower island of Mainau
– to Meersburg with its castle, palace and historic old town
– to the town where the Zeppelin is built – Friedrichshafen
– to the largest baroque church in Germany – Weingarten
– to the moorish-style castle in Langenargen – Montfort Castle
– to Wasserburg with its castle and the church of St. George on the
peninsula
– to the old town of the island town of Lindau
– to the nature reserve where the Alp Rhine flows into the lake in Austria
– to the Appenzell region in Switzerland with the monastery of St. Gallen
and the baroque abbey library – one of the oldest and most important
libraries in the world
– to the mountain world with Neanderthal caves, the wonderful Aescher
inn, the village of Saint Martin 1312 AD and mountain lakes in the Pizol
Area und the Seealp Lake near Wasserauen.
– to many other beautiful towns,(Ãœberlingen, Radolfzell, Wangen e.g)
churches (St.Gallus) and castles ( Salem, Tettnang, Vaduz eg) directly on
and around the lake.
Finally, experience the magnificent fireworks in Constance at the end of the journey.
00:06 Lake Constance
00:18 Constance
00:55 Island of Reichenau, Rhine Fall, Stein am Rhine
01:17 Basilica Birnau, pile dwellings Uhldingen, Mainau
01:36 Meersburg, Friedrichshafen, Basilica Weingarten, Montfort Castle
01:57 Wasserburg, Lindau, Rhine delta
02:15 Appenzell region, St.Gallen – Abbey and library, mountain world
02:40 other beautiful towns, churches and castles
02:56 fireworks in Constance
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