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FEATURE (Category: Europe | Austria | Germany | Switzerland | spring | water | lakes | scenic drives | outdoor | cycling)
Germany/Switzerland/Austria: Bodensee (Lake of Constance)
Germany/Switzerland/Austria: Bodensee (Lake of Constance)
The the mild climate, friendly scenery and picturesque towns make the Bodensee attractive (Lake Constance in English). A fleet of round-trip-boats connects all sites and a cycle track circling the lake makes it Europe's first bikers destination.
If you like to get an impression of the text, which is a series of captions to the photos, please put the button style (top right) at "journal".![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00855] 'Stein am Rhein 2.' It is the market square that impresses you in Stein am Rhein: nearly every house and the town hall is covered with frescoes. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/733066_FQPJN-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00855] 'Stein am Rhein 2.' It is the market square that impresses you in Stein am Rhein: nearly every house and the town hall is covered with frescoes. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00858] 'Stein am Rhein 3.' It is the market square that impresses you in Stein am Rhein: nearly every house and the town hall is covered with frescoes. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/733052_WLFSM-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00858] 'Stein am Rhein 3.' It is the market square that impresses you in Stein am Rhein: nearly every house and the town hall is covered with frescoes. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00859] 'Monastery on Werd.' The tiny Franciscan monastery St. Otmar, withdrawn on the tiny island of Werd in the Rhine next to Stein am Rhein. Six monks still live here. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/733051_oZPh2-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00859] 'Monastery on Werd.' The tiny Franciscan monastery St. Otmar, withdrawn on the tiny island of Werd in the Rhine next to Stein am Rhein. Six monks still live here. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00861] 'Steckborn am See 1.' Now and then it seems the 19th century Bodensee idyll still exists. The soft light, pastel colours, a romantic little castle at the shore and a dreaming girl with her cat. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/733080_Gf6y7-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00861] 'Steckborn am See 1.' Now and then it seems the 19th century Bodensee idyll still exists. The soft light, pastel colours, a romantic little castle at the shore and a dreaming girl with her cat. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00867] 'Steckborn am See 2.' Now and then it seems the 19th century Bodensee idyll still exists. The soft light, pastel colours, a romantic little castle at the shore and a dreaming girl with her cat. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/733073_RbRgW-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00867] 'Steckborn am See 2.' Now and then it seems the 19th century Bodensee idyll still exists. The soft light, pastel colours, a romantic little castle at the shore and a dreaming girl with her cat. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00869] 'Untersee by evening.' Evening is falling over Berlingen at the Untersee. You could easily think this lake is part of the Bodensee, but actually there's a small stretch of running water between the two. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/733050_ZBVm3-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00869] 'Untersee by evening.' Evening is falling over Berlingen at the Untersee. You could easily think this lake is part of the Bodensee, but actually there's a small stretch of running water between the two. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00872] 'Schloß Arenenberg.' The terrace of Schloß Arenenberg has a nice view over lake Untersee. Here Napoleon III grew up. His mother, queen of Holland during Napoleon I, found asylum here after the defeat of Waterloo. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/733078_s3odS-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00872] 'Schloß Arenenberg.' The terrace of Schloß Arenenberg has a nice view over lake Untersee. Here Napoleon III grew up. His mother, queen of Holland during Napoleon I, found asylum here after the defeat of Waterloo. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00877] 'Bay window.' St. Gallen is known for its bay windows, pride of its former bourgeois. Actually this is a 'support' for a bay window, at Gallusplatz. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/733058_bSQQj-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00877] 'Bay window.' St. Gallen is known for its bay windows, pride of its former bourgeois. Actually this is a 'support' for a bay window, at Gallusplatz. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00883] 'Alpstein range.' Between St. Gallen and Heiden a friendly region of rolling hills is situated. Looking down from there you'll see the Bodensee, looking up the Alpstein range, with Säntis (2503 m) at right. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/733072_KQ5JL-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00883] 'Alpstein range.' Between St. Gallen and Heiden a friendly region of rolling hills is situated. Looking down from there you'll see the Bodensee, looking up the Alpstein range, with Säntis (2503 m) at right. Photo Paul Smit.")
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'Monastery on Werd.'
The tiny Franciscan monastery St. Otmar, withdrawn on the tiny island of Werd in the Rhine next to Stein am Rhein. Six monks still live here. Photo Paul Smit. ![> [SWITZER.MITTEL 00859] 'Monastery on Werd.' The tiny Franciscan monastery St. Otmar, withdrawn on the tiny island of Werd in the Rhine next to Stein am Rhein. Six monks still live here. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/733051_oZPh2-S-1.jpg "> [SWITZER.MITTEL 00859] 'Monastery on Werd.' The tiny Franciscan monastery St. Otmar, withdrawn on the tiny island of Werd in the Rhine next to Stein am Rhein. Six monks still live here. Photo Paul Smit.")
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'Monastery on Werd.'
The tiny Franciscan monastery St. Otmar, withdrawn on the tiny island of Werd in the Rhine next to Stein am Rhein. Six monks still live here. Photo Paul Smit. All rights reserved. No permission for reproduction, including copying or saving of digital image files or text, is granted without prior written authorisation from the author.
