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The southern route of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route almost once circles Lake Constance, which is a popular destination for visitors to Upper Swabia-Allgaeu. Great views as well as fascinating art and cultural treasures from the baroque era await you!
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Baroque adventure stations around the lake
The southern route of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route begins in Meersburg, where you can directly visit one of the most original baroque buildings, the Meersburg New Palace. From there it goes on to the island of flowers - Mainau Island, which impresses all year round with its fantastic gardens, the Butterfly House and the baroque palace complex. From Mainau Island, it is worth making a detour to Hilzingen, where the church of St. Peter and Paul stands, a unique gem to baroque village churches.
From there, the tour continues along the Swiss side of the lake to Trogen. There the century of the Zellweger can be experienced in many different ways and the church opens up a world of impressive rococo stucco and paintings. Through the Austrian Vorarlberg it goes back to the German side of the lake, where Langenargen with the castle Montfort and the baroque church St. Martin completes the route.
If you feel like more baroque culture after this tour, you can start from Langenargen to the main route of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route.
Further information can be found in the brochure "Offizieller Routenführer der Oberschwäbischen Barockstraße" (only available in German). You can order it here free of charge.
Meersburg (397 m), coordinates: Geographic 47.693930, 9.268050, UTM 32T 520113 5282317
By car:
From Stuttgart via the A81 and the B33
From Konstanz via the B33
From Munich via the A96 and the B3133
By public transport:
From Ulm or Stuttgart you can easily arrive by train. There are also numerous boat connections across Lake Constance.
By airplane:
The nearby airport Friedrichshafen is the starting point for air travelers. The nearest train station is in Uhldingen-Mühlhofen (6 km). There are good bus connections to Meersburg from the train stations Friedrichshafen and Überlingen as well as from the airport (15 km each).
By boat:
If you arrive via Konstanz, you can take the ships of the "Weiße Flotte" (during the season) or the car ferry to Meersburg.
The route ends in Langenargen. From there the tour can be continued on the main route of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route.
From Langenargen the starting point Meersburg can be reached comfortably by car. By public transport you can take the bus line 100. The end point in Langenargen also offers the optimal starting point for exploring the main route of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route further via Tettnang.