Identity summary
3 to 7 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn
Possible without car depending on area
Lake · City · Heritage · Nature
Variable accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
German Lake Constance
German river of Bodensee, between medieval towns, gardens, velo, harbours, swimming and views towards the Alps.
The discovery of Lake Constance German is structured around Constance, Isle of Mainau and Meersburg. The stay thus alternates between the shores and the lakes, urban life, heritage and natural spaces, which gives a concrete picture of the destination beyond its only best known site.
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For a stay of 3 to 7 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: very frequent in summer and high prices on the lakeside. The trip can be organised without a car if the drop point and local connections are selected in advance. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be checked step by step.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Constance
- Mainau Island
- Meersburg
- Lindau
- Unteruhldingen
- Reichenau
Before you choose
- Very frequent in summer
- Prices raised by the lake
- Very useful Velo
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
World Heritage
Reichenau Island
On Lake Constance, Reichenau combines garden gardens, calm shores and churches inherited from a large medieval monastic centre. The frescoes of Saint-Georges, the sober volumes of Mittelzell and the views towards the Alps give the island a cultural depth that contrasts with its rural atmosphere.
Remarkable location
Überlingen
Überlingen line up on Lake Constance a neat old town, a long promenade by the water and hanging gardens above the banks. The colourful facades, the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas and the boats to the other ports of the lake make it a pleasant base for a stay oriented towards the water and neighbouring villages.
Remarkable location
Sites palafittiques préhistoriques autour des Alpes
Around Lake Constance, Palafittic sites refer to prehistoric villages built near water, whose remains are often invisible under sediment. Museums and reconstructions, especially in Unteruhldingen, help to imagine houses on stilts, tools, canoes and daily life on the banks of alpine lakes.
Place
Constance
Constance mixes old town, port and lake atmosphere at the Swiss border. Its shopping streets, ancient facades and views of the Bodensee make it a lively stage, ideal to begin to understand the German shore of the lake.
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