From outside, the Auto & Traktor Museum Bodensee (“Car and Tractor Museum”) at Lake Constance looks like a traditional old farm – but in fact, this place hosts a huge exhibition of cars and tractors. I visited it during a trip…
Automuseum Wolfegg (Wolfegg Car Museum)
My trip to the Bodensee / Lake Constance region in summer 2020 brought me to a surprisingly large number of car and technical museums. One of the rather less known places is the Wolfegg Car Museum (Automuseum Wolfegg), which is some…
Meersburg Castle (Lake Constance)
The Burg Meersburg (Meersburg Castle) in the city of Meersburg is one of the iconic landmarks in the Lake Constance / Bodensee region. Apart from that, it is Germany’s oldest castle, which is still inhabited. King Dagobert I. from the Merovingians…
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
Though there is the amazing tiny Zeppelin Museum in Meersburg, not too far away, people tend to think about the Friedrichshafen museum when they think of exhibitions about the airships. During my Lake Constance trip in May/June 2020, these museums,…
Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen
Aviation fans likely first think about the zeppelins when it comes to Friedrichshafen, Germany. However, the city is also home of the Dornier company, who has a wide history in civil and military aviation. Right next to the airport, the Donier…
The Constance – Meersburg Ferry at Lake Constance – Is It Worth It?
If you travel in the Western Lake Constance (Bodensee) area, you have a choice of transport: you can either shortcut the route between Meersburg and Constance (Konstanz) by ferry or drive around the lake. A tough decision to take –…
Mainau Island – The Floral Paradise at Lake Constance
The “Flower Island” Mainau is one of the key attractions of the whole Bodensee / Lake Constance region. No doubt that I had to visit this place during my June 2020 trip to the area. Mainau Island – Location & Admission…
Golfhotel Bodensee (Weißensberg)
Fancy a round of golf in the Lake Constance area? The reason why I chose the Golfhotel Bodensee (“Golf Hotel Lake Constance”) was rather the good location to many of the sites I have been planning to visit than my…