Arbon: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Arbon puts its historic sites in the spotlight: these include the prehistoric lakeshore settlement of Bleiche, the Gallus Chapel, St. Martin's Church, Arbon Castle and a late Roman fortress. For visitors interested in cultural history, this is a concrete reason to consider Arbon as a travel destination.

Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Arbon or choose a holiday home can also compare the pages for Amriswil, Arbon, Dozwil, Egnach, Hefenhofen, Horn, Kesswil, Romanshorn, Sommeri and Uttwil when selecting a location.

Culture

Arbon's old town contains historic buildings, including Arbon Castle and St. Martin's Church.

Arbon's settlement history stretches back approximately 5,000 years and includes a prehistoric lakeshore settlement as well as Roman remains.

Geographical context

The Minster of Our Lady in Constance lies approximately 24.6 kilometres northwest of the centre of Arbon, as an approximate straight-line distance. Wilkethöchi lies approximately 26.9 kilometres southwest, Bogartenfirst approximately 27.6 kilometres south, Fürberg approximately 27.9 kilometres east and Hirschberg approximately 29.9 kilometres east of the centre of Arbon, in each case as an approximate straight-line distance.

Landscape

Arbon is located directly on the shores of Lake Constance.

The lakeside setting includes views of the surrounding mountains.

Seemoosriet is located near Arbon and is associated with a nature reserve featuring birdwatching and walking trails.

Activities

The lakeside surroundings in Arbon are associated with swimming and stand-up paddleboarding. Those wishing to plan these two activities can choose Arbon as their travel destination for this purpose.

The range of activities in Arbon includes walking, cycling and water sports on Lake Constance.

The Thurgau Circular Hiking Trail is listed with an Arbon–Romanshorn section, as well as a total length of 200 kilometres, good signposting and a route passing lakes, castles and palaces.

A hiking route is listed for Arbon that runs along the shores of Lake Constance between Altnau, Kesswil and Romanshorn.

To the overarching travel overview: Thurgau.