Lindau (Lake Constance): Discover Culture and Experiences
Accommodation in Lindau
A Baroque patrician residence, a historic library with around 13,000 volumes and a panoramic cycling tour to six viewpoints reveal different sides of Lindau (Lake Constance). There is also a guided tour of well-known buildings and a small pebble beach with steps leading down to the water. When planning your trip, you can consider whether you would like to focus your stay mainly on the town’s history, a cycling tour or time by the water.
A Patrician House and the History of the Library
On Lindau Island, the Haus zum Cavazzen stands right in the middle of the market square. The Baroque patrician residence was built in 1729/30 by Swiss master builder Jakob Grubenmann. Since 1930, it has housed the Lindau City Museum. At the Cavazzen Museum, children can also learn about the history of the region. The building thus offers a tangible way to explore the local past—a chance to delve into historical topics together rather than focusing the entire stay on outdoor activities.
Another glimpse into Lindau’s history awaits at the Former Imperial City Library. Founded in 1538, it comprises around 13,000 volumes from the Early Modern period. It is considered the largest historic council and citizens’ library on the northern shore of Lake Constance. The library museum is located in the Old Town Hall and displays the library. Those interested in books, town history and historic collections will find a different focus here than at the Cavazzen: here, an old library takes centre stage; there, a patrician house that is home to the City Museum.
Guided Tour, Peace Forum and Viewpoints
The classic guided tour of Lindau takes in several buildings and locations: the harbour entrance with the Bavarian Lion and the New Lighthouse, the Old Town Hall with its historic murals, Maximilianstraße with its magnificent houses, the Thieves’ Tower and St Peter’s Church. St Peter’s Church is over 1,000 years old and is one of the oldest churches on Lake Constance. The tour therefore brings together a range of points of interest—from the harbour entrance and murals to a church with a long history. For families who want to explore Lindau together, a guided tour can be an alternative to choosing their own particular focus at a museum.
The interactive “friedensräume” forum at Villa Lindenhof offers visitors a different experience: it invites them to engage with themes of peace through sight, hearing and touch. These different ways of engaging offer an alternative to exploring historic buildings or collections. Which stops you include in your trip may therefore depend on whether you would rather learn about architectural history, explore a themed exhibition or spend time outdoors.
For an active outing, there is a 26-kilometre panoramic cycling tour in Lindau. It passes six viewpoints on Lake Constance. If you would rather plan a short visit by the water, Gerberschanze on Lindau Island has a small pebble beach with steps leading down to the water. The cycling tour and the beach offer different ways to spend your stay.
Plan a Stay That Suits You
When choosing a holiday apartment in Lindau, you can start by deciding what you would like to focus on: town history and the library, a guided tour, the cycling tour or a visit by the water. The experiences described offer different reasons to discover Lindau, without requiring you to choose just one kind of holiday. For a trip with children, there is the chance to learn about regional history at the Cavazzen Museum, as well as the forum, which explores themes of peace through sight, hearing and touch. When planning, you can decide together which of these topics you would like to explore in more depth.
For more places to explore in Lindau: Reutin, Unterreitnau, Aeschach and Bad Schachen.
For the overall travel overview: Lindau.
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