Wine tour: Lake Constance

Wine tour: Lake Constance

Lake Constance has long been popular with holidaymakers thanks to its beautiful landscape with green shores, picturesque towns and mountain backdrops. Because of its relatively flat shores, the area particularly appeals to cyclists. As a wine region, as part of Daden-Württemberg, it is less well known. Rest assured, the wine may be there nonetheless, it turned out. By the way, there is more to enjoy for the taste buds than just wine.
- TEXT KEES VERPLANKE

Actually, Lake Constance is Lake Constance in Dutch, but we too usually use the German name. Or is it Lake Constance, as it is called in English, or Lake Bregenz? All three are allowed, because since the lake is located in three countries, it also has three names.

Tout Friedrichshafen

Apart from by car, Lake Constance is also easily accessible by train. You can get there in 8 hours from Utrecht. From Friedrichshafen station, you only have to cross the square and you are right on the shore. This is also the best part of the city, a long park with beach pools, gardens and terraces where tout Friedrichshafen strolls on summer evenings. Apart from a few museums, there is little to enjoy. The Bauhaus-style Zeppelin Museum at the ferry port is well worth a visit. The zeppelin was developed and built in Friedrichshafen, and Dornier built the aircraft of the same name there. The city was heavily bombed in World War II because of its machinery and aircraft industry.

After that, construction proceeded at a rapid pace; residents needed shelter. This so-called Zweckbau is not exactly artistic. Incidentally, thanks to Airbus and ZF (gearboxes), among others, the industry is flourishing again as before.

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