Bodensee - "Das schwäbische Meer"
Lake Constance - "The Swabian sea"

The dazzling panorama over Kressbronn includes the snowy peaks of Swiss and Austrian mountains and Bregenz, where every year famous operas are performed on a stage in the lake.

Places to visit:

Constance: largest town, cultural centre with many old medieval buildings and a minster dating back to the 11th century.

"Insel Mainau": flower island

Unteruhldingen: open air stilt house museum

Meersburg: old castle, medieval town

Friedrichshafen: Zeppelin museum

Lindau: harbour with old lighthouse and lion statue

Bregenz (Austria): opera festival, Pfänder mountain

Mount Säntis/Appenzell (Switzerland): scenic cableway