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The popular tourist region of Lake Constance (German: Bodensee) spans three countries. It is the third biggest lake in Central Europe and is on the path of the Rhine River. The lake shore is shared between the German federal-states Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, the Austrian federal-state Vorarlberg and Eastern Switzerland.
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Opens up this entire region to the cyclist mainly along its own routes along the lakeshore.
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By train
There are trains going around the lake and stopping in most cities of interest.
By train
All cities and many towns on the Bodensee are serviced by the three national railroads of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
By bicycle
The infrastructure for bicycles is well maintained and cycling along the lake is easy since it is mostly flat.
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Radolfzell is a city of 32,000 people (2020) in southern Germany in the Lake Constance Region about 20 km north-west of Konstanz and 10 km east of Singen. It is an old city that draws visitors for its charming historic medieval downtown as much as for its lakeside scenery and recreational activities.
Überlingen is a city of 23,000 people (2020) in the south of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is part of the Bodensee region (Lake Constance) bordering Austria, Switzerland and Germany.
Konstanz is a city in southern Germany. It lies on the border with Switzerland and on Lake Constance (Bodensee) between Obersee and Untersee, exactly where the river Rhine exits the lake.
Meersburg is a town in the south of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It lies on Lake Constance.
Friedrichshafen is a city at the northeastern corner of Lake Constance (Bodensee), near the lake's widest point in the German federal-state of Baden-Württemberg. The city has played a vital role in the history of aviation, as this is where Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin developed and built his famous airships which dominated the skies in the early 20th century, and where similar smaller airships are made to this day.
Lindau is a city in southern Bavaria on the shore of Lake Constance or the Bodensee. It lies on the border of the Austrian federal-state of Vorarlberg with its capital city Bregenz which is about 10 km along the lake.
Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg in Austria at the Lake Constance. The shore of Lake Constance, one of the biggest lakes in Europe, meets with the town centre.
Stein am Rhein is a town in the eastern part of Switzerland. It is situated on the river Rhine, at the western end of Lake Constance (Untersee).
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