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DRIVE 23: Germany’s Riviera 241

Turn right on to Eckenerstrasse Left Elaborately arched pier, Friedrichshafen
and park at the car park, which Below left Cobbled street in the atmospheric
is beside Seestrasse. town of Lindau
7 Friedrichshafen WINE TASTING
Baden-Württemberg; 88045 The region around Meersburg produces
Although an industrial Bodensee some fine wines. Taste wines at a
town, Friedrichshafen also has a lake- vineyard such as the Weingut Aufricht
side promenade. At its eastern end is (Höhenweg 8, 88719; 07532 24 27; www.
the 22-m (72-ft) high Moleturm tower. aufricht.de), just outside Meersburg en
route to Friedrichshafen. Also visit the
To the west, the Zeppelindenkmal, Staatsweingut Meersburg
an obelisk, and the Zeppelinbrunnen (Seminarstrasse 60, 88719; 07532 446
fountain, commem o rate an aero- 744; www.staatsweingut-meersburg.de)
nautical event. It was here on 2 July to the left of the Neues Schloss.
1900 that Count Graf Ferdinand von
Zeppelin launched his airships; EAT AND DRINK
within three decades, sched uled
services began. A Zeppelin Museum to the island. At the roundabout, turn MEERSBURG
(May–Oct: open daily; Nov–Apr: closed right on to Zwanzigerstrasse to park. Winzerstube zum Becher
Mon) celebrates this achieve ment. moderate
Although the Zeppelin's popu larity 8 Lindau Island A cosy traditional wine bar serving
declined after the 1937 Hindenburg Bavaria; 88131 the finest regional food in town.
Höllgasse 4, 88709; 07532 90 09;
disaster, safer mod els have now been The old town of Lindau is crammed closed Mon; www.zumbecher.de
created. Trips on the Boden see are onto an island on the Bodensee. The Other options
run by the Deutsche-Zeppelin Mediterranean feel here stems from The Café Gross (Unterstadtstrasse 22,
Reederei (www.zeppelinflug.de). the influence of Italian merchants 88709; 07532 60 55) is worth seeking
ª Turn right on to Eckenerstrasse, who made the town a trading hub in out for wonderful home-made cakes.
then get on to the B31 toward Lindau. the Middle Ages. The town’s Marktplatz FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
Follow signs to Langenargen, then past is graced by Haus zum Cavazzen, a
Wasserburg to Lindau. Turn right on to Baroque patrician mansion with witty Lammgarten inexpensive
Located behind the yacht marina, this
Langenweg, then cross the roundabout murals. It houses the Stadtmuseum is a good place for tasting Bodensee
onto Chelles-Allee to take the causeway (mid-Mar–Aug: open daily; Sep–mid-Oct: Felchen (whitefish).
closed Mon; mid-Oct–mid-Mar: closed), Uferstrasse 27, 88045; 07541 955 80 27
where paintings show the family trees Glückler moderate
of the local nobility. From here, turn left A good place to enjoy Zander,
along In der Grub to Schrannenplatz, Bodensee Felchen and trout.
where the 11th- century Peterskirche Olgastrasse 23, 88045; 07541 221 64;
con tains the only surviving frescoes of www.weinstube-glueckler.de
Hans Holbein the Elder. Beside it, the Kurgarten expensive
Diebsturm, or thieves tower, once A fine restaurant where Bodensee
views accompany excellent
fortified the western limits of Lindau international dishes.
but later became a prison. Back on In Graf-Zeppelin-Haus, Olgastrasse 20,
der Grub, turn right on Schafgasse to 88045; 07541 320 33
Maximilianstrasse. Turn left along it LINDAU ISLAND
and head to Reichsplatz, which leads
to the old town hall, the Gothic Altes Reutemann moderate
This harbourside eatery is known
Rathaus. Its fres coes depict scenes for its views and fine Bodensee fish.
from the imperial Diet held in 1496. Seepromenade, 88131; 08382 91 50
DAY TRIP OPTIONS of Mainau 3. Pack swimming gear, before heading to the Basilika
From Konstanz, all destinations on as several beaches dot the way. Birnau 6 and the attractive castle
the northern shore of the Bodensee in Meersburg 4. Finally, visit the
are best accessed using the ferry Frequent passenger ferries travel to interesting Zeppelin Museum
to Meersburg. Mainau from the dock at the southern in Friedrichshafen 7.
end of the promenade in Konstanz.
Coastal fun Turn right on to the B33 and then
Follow the walk around Konstanz 1, Scenic north shore take the Staad-Meersburg ferry to
then hop on a passenger ferry Explore the prehistoric dwellings Meersburg. Then follow the tour
from its harbour to the gardens in the Pfahlbauten Museum 5 from there on.

Eat and Drink: inexpensive, under €20; moderate, €20–€40; expensive, over €40

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