Whitefish at Lake Constance

Culinary pleasure tour at Lake Constance

Food culture has shaped the landscape of the region around Lake Constance. You start this tour with a visit to the famous Reichenau Island, later that day you visit the state winery of Meersburg with its modern technologies and its long tradition in wine making. We head to the “green gold” hops which is the main ingredient of beer with a visit of the hops trail and museum in Tettnang. After that continue your journey in Feldkirch with the “Schnabulieren & Degustieren” tour. On your way to Arbon, stop at the Principality of Liechtenstein where you definitely need to pay a visit to the Prince of Liechtenstein Winery in Vaduz. Discover the Momö Museum in Arbon before you head to the Chocolarium – the chocolate factory of happiness in Flawil. The last stops on the tour are a visit of the distillery Marcado where you get to know old whiskey tradition and a cheese fondue over an open fireplace in a magical romantic atmosphere in the forest near Kreuzlingen.

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Your Lake Constance experience for 6-7 days

1. Reichenau Island | Germany 
Despite of its cultural role the UNESCO World Heritage Site Reichenau Island is also very famous for the cultivation of vegetables. Approximately 14,000 tonnes of vegetables are grown in the 90 enterprises on the Island. Particularly famous are the Reichenau cucumbers, lettuce, lamb's lettuce and tomatoes which can be found on the menus of numerous restaurants in the region.

Experience time: 2 hours

2. Staatsweingut Meersburg | Germany 
Experience a culinary highlight on your 4-country Lake Constance Culinary tour. Taste the lovely wine selection from the Meersburg “State Wine Estate” with sensational views over Lake Constance. 

Experience time: 1-2 hours

2. Hops Trail and Museum Tettnang | Germany 
Hop-growing in Tettnang has made a name for itself far beyond the region’s borders. Along the 4-kilometre (2.5 miles) hops trail, you will learn much of interest concerning hop-farming and the art of brewing.

Experience time: 3 hours

4. Museum der Mohren Biererlebniswelt in Dornbirn | Austria                                                                   Visit the interactive and multi-media beer museum and learn since when and how beer is brewed. Centre of the over 700 m² and 4 floors is the historic breeing plant from the Satteinser Gasthausbrauerei Schäfle. The musuem also offers guided tours for groups and in the end of your visit you can enjoy a beverage of your choice from the beer-configurator.

Experience time: 2-3 hours

5. Hands-on culture and pleasure tour Feldkirch | Austria
“Schnabulieren & Degustieren” tasting tour, you can discover a number of culinary delicacies from the Bodensee-Vorarlberg region during a guided tour through Feldkirch (for large and small groups) 

Experience time: 3-4 hours

6. Prince of Liechtenstein Winery | Principality of Liechtenstein 
Wine enthusiasts should definitely pay a visit to the Prince of Liechtenstein Winery, which is home to the Herawingert vineyards. There visitors can walk through the vineyards and sample the excellent wines for example Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. 

Experience time: 2-3 hours

7. Momö Museum Arbon | Switzerland 
Visitors discover the history of the cider factory Möhl, in a new world of experience and enjoyment. The company offers a guided tour through the factory followed by a tasting.

Experience time: 3 hours 

8. The Chocolarium | Switzerland 
The Chocolarium, known as chocolate factory of happiness, takes its visitors in an interactive tour through the sweet journey of chocolate. Drive into a chocolatey world of happiness and uncover sweet secrets.  

Experience time: 2 hours

9. Destillerie Marcado | Switzerland
In the distillery Macardo things still go the traditional way. One example is: they fire the kiln with wood and carry out the entire production process by hand in small quantities. Experience the secrets of the distilling art and taste their high-percentage offers in a guided tour through their facilities. 

Experience time: 1.5 hours

10. Forest Fondue and Wine Tasting, Kreuzlingen | Switzerland
After a leisurely hike through the forest, an aperitif awaits you at an idyllic hut nestled in the trees. Enjoy a tasting of local wines, followed by dipping into the bubbling pot of cheese fondue with long skewers around the campfire.  

Experience time: 2 hours

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Overnight stays: 5-6 nights

Travel information: The transfer between the different stages can be undertaken with your own car/coach or by public transport (rail, bus and in parts of the tour boat).

Contact address

Internationale Bodensee Tourismus GmbH
Hafenstraße 6
78462 Constance
Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 7531 9094 30
office@bodensee.eu
www.bodensee.eu
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