Lake Constance: 571 km² in area with an average depth of 80 m and the greatest depth going down to 254 m. It has a shoreline 273 km in diameter, of which 173 km are in Germany, 72 km in Switzerland, 28 km in Austria/Vorarlberg and 46 km between Bregenz and Constance.

Experience the vastness of the Lake

Lake Constance offers boundless holiday opportunities: sports, leisurely rambling and biking, boat excursions, culture, history, hospitality and unspoiled nature.

Sport and recreation opportunities: fishing, flying, golf, paragliding, swimming, sailing, surfing, diving, water-skiing. Other activities include casinos, old-time travel by train or ship, cycling, rambling, nature and recreation parks, adventure baths and a summer toboggan-run.

Island Dreams...Fantasy of Nature

Visit islands with character: the Bavarian town of Lindau, the flower island of Mainau with its tropical gardens and the fertile island of Reichenau.

Discover History Anew

Lake Constance, the Soul of Europe, is rich in history and has important cultural monuments from every period. Its museums add depth to the experience.

Important castles and palaces, most of them with museums: Mainau Island, Meersburg, Sigmaringen, Singen, Tettnang, Arbon, Amriswil, Arenenberg, Rheineck, Sargans, Schaffhausen, Stein am Rhein, Vaduz and Feldkirch, Hohenems.

The beauty of your surroundings

All around the lake are opportunities for excursions to real gems of history, culture, nature and recreation. Cableways: including Säntis, Ebenalp, Hoher Kasten, Pfänder, Karren. Spas dot the German countryside, and there are high Alpine landscapes if you look towards Switzerland and Vorarlberg. Excursions by train and bus are reasonably priced (i.e. Lake Constance Pass). Some rambling tours are based on specific themes.

Art works…you’ll be enchanted

Palaces, churches and monasteries, festivals and museums, music and traditions make Lake Constance a work of art.

The most important churches and monasteries: Birnau, Weingarten, Salem, St. Gall, Constance, Reichenau, Upper Swabian Baroque Road.

Festivals: Lake Constance Festival and Bregenz Spring Festival (spring), Schubertiade Feldkirch (May, June, September), Bregenz Festival (July, August)

Theatre: Constance, Lindau, Bregenz, St. Gall.

The Changing Seasons

The charms of Lake Constance and its surroundings delight visitors at any time of year due to its scenic beauty and the great outdoors. It is also an ideal atmosphere for conferences and meetings with fine food and warm hospitality never out of season.

Nearby ski areas are in Vorarlberg, eastern Switzerland and in the Principality of Lichtenstein. Culinary specialities: Lake Constance wines, fish, asparagus, berries, fruit, vegetables, cheese, mushrooms, game. Customs and traditions are evident throughout the year (i.e. driving the cows back down from their summer pastures, New York’s and Shrovetide customs), traditional dress.

The Harbour Terminal of the “Zeppelin City” Friedrichshafen was built in a classic Bauhaus style. From July 1996 the restored building will display on a floor area of 4.000m², the world’s most important collection of the history of aviation.