Sipplingen is located directly on Lake Constance and amid the dramatic cliffs of the Sipplingen shoreline. The town’s history can be experienced firsthand in its well-preserved old center. There are also cultural events, pile dwelling history and routes with a range of different focuses. When planning your trip, you can decide whether to focus on historic sites, events, hiking, or combining outdoor activities with a boat trip.
Local History and Pile Dwellings
The historic town hall, dating from 1669, is the venue for Sipplingen’s Town Hall Concerts, a series of chamber music concerts in the wood-paneled Bürgersaal. Programmes and concert dates vary, so it is helpful to check the dates of upcoming events when planning your trip.
Another way to explore local history is to visit the old railway station building. A permanent exhibition there offers insights into the lives of the pile dwellers at the Sipplingen-Osthafen settlement. Since 2011, the Sipplingen-Osthafen pile dwelling site has been part of the “Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps” and is one of the largest settlements on Lake Constance. Check the latest visitor information before visiting the exhibition.
The Kultur Initiative Sipplingen also offers a wide range of events: its cultural programme includes music in various styles, cabaret, comedy, theatre and film. Venues include the town hall cellar, Sipplingen railway station and other locations in the municipality. The programme complements the chamber music series with a variety of stage and event formats, and changes over time.
Festivals and Events
On Corpus Christi, an 800-metre-long carpet of flowers winds through Sipplingen. The Seezauber summer festival takes place every year on the first weekend in August at the lakeside facilities. Both events give your trip a specific date to plan around: if you would like to time your stay to coincide with them, check the latest event dates and programme details.
Hiking, Cycling and Boating
The panoramic loop on the SeeGang, Sipplingen stage, is a moderately difficult circular hike covering 9.07 kilometres, with 270 metres of ascent and descent. Highlights include the climb via the Geological Nature Trail and numerous viewpoints. Distance, elevation gain and difficulty can help you assess the route; trail conditions may change.
The BlĂĽtenweg offers a different landscape, passing numerous orchards with cherry trees. The Lake Constance Cycle Path runs directly through Sipplingen, making it easy to arrive by bike. There are also geocaching tours in and around the town. These are different ways to explore the area on foot or by bike; they do not need to be combined into one prescribed route.
Hike & Boat trips on the MS GroĂźherzog Ludwig combine hikes around Sipplingen with a boat trip, and the route also stops in Sipplingen. Timetables are seasonal and may change. If you would like to combine a hike with a boat trip, check the timetable in advance and plan both parts as one outing.
Sipplingen in the Bodenseekreis District
The wider travel destination of the Bodenseekreis District stretches along almost the entire northern shore of Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, extending into the Upper Swabian Hills and, to the east, the West Allgäu Hills. The district has 57.7 kilometres of Lake Constance shoreline. Its landscape is shaped by the lake and the adjoining hills, with orchards, vineyards, meadows and forests. The Bodenseekreis District provides the regional context; Sipplingen itself is located directly on Lake Constance amid the dramatic cliffs.
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