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Island in Germany
Photo: Dietrich Krieger, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Reichenau is an island and town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. At 4.5 km long and 1.5 km wide, it is the largest island on Lake Constance (Bodensee).
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It was built to be a point of defence for the island at low tide. It was destroyed in 1366. Now it has a platform that allows you to watch part of the wildlife sanctuary.
This was the abbey church and reached its present shape in the 11th century. The treasury (open Apr-Oct, 11:00-12:00 and 15:00-16:00, closed on Sundays) contains relics of St. Mark, among other treasures. Behind the cathedral is an herb garden, a reconstruction of the abbey herb garden.
Features late Romanesque wall paintings from the early 1100s and has rococo ceilings from the 1750s.
St. George's church
Contains relics of St. George, and wall paintings from circa 1000
Rent a motor boat, paddle boat, canoe, kayak, sail boat or row boat. Take windsurfing lessons. All this is offered by the Freizeitcenter at campground Sandseele, Bradlengasse 24 (north-west end).
Island tours are offered daily by the Freizeitcenter located at campground Sandseele.
If you are here during the winter, and the winter happens to be a cold one, the lake will freeze in the bay beside the island. You can skate, play hockey, and buy mulled wine and currywurst from stands on the ice.
This hotel has a spa and a restaurant.
Rooms vary: some have jacuzzi, whirlpool, lakeview. Has a restaurant.
Has parking, garden terrace, restaurant.
Has restaurant.
Some rooms have lakeview.
The island isn't very big. The bus stops at a couple of places when it comes through, but the best way to get around is to walk, bike, or drive.
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