Take a premium tour along the water? Make your dream come true from a holiday home at Lake Constance!

From the German shores of Lake Constance, you can watch green hills rise toward the snow-capped Swiss Alps—a majestic contrast that instantly creates a pure holiday feeling! Picturesque promenades, parks, benches and small beaches line the waterfront, offering endless relaxation. Want to set off on an unforgettable cycling trip along this large lake? Book a holiday home at Lake Constance and enjoy the expansive landscape and scenic highlights such as the flower island of Mainau!

Konstanz: Mediterranean vibes from a holiday home at Lake Constance

Konstanz is often regarded as the queen of Lake Constance, wonderfully located on the water with a picturesque Altstadt. Streets decorated with flowers and umbrellas, promenade benches, sunbathing lawns and small beaches turn the town into a lively hub. Watch the sailboats glide seemingly past the hills and mountains and enjoy the calm water. The next day, you can take a boat trip yourself or paddle for hours across the lake, watching Konstanz sink into the evening colours!

Follow the Bodensee Radweg and enjoy the scenic landscape

Instead of steep mountains rising directly from the shore, Lake Constance is surrounded by an expansive hilly landscape, interspersed with plains. There’s plenty to see during a cycling tour. In fact, the Bodensee Radweg is one of Europe’s most beautiful premium routes! In some places, you can take “cycling along the lake” quite literally, as the separation between path and water sometimes disappears entirely. The route crosses three countries and offers everything from farm shops to museums, and from small beaches to amusement parks. A wonderful stage leads from the German town of Überlingen to Lindau. This route takes you past the church of Birnau, instantly recognisable as the pink church on a wide hilltop. A short detour up the hill for the sweeping panorama is irresistible!

A noteworthy town that follows this baroque jewel is Meersburg. This charming place offers a lovely promenade lined with pastel-coloured buildings and an elevated old town. There is also a castle overlooking the lower town along the waterfront.

Visit the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen

Want to not only pause for beautiful viewpoints during your cycling tour but also take your time for a great museum? Then make a stop at the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen! Here you’ll discover more about the technology behind airships while walking past enormous propellers, photo displays and various models. There is also a full-scale replica of the Hindenburg, along with background information about the causes of the 1937 disaster that ended the commercial use of zeppelins. Prepare yourself for a highly informative museum where you’ll need to find your own way around, as a clear route is unfortunately missing. Nevertheless, the visit is absolutely worthwhile with its many artefacts, newspapers, exhibition films and even an art gallery.

Book a holiday home at Lake Constance in Langenargen or Lindau

Beyond Friedrichshafen lies the small town of Langenargen, where you can take superb photos at the charming Montfort Castle. On the terrace by the water, the little castle sits beside you while the Swiss mountain range looms in the background behind soft green hills. There’s also a nearby beach where you can enjoy this beautiful scene while swimming or strolling along the park-like promenade. You can also take a boat from Langenargen to the Swiss shore to visit the city of St. Gallen. Although it lies about 10 kilometres inland, it is well worth the detour thanks to its impressive abbey and old town filled with half-timbered houses. The surrounding hills offer pleasant hiking trails and wonderful views over the city.

Bavarian Lindau marks the end of the German stage and lies on an island. Here you can take a well-deserved seat on a terrace-rich boulevard with yet another view of the Swiss Alps on the distant horizon. Don’t forget to wander over to Lindenhof Park, a lush park with old trees and sunbathing lawns along the water.

Visit the flower-filled island of Mainau

One of the top attractions from a holiday home at Lake Constance is the flower island of Mainau. Admire the flowers flanking a long stone staircase and behold a colourful flower bed shaped like a peacock. Flower-studded lawns give you the feeling of wandering through a kind of Keukenhof, and a flowered slope with the lake behind it will undoubtedly give you a photo worthy of a canvas! Mainau lies close to the mainland and is accessible via a connecting road. Want to take plenty of time for your visit? Then choose a paddle excursion from Litzelstetten!

Slide paradise Allensbach and Ravensburger Spieleland

In Allensbach you’ll find slides tall enough that even adults won’t feel out of place! Try the spiral slide, the wavy slide or the winding slide. Adrenaline is guaranteed with speeds reaching up to 50 kilometres per hour! There is also a water ride where you are catapulted across the water in small boats, and a little train running through an animal park. Will you spot the white wolf, the wildcat or bears sniffing among the trees? Another play paradise with slide fun and many more attractions is Ravensburger Spieleland. Try to find your way through the maze or hop into the log flume! In the GraviTrax roller coaster, you’ll ride in cars that flip upside down in a vertical round cabin through the combined forces of gravity and G-forces. Prefer to stay upright? Then choose the coaster cars that move horizontally.

Rent a holiday home at Lake Constance

Dreaming of a cycling trip around Lake Constance? Enjoy the cycling paths built right along the water and take in a scenic route past orchards and rolling hills. With no towering mountains blocking your view, you’ll have clear sightlines to the Swiss Alps from an impressively large distance. Admire this magnificent panorama while relaxing on the promenade benches or take a crossing between the different countries. Looking for attractions packed with fun for all ages? Visit the huge slide tower in Allensbach or head to Ravensburger Spieleland from a holiday home at Lake Constance!