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Cavazzen, the former home of a wealthy merchant, is now
a Bodensee culture museum.
If you're craving delicious Bavarian and Austrian food,
like plump maultaschen dumplings, Swabian Käsespätzle
and crispy wiener schnitzel, Lindau has some excellent
restaurants, including Gasthof Engel and Wissingers im
Schlechterbräu. Gasthof Alte Post is a white-tablecloth
restaurant in the former post office building that specializes
in Styrian Austrian and German Swabian cuisine.
Debate the best version of German potato salad over a
stein of excellent local brew at a biergarten and make
some new friends at adjoining tables.
After dinner, enjoy a truly unique cultural experience at
the Lindau Theatre, home to the Lindau Puppet Opera.
Costumed marionettes are moved with incredible
precision. To get an idea of how challenging it is, stay for
the free behind-the-scenes tour after the performance.
Save a day for Lake Constance itself, which has been a
huge draw for domestic leisure seekers for decades. Boat
trips are available from Lindau taking you to various
points on Lake Constance, including one of the other
islands in the lake, Mainau.
Reichenau, the largest island, is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site known for its medieval churches, vineyards
and views. Mainau, called the Flower Island, has lush
parks and gardens, a Baroque castle and a butterfly
sanctuary.
Many of the boat trips pass along the Bavarian Riviera,
named for the more than two dozen lavish villas built
along the lake in the 19
th
century. Further down the lake,
get that fairy-tale feeling as you pass 12
th
-century
Meersburg Castle, Germany's oldest inhabited castle.
TRAVEL PLANNER
For Lindau travel information see lindau.de/en and
booking.lindau-tourismus.de/lindau/ukv/search?lang=en
Not to Miss
Try a Zeppelin ride. The airships
depart from Friedrichshafen,
about 30 minutes from Lindau.
Include time for a guided tour of
the facility and lunch in the
Zeppelin hangar restaurant
before gliding across the red
roofs of Lindau.
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