Around 13,000 volumes from the early modern period, a Baroque patrician townhouse and a classic guided tour offer different ways to experience Lindau’s culture. There is also a 26-kilometre panoramic cycle tour with six viewing points and a small pebble beach with steps leading down to the water. When planning your trip, consider whether you would like to focus primarily on architectural and city history, a guided exploration, cycling or time by the water.
Patrician House, Museum and Library
The Cavazzen is a patrician house dating from 1729/30 on Lindau Island. It was built by the Swiss master builder Jakob Grubenmann. The Haus zum Cavazzen is a Baroque patrician townhouse in the middle of Lindau’s Market Square. Its construction period, builder and location make it a tangible starting point if you would like to get to know Lindau through its architecture.
The Cavazzen has housed Lindau City Museum since 1930. The Cavazzen Museum also gives children insights into the region’s history. The Former Imperial City Library of Lindau offers a different perspective through its collection: founded in 1538, it holds around 13,000 volumes from the early modern period. It is the largest historical council and citizens’ library on the northern shore of Lake Constance. The Library Museum Lindau, which displays this collection, is located in the Old Town Hall. The City Museum and Library Museum thus offer different ways to explore Lindau’s history: through a patrician house and a historical book collection.
Church History and Peace Themes
St Peter’s Church in Lindau is over 1,000 years old and one of the oldest churches on Lake Constance. Its long history offers a different focus from the collections in the Cavazzen and the Old Town Hall. The interactive “friedensräume” forum at Villa Lindenhof offers another distinct approach: it invites visitors to engage with themes of peace through sight, sound and touch. If you would like to explore different cultural themes, alongside architectural and collection history you will also find a forum that explicitly focuses on peace.
Walking Tour, Cycling Tour and Access to the Water
The classic guided tour of Lindau takes in several well-known buildings and streets on the island. The itinerary includes the harbour entrance with the Bavarian Lion and the New Lighthouse, the Old Town Hall with its historical murals, Maximilianstraße with its magnificent houses, the Thieves’ Tower and St Peter’s Church. The tour brings together the harbour, architecture and historic sites in a guided exploration. Details of a date or schedule are not part of the route description; if you are planning to take the tour, check the latest tour information.
As an independent alternative to exploring the city, the panoramic cycling tour in Lindau covers 26 kilometres and takes in six viewing points on Lake Constance. The route length helps you factor the scope of the ride into your plans, while the viewing points give it a clear theme. By the water, Gerberschanze on Lindau Island offers a different, smaller stopping point: there is a pebble beach with steps leading down to the water. This gives you a choice between a longer cycling route and a specific access point to the shore.
The places and activities mentioned offer various ways to discover Lindau without prescribing a fixed itinerary.
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