Excursions in Lindau & region
Among others, visits are made to Meersburg, the oldest castle in Germany, Mainau Island, Constance, the famous King Ludwig castles, Switzerland, Munich, Zurich, Innsbruck, the Rhine falls, Allgäu ....
The nearby Alps are a paradise for hikers and climbers. The best ski-centres in the region include St. Anton (Arlberg, A), Montafon (A), Oberstdorf (D) and Davos (Grisony, CH) (some only 1 hour by train).
Lindau & region
- Island Mainau: famous island of flowers in Lake Constance
www.mainau.de - Meersburg, castle of Meersburg, oldest German castle, residence of the poet Droste-Hülshoff
www.meersburg.de - Neuschwanstein: famous castle of Bavaria's king Ludwig
www.neuschwanstein.com, http://neuschwanstein-country.net - Rheinfall Schaffhausen: the biggest waterfall of Middle Europe
www.bodensee-aktuell.de/highlights/rh_fall/rh_fall.htm, www.rheinfall.ch, www.stadt-schaffhausen.ch - Ulmer Münster the highest church tower in Germany, City of Ulm
www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/stadtulm/unt/02/01/01.de.html, www.ulm.de - Königsschlösser Füssen: information about king Ludwig's castles
www.fuessen.de/schloess.htm - Zeppelinmuseum Friedrichshafen
www.zeppelin-museum.de - Oberstdorf, Breitachklamm
www.oberstdorf.de - Sealife Konstanz
www.sealife.de - Pfahlbauten Unteruhldingen: two rebuilt ancient villages, one from the stone age about 2200 B.C. and one from the Bronze Age 1100 B.C.
www.bodensee-info.com/bodensee/highlights/hsuhlpfa.htm - Monastery of Birnau: famous baroque monastery
www.bodensee-info.com/bodensee/rundreise/birnau/birnau.htm
Austria
- Bodenseeinfo-Pfänder: mount Pfänder (1064 m), natural paradise for hikers, mountain bikers, panoramic view over the Lake of Constance
www.bodensee-info.com/bodensee/rundreise/bregenz/bregpf.htm - Pfänderbahn: Pfänder cable car, birds of prey show
www.pfaenderbahn.at - Vorarlberg-Bregenz: Bregenz, provincial capital of Vorarlberg, Austria, only a few kilometers from Lindau
www2.vol.at/Bregenz - Bregenz: official homepage of the capital Bregenz
www.bregenz.at - Bregenzer Festspiele
www.bregenzer-festspiele.com - Kunsthaus Bregenz: arthouse, museum for contemporary art with fantastic architecture
www.kunsthaus-bregenz.at - Silvretta
www2.vol.at/Illwerke/Html-texte/tourismus.html - Vorarlberg-online: tourism in the province of Vorarlberg
www.vol.at - Austrian tourism board
www.tiscover.com
Switzerland
- Technorama Winterthur: technical museum
www.technorama.ch - Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen: ancient library
www.st.gallen.ch/stiftsbibliothek - St.Gallen
www.st.gallen.ch - Säntis: the most striking mountain peak over Lake Constance is the Säntis (2502 m)
www.bodensee-info.com/bodensee/highlights/stis.htm



