Konstanz Hotels

One of the pre-eminent holiday haunts on Lake Constance is indeed, the eponymous city of Constance, or Konstanz. The German town on the border of Switzerland is a tidy, picturesque hamlet of 85,000 people with a superb vantage point over the historic waterway. The campus of the University of Konstanz is a vital nerve centre in Konstanz and consistently ranks as once of the best academic institutions in Germany. Needless to say, this makes Konstanz a vibrant university town and saturates the livelier sections of the small city with a palpable, youthful verve. Busy bars, bistros and cafés teem with student activity and provide comfortable nooks and sustenance in between scenic strolls. Important points of interest in Konstanz include the Archaeology Museum of Baden-Württemberg, Jan Jus Haus, Konstanz Cathedral and Bismarck Tower. The town is also a splendid gateway to other Lake Constance destinations. Visitors, for example, can catch a catamaran from Konstanz to Friedrichshafen and pick their Bodensee holiday from there.

Attractions

• Bodensee (Lake Constance)
• Münster (Cathedral)
• Archaeology Museum of Baden-Württemberg
• Jan Jus Haus
• Bismarck Tower

Activities

• Lake Constance Festival
• Münster Concerts
• International Bodensee Week
• Christmas Markets
• Konstanz Philharmonic

Restaurants

• Rossini
• Karma Touch of Singapore
• Cantina Rabaja
• Casablanca
• Suppengrün

Nightlife

• Shamrock Irish Pub
• Beach Bar
• Klimperkasten Café Bar Klub
• Heimat Bar
• DOM Café Bar Lounge

Climate

Konstanz has a cross between a humid continental and oceanic climate, with four distinct seasons.

• Winter (November to February) 0-8°C
• Spring (March to May) 3-22°C
• Summer (June to August) 12-25°C
• Fall (September to October) 9-19°C