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The most famous destination for a day trip at the ”Hegau” are the ”Hegau”-mountains. This formerly volcanoes are crown with romantic castle ruins. Apart from the ”Hohentwiel”, with the biggest fortress in Germany, there are the good substain ruins of ”Hohenkrähen” and ”Mägdeberg”. Also, located in the Singen district Friedingen, there are a family estate from the Middle Age, called ”Friedinger Schlössle”. Another typical and recommendable castle is located in the little Swiss town Stein am Rhein. The town has also a substain city walls and gate towers. A visit to this town is also recommendable, because they have beautiful painted house front at the historically market place.
Another destination at the ”Hegau” are the historic section of Engen, Tengen and Aach. Engen is multiple international honoured for the excellent restoration. The city of Tengen is arranged bipartite. And Germany smallest city Aach is located over the source of eponymous river Aach.

SEA LIFE Konstanz

The Sea LifeCenter in Konstanz will be show you a charming world of seas and waters. Especially you can get to know the fishes of the Lake of Constance, but also the big fishes from the sea, e. g. a shark or the small starfishes. It is even permit to stroke them. Look at the feeding for the animals live.

The opening time is daily from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m.

AFFENBERG Salem

It’s a special experience. You are walking through a almost 20 hectare piece of forest. And in this forest they are living about 200 free monkeys. No bars, no ditch. You will be guest in the home of this bright-eyed animals. And if you want to, you can feed the monkeys with special rehashed popcorn. This close contact with our animal relatives is an impressing experiences for children and adults.

Distance ca. 45 min.

Opening time: March 15th – November 1st, daily 9 a.m. till 6 p.m.


 

Recreational park Allensbach is fun for everyone. Enjoy it.

Opening time: daily 9 a.m. till 5 p.m.

On the adventure playground is frolic the most important thing. You can really leave your kids alone for a moment. Watch animals a few steps away. But you can’t disturb the animals in their naturel environs. Nature straight! If with rest or active with the playthings you will have fun certainly.

If a coach ride, a tractor ride, tree trunk walking, motocross or a adventure in the stone pit with a tightrope bridge, flying fox and all the other different animals, they have things to do for everyone. And for the kids they have mini tractor riding, pony riding, petting zoo and many more.

The “Lochmuehle” is located in a romantic nature reserve between the “schwaebische Alb”, the Black Forest and the Lake of Constance. Right in the middle of the “Hegau”.

You can expect a friendly ambience in the restaurant, the “Kutschstube” or the witty “Mühlenstube”. They have culinary delight, play, fun and action for everyone. That all to say about the “Lochmuehle”. The “Lochmuehle” is definitely a destination for a trip with unforgettable hours.

 

Black Forest ParkThe special thing at the Black Forest Park is diversification. Children will be learning something about the respectful dealing with the nature. But beside the watching, learning and marvelling they can have a lot of adventures. The Black Forest Park has turn his motto into a daily program.
Distance ca. 45 min.

Opening time: July – September, 9 a.m. till 8 p.m.

October – June, weekdays 10 a.m. till 5 p.m.
weekend  10 a.m. till 6 p.m.

Conny Land Lipperwil Switzerland

There is a lot to experience in the biggest family recreational park of Switzerland - the Connyland. Play, fun and attraction e.g. dolphins in europeans most beautiful lagoon, sea lions, wild water roller coaster, dino park and many more.

Opening time: April 1st – October 22nd, 10 a.m. till 5 p.m.

Open-air museum

All of the buildings are descend form the southwest of Baden-Wuerttemberg and most of them from the schwaebische Alb, form the Black Forest and from the northern und western region of Lake of Constance. That’s the most beautiful place of our country.

24 historical buildings are evenly distributed of five assembly units. That’s what you find in our little museum village. The buildings were displaced from the original place to this place. It would be tried to save the original substance of the buildings and to get the old testimony of historical architecture and the way to live. You can find things like the house of a peon and the potent farmhouses, from weaver house till Black Forest farm, from the blacksmith and the big ropemaker till the grinder and the saw, from the school and the city hall till the little church in the village. 

Distance ca. 30 min.

Opening time: daily from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m.

“Hegau” museum in Singen

The “Hegau”-museum in Singen shows you a big collection of archaeological finds in Baden-Wuerttemberg from the old stone age till the merowing age. You can find things like tools and weapon which was made by fire stone and bones from animals, grave ceramic, jewelry from the iron age and adjuncts from Alemannic graves. A big attraction of the museum is the stone age workshop. You can start up the workshop if you announce this before. You can also see a butterfly and bettle collection.

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Castle ”Salem”

The castle “Salem” is located in the pictorial landscape of Linzgau. “We take time for you about 700 years.” “History of monastery is exciting till gothic highs.” See a baroque wonder and the castle own wine cellar.

Distance ca. 45 min.

Opening time: April 1st – November 1st, daily from 9:30 a.m. till 6 p.m., on Sunday from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. 

Pile-dwelling colony Unteruhldingen

The pile-dwelling colony from the Stone- and Bronze Age (4000 till 850 b. Christus) will get alive again in Unteruhldingen on Lake of Constance. Their only friends and a life a thousand years ago are reached closed in the open air museum on a pristine bank landscape. 20 pile-dwelling houses with features take you to a trip to the foretime. In an individual guided tour you will ample informed.

Distance ca. 40 min.

Opening time: February: on Sunday from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m.

                   March: on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m.

                   April – September: daily from 8 a.m. till 6 p.m.

                   October: daily from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m.

                   November: on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m.

Fasnacht (Shrovetide) museum in Langenstein
(Citation of Walter Fröhlich)

All things which support the “Fasnacht” you can see it on this museum. A special attraction is the 300 life-size figures with a “Fasnachtshäs” (traditional clothes) and with carved larva mostly.

Distance: ca. 15 min.

Opening time: March 4th – November 30th: On Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and public holiday from 1 p.m. till 5 p.m.

Castle Meersburg

With walls form a long forgotten time and powerful stones for protection, that’s  how the tower of  King Dagobert standing in the heart of Meersburg.

In Meersburg, you can view the museum, join a guided tour to the tower, enjoy a cup of coffee in the Castle café or you can masquerade like knight in the knight shop. The castle “Meersburg” can charming in different ways. 

Distance: ca. 35 min.

Opening time: daily from 10 a.m. till 6:30 p.m.

Minster of Birnau

The Minster Birnau is located on the south slope of the Überlinger See which is the north-west offshoot of the Lake of Constance. The church is built on a patio over the lake and surround with beautiful vineyard. The Minster which is similar to a church is the most beautiful located house of God in the region. In the inside of the church you can see obvious the joy of life-atmosphere of the baroque age. If you enter the church you can see an awesome barrage of frescos and flourish.

Distance: ca. 40 min.

Thermal spring in Meersburg

Relaxation or experience? The Meersburg thermal spring proffers both. This place is fun for everyone.

unique combination of Mediterranean saunas and the oriental bathing culture

relaxation straight in 34 ° C (93,2 ° Fahrenheit) warm healing water

course of baby- and children swimming

different offers of massage

low fat cooking

Distance: ca. 35 min.

Opening time: daily from 10 a.m. till 9 p.m.  

Thermal spring in Überlingen   

The Überlingen thermal spring will harmonize your body, spirit and your soul. For every single guest they proffer the right offer.

The thermal spring proffers all the things which you need for a luxury bathing.

sports swimming pool

children area

slide area

thermal spring area

wellness area with many different saunas

restaurant with low fat cooking

Distance: ca. 30 min.

Opening time: 10 a.m. till 22 p.m.

Health centre Solema

“The most beautiful sea at the Black Forest.”

You can have holidays on the sea in the Black Forest. The Bad Duerrheim – relaxation paradise “Solemar” invites you. The international award-winning health centre is very popular with his guest since the opening in 1987. The “Solemare” ranks as the “most beautiful sea in the Black Forest”. It counts of the strong healing power of the nature: brine form the sea of primitive times in 200 meter depth.

The “Solemar” proffers to you:

2500 sp. m. experience-swimming complex

860 sp. m. surface of the water

11 (brine) swimming pools, inside and outside

cold and warm water whirlpool

therapy pools with lift for handicapped person

hourly water aerobics

solarium

restaurant “Strandperle”

Distance: ca. 35 min.

Opening time: daily from 9 a.m. till 10 p.m.

For sportsmen: cycle tracks

If is there a classic destination for holiday with the bicycle, then it is probably the Lake of Constance. Scarcely anywhere receives so many bicyclist like the three-countries-lake in the middle of Europe. The good developed cycle tracks at the Lake of Constance can be combinate to many beautiful tours. A tour around the Lake of Constance is complete signposted for bicyclist. You can adjust the cycle tracks on your own wishes individual.

Lindau

Nordic Walking Park at the Bavarian Lake of Constance

The towns Bodolz, Lindau, Nonnenhorn und Wasserburg are linked with a 130 km course in the northic walking park “Bavarian Lake of Constance”. You can choose between 17 routes about 2,6 km till 17,5 km to walk. They are complete signposted and scaled by category.

 

Island “Mainau”

The island “Mainau” which is located on the Lake of Constance will show you an exotic world of endemic plants. The island and the castle “Mainau” are constructs in a baroque style. Another sight is the butterfly house on the island. Normally, you must doing a world tour for seeing that.

Distance: ca. 35 min.

Opening time: daily from 7 a.m. till 8 p.m.

Stein am Rhein, Switzerland

This pictorial little town proffer in every season something worth seeing, e. g. oriels and beautiful painted facades. You can see the Benedictine convent St. Georgen, the museum of wingless dragon, which you can touch the past. Visit the town hall plaza , which is surrounded form old citizen houses and let you take back in the middle age when you are viewing the place. If you hungry or thirsty you can go to the frequent restaurants, hotels and cafes.

Distance: ca. 15 min.

Castle ruin “Hohentwiel” 

The “Hohentwiel” is a mountain about 686 m high. It is a volcano cone in the “Hegau”, which is located westerly from the Lake of Constance. He is the “Home-Mountain” of Singen. (county Konstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany) Another namesake is the paddle steamer The “Hohentwiel” is one of the most distinctive volcanic cone in the “Hegau” at the Lake of Constance. This really steep cone is overtopping the rest of the volcanoes of the northwestern flat at the Lake of Constance. The “Hohentwiel” is the most southern of this former volcanoes and is 686 m high and 260 m NN over the town “Singen am Hohentwiel”.

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Rhine Falls in Neuhausen, Switzerland

The Rhine Falls, the largest Falls in Europe, offer a spectacular showpiece to visitors. With an average flow of 25’000 cubic ft / sec (700 m3 / sec) the water cascades down the cataracts, which are 450 ft ( 150 m) wide and 75 ft (23 m) high. Taking a boat trip into the basin below the cataracts you can feel the great power of the rushing water.

A boat trip either to the famous rock in the middle of the Falls with a short walk to the top, or across the river below the Falls or down the Rhine River are most exciting events. Starting from the medieval castle ‘Schloss Laufen’ a path leads down alongside the splashing water onto the lookout Känzeli enabling the visitor a breathtaking contact with the Falls.

Island ”Reichenau”

The island ”Reichenau” offers relaxation in a atrractive landscape, a cultural history and activities in and around the water. On the island ”Reichenau” you can see three romantic churches: St. Georg in Reichenau-Oberzell, minister St. Maria and Markus in Reichenau-Mittelzell and St. Peter and Paul in Reichenau-Niederzell. The concert highlight of the year is the classical music concert in the convent court with the well-known orchestra under direction of Douglas Bostock.   

Distance: ca. 30 min.

You can visit the island the whole year.


For more information about the excursions destination see the websites:

www.singen.de www.bodensee.de
www.mainau.de www.pfaender.de
www.meersburg.de www.sealifeeuropa.com
www.affenberg-salem.de www.wildundfreizeitpark.de
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