The Bodensee Travel Guide
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Lapping the shores of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, the Bodensee (Lake Constance), at 65 km (40 mi) long and 15 km (9 mi) wide, is the largest lake in the German-speaking world.
The Bodensee Hotels
The towns and resorts around the lake have a wide range of hotels, from venerable wedding-cake-style, fin de siècle palaces to more-modest Gasthöfe....read more
Fodor's Choice
The Bodensee Restaurants
In this area, international dishes are not only on the menu but on the map—you have to drive only a few miles to try the Swiss or Austrian dish you're...read more
Fodor's Choice
Things To Do in The Bodensee
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in The Bodensee
- $2517* & up -- Business Class to Europe in Summer, R/T w/Tax Air France
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- 20% Off -- Car Rentals in Berlin through Mid-December Hertz
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The Bodensee Experiences
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Zeppelin Museum, Friedrichshafen: Step inside the gracious passenger rooms of the airship, and you may question whether the air transport of today... Read more
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The best way to experience the Bodensee area is by bike. In as little as three days, you can cross the borders of three nations, and the only... Read more
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The Prologue
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We will be in Germany Aug.31-Sept.9. We arrive in Hamburg and til the 3rd we will be there visiting a friend. May go to Berlin for a day with her.
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