General
Lake Constance ( Bodensee )
Surrounded by the land of three countries the lake dresses into the different names depending on the direction from which one looks onto the waters. Standing on the ( German ) Northern side one would call it Bodensee, while looking from the Southern side ( Austria and Switzerland ) the waters are named Lake Constance.
Accommodation
Although Germany offers a wide choice of accommodations, we suggest to make a reservation in advance. Besides of summer holiday time, when every town can expect plenty of visitors especially in Southern part of the country, there are numerous occasions like local festivals in small town or Fair ( Messe ) in cities like Stuttgart [...]
Travel Guides
Every really successful trip needs a guide. Either the live, or the printed one. Below is our suggestion of several really helpful guides. Germany If it is your first time in Germany , you can rely on perfect Michelin maps and the comprehensive guide from Green Guides series.
Schwäbisch Hall
About 2 500 years ago surprised Celts found out, that drying water from the hills around the river of present name Koher brings white powder of enormous quality – the salt. The deposits were rediscovered and developed between 8th and 9th centuries by the old German tribes, who named the new town ‘Hall’ which meaned [...]
Bad Wimpfen
Todays town of Bad Wimpfen incorporated two separate areas : Wimpfen am Berg , the settlement build around the residence of Hohenstaufen dynasty, and Wimpfen am Tal – the area developed near the old collegiate of of Saint Peter in the valley of river Neckar.
