Lake Constance: round trip with Rheinfall Schaffhausen

Start early, it's worth it! Take the opportunity to stroll through the old town of Constance. Take your time and visit the aquariums of the Sea Life Center and the National Archaeological Museum.

After breakfast your first cycling tour starts. The Lake Constance cycle path takes you quickly to the old imperial town of Radolfzell. Bishop Radolf of Verona founded Radolfzell in 826 as a spiritual destination. Afterwards a fishing village had been established and finally the today's flourishing town of Radolfzell developed. Visit the famous city museum in the "Alte Stadtapotheke", stroll through the streets and visit the Cathedral of Our Lady. Look forward to the north bank, as it will show you numerous historical testimonies: monasteries, imperial cities, baroque churches and old castles. Visit the cathedral of St. Nicholas, the biggest Gothic church on Lake Constance and the town hall with one of the most beautiful late Gothic council rooms in Southern Germany or the city garden built in 1875. Let yourself be enchanted by the patrician houses and the historic old town of Überlingen.

In category A you stay overnight in Überlingen.
In category B you stay overnight in Ludwigshafen or Überlingen.

This morning you can visit the reconstructed pile dwelling in Unteruhldingen. A guide will lead you through selected houses from the Neolithic and Bronze Age period. You will be amazed. Afterwards you continue cycling to Meersburg. This small town awaits you with numerous attractions. Visit the Old Castle, the oldest inhabited castle in Germany and the last residence of the poetess Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. Admire the New Palace with its magnificent staircase of Balthasar Neumann and stroll over the square, which is lined with picturesque half-timbered houses. Accompanied by the most beautiful alpine panorama you cycle further to Friedrichshafen. Visit the famous Zeppelin Museum, before you reach Langenargen. Look forward to the suspension bridge, which is considered to be the small example of the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

In category A you stay overnight in Lindau or Kressbronn.
In category B you stay overnight in Kressbronn or Nonnenhorn.

Accompanied by a great view of the Alps you cycle along the "Bregenzer Bucht" to the famous city Bregenz with its unique lake stage. If you want to get up high in the air, get into the cable car and climb the 1064 m high Pfänder. Enjoy an overwhelming view of the Alps and Lake Constance. Continue your trip  and cross the young Rhine, which flows into Lake Constance. 

In category A you stay overnight in Höchst or Arbon.
In category B you stay overnight in Höchst or Rorschach.

Today you cycle through Switzerland. Look forward to the town of Arbon with its castle and the half-timbered houses. On your way you should make a stop to try the "Schümli" (= Swiss espresso-based coffee) on one of the many lakeside terraces. With such a fantastic view the cafe tastes even better!

Durch malerische Schweizer Fischerdörfer radeln Sie heute am Südufer des Untersees nach Stein am Rhein. Was für eine herrliche Stadt! Staunen Sie über die vielen erker- und freskengeschmückten Häuser, die alten Stadttore und die  mittelalterlich anmutenden Gassen. Ganz zu Recht trägt Stein am Rhein stolz den Beinamen "Rothenburg des Hochrheins".  Nach lohnenswerter Besichtigung radeln Sie weiter nach Schaffhausen. Sein intaktes, mittelalterliches Stadtbild wird geprägt von der Festung Munot, errichtet im 16. Jahrhundert nach Grundsätzen von Albrecht Dürers Befestigungslehre. Genießen Sie zum Tagesabschluss einen entspannten Abend in einen der vielen guten Restaurants der Stadt und lassen Sie sich einfangen vom Flair des Fronwagplatzes.

Look forward to today's spectacle: You visit the Rhine falls, the most powerful waterfall in Central Europe! A boat takes you to the falls, so you can experience the force of the thundering waters. Along a beautiful river landscape you cycle back to Stein am Rhein. Via the Lake Constance peninsula Höri, which attracted numerous artists and writers in search of inspiration, you cycle to Gaienhofen, where you board the ship to the island Reichenau. Look forward to the monastery island Reichenau, which is a UNESCO World Heritage since 2000. The well-preserved churches of the island show monastic architecture from the 9th to 11th century. You will be impressed by the restored wall paintings. Dont miss Strabo's herb garden, which was rebuilt according to the historical model within the ancient monastery walls of the Cathedral of St. Maria and St. Mark in 1991.

Your bike trip ends after breakfast. We would be happy to book extra nights for you, as Lake Constance still provides many discoveries.