Detailed interactive map Lindau (Bodensee)
Holidays in Germany. The location tourist favorite town of Lindau: the eastern shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee ). Lindau was first mentioned in chronicles of 882.
Choosing a tour in Lindau, you should know that here is a wonderful combination of water and mountain landscapes, rural and urban ways of life, culture and nature, active leisure and relaxation. The city has many sports and recreation complexes, beaches and pools. Sailing regattas, competitions in cycling and athletics, various art festivals are often held. Clubs of rowing, windsurfing, scuba diving, water skiing, sailing are there at the lake; rental boats are available. The Old Town, located on the island, is connected to the mainland by bridge and causeway. The oldest building of Lindau is reinforcement wall of Pagans (Heidenmauer), appeared almost at times of the Roman Empire.
Lindau Main attractions: The Port Complex (1856) with Bavarian Lion, Old and New lighthouses, old Gothic Town Hall (1422 -1436), which is decorated with paintings on biblical and historical themes inside and outside; the Municipal Museum with a large collection of furniture, historical toys, musical instruments, silver and ceramics, sculptures and paintings; the church of tramps, where since 1951 is the city theater, the Cathedral of Blessed Virgin Mary, the Church of St. Stephen, St. Peter's Church (8 th cent CE), where frescoes of Hans Holbayn and Miller Mathis are preserved, the Powder Tower (1508); the Tower of Thieves (1370); Aeschacher Ufer Quay with beautiful villas and mansions, Maximilianstrasse street, with “Bread house "and numerous historic buildings; Pfander-Seilbahn cableway in alpine nature park, the Affenberg castle; Wallfahrtkirche church in Birnau.
