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i never thought sailing on lay constance could be so tiring. boy, i was wrong, but despite the effort, it's really fun. and i'm on joyce from the small sailboat and the sands are set ready to go. late constance is huge and international. it belongs to germany, austria and switzerland. we are on the way on lake you building up. that's the north western part of lake conference, which is located completely in germany. i already tried it sailing on the open sea. so today i wanted to see what it was like on the lake, and here we are on lake constance in southern germany. and what i like about this location is that you can visit so many different spots in such

a short amount of time. and that's what i intend to do. ah! we had to the largest city on the lake constance. i get a birds eye view of the highlights of lake constance. and as kate to the flowering paradise of mine, ah, back to the beginning of my little adventures, it starts in sibling in. here, joyce: fungus, man's boat is a mort in the harbour. she office sailing tours for tourists. you can rent the boat as an experienced sailor bored with a professional on board. turns if you're a beginner like me, we've all got negative cobra test results. so we could calmly take

a little tour below deck with a flat. and now the most important thing, life jackets was vast out yet women was x right now the water is just 6 degrees celsius. if something happens and you fall overboard, you'll be so shocked you might forget to swim. i'm not very encouraging. i know that. but with a life jacket, you're safe, ready to go with a horde? move a box of yeah. you're fine to day. we'll go from sibling and to constance is on then across towards me as book on game, then had for you bowling ending and dock at the mantel half on the won't cross all of labeling. and lindsey oper lay constantly and the lower lake again day. so we'll only see a small part of lake constance. yeah, absolutely. yes. but you'll see that the small part is actually pretty big is okay, we can go, ah, the man,

i'm going to grab the rope down here. get it over here and pull that over slowly. okay. huh. okay, departing is easier with 3 people. so our assistant has to take care of you to let my colleague young. if he's got no clue what he's doing. joyce fears the road safely out of the harbor. above and then once we've caught the wind, you can set the sale as when 1st you pull on the rope as hard as you can. you then winded around the settlement, impart clockwise with tiger 2 or 3 time i said i am older and slotted into the black heart than he and in switzer title that i'm so you can names to you. then you take this crank account, you put it on here and turn it right. still the funny, there was about 10 instructions. i've remembered 3 by. can you provide? okay. okay. now slowly pull. okay. stop. it's already caught some

a look up front, get some skip. we're off to a bad start vita and now now now atlanta thought, any more. this is exhausted. we made it. the sailor said, we are on course with the joy does not last long. however. are you a bit worried about what's happening there? yes, a little bit. okay. okay. he then let's take action then and take down the say, right? i don't have a good idea and quickly because the dangerous thing about lake constance is that the weather here can change very suddenly

the salesman fact and it starts to rain, but we're lucky. there is no storm. the 1st leg of our journey is the longest. we're heading to the city of constance. well, right now it's raining. so we take a little break. and while we do that, we have a brief overview of what you should know about the city. ah, ah, constant. the largest urban center on lake constance is a city full of history. at the harbor entrance, imperial welcomes the excursion boat. the 9 me to to stopped you is the cities landmark.

constance lies right on the border with switzerland. you can simply walk across it . in the middle of the city, constance is old town, which dates from the middle ages is still well preserved. that's largely due to a clever trick. during world war 2, rather than black out the windows for protection during bombing rights, the people of constance kept their lights, burn this fool the allies and thinking these buildings belong to neutral switzerland. from 141421480 world history was written in constance. 3 men had laid claim to the papal throne, causing a schism or split in the catholic church. the problem was to be sold to the council of constance, with delegations from the entire christian world assembling on the city. for 4 years, constance burst of the scenes. this old trading house in the port is where the

council met a new pope was elected here, placing constance of the hot to wall politics. ah, i have arrived and constance and want to explore the city. it's wonderful to do so on a bike. there are 15 rental stations and another $30.00 and $4.00 cargo bikes. that's just perfect for our filmy. we start at the much day to the center of the old town. again and again, you will find brightly painted houses like the bible also hotel. here you can see constants mincing for 12 centuries, but sidney was the seat of the largest german diocese from roman as to gothic to

art novel. today, all epochs of art history can be found at the church. ah, it was billed on the remains of a roman fort. you can see the ruins through this glass permit. constance is a very bike friendly city. the 1st bicycle street was built back in the 1990s. more followed so that you can drive from one end to the other quickly and easily. the city is divided by the river ryan, which flows through lake constance driving along the shore. his especially nice on the east, rasa there on magnificent art nouveau villas with a great view over lake constance, and towards the center.

my way leads me to the largest lied on lake constance, the so called hamlet. it lies on a small headland in the lake. ha. i think it's still too cold to go swimming at this spot right here. it feels like i'm standing in the middle of the lake. on the right, you can see lake, you billing, and that's the area where i'm sailing. right behind me is the over the or up a lay constant. on the other side, you can see myth work. on this side, you can see the city of constance. well as my personal highlights in the background, the alps. in summer it is a super crowded. here. there is a some bathing lawn sports facilities facing islands and much more admission is

free. it's very quiet here now. perfect for little break. ah, lay constance is a popular holiday destination in germany because this region has so much to offer water nature, mountains, beautiful towns and cities. and in order to show you all that we set out with our drone and film the top sites from above. ah lake constance covers an area of some 540 square kilometers and is up to 63 kilometers in length. some call it this way, be in c. on it's sure was like picturesque towns like mass book, with its half timber houses. castle, new palace and vignette. ah,

lindau is also a popular destination for day trippers. the bavarian lion got the port of its old town, which is built on an island lake constance is home to gets more islands the best. no one is the flower island of mine out with its castle lodge park, and floral. odd. ah. in contrast, lots of vegetables grow on height. now the largest island in lake constance, but that's not why unesco declared it a world heritage site. in the middle ages kind. she now was a religious senator. of the christian occident, boasting a benedictine monastery,

and over 20 churches and chapels. 3 romanesque churches still remain today. back on the mainland. that's another lovely church. the basilica of via now is up a rock pilgrimage church, which office stunning views. ah, not far away, though much older. prehistoric pile dwellings of one to wounding and in the alpine foothills traces of settlement stating back to the stone and bronze ages have been discovered in lakes and moors in on to on ding and the reconstructed stilt dwellings comprise an open museum. it gives visitors an insight into the lives of the early hunters, gatherers and fishermen who lived here. if you want to get

a birds eye view of lake constance yourself, you can always book a flight and accept the linen fleet ice hoffen. it said pricey, but unforgettable way to travel. ah ah. took out some of our favorite travel picks on instagram. followers on dw travel. ah ah, back on the sailing boat with skipper joyce fun this month. it's time for a few questions with joyce joyce from the netherlands. why did you end up purely constant? wasn't legal on that so far by chance actually. well, i'd studied architecture. who did my husband got a job in germany and i came with them but couldn't find work. then i thought i

conceal and started looking for those jobs. there were offers from a sailing school on lake constance and one in friends, poor credit. so i thought i'd go for the one here or to say, why not northern germany by for me, it was too similar to holland, the temperature, the weather. sure, the sailing would be a bit more active than here. but i enjoyed the landscape and loved the closeness to the alps. and i also enjoyed the villages here on lake constancy. there is no comparison to holland it all on for g life. i once heard that you have to get a ceiling license, especially for li constance. even people who already have one, no matter what license you have, but wife will via because here there are rules which don't exist anywhere else in the distance. you must keep from the shore, how to approach the shore demons and how to drop anchor. best on my and maybe not so much here at lake nibbling in. but towards upper la constance, you get real thin wins,

which come down from the alps. and what might be totally different, here are the storms when a storm approaches with you often don't see it coming because of the hills here. oh, so you're really taken by surprise. when you get now during the pandemic, which is unfortunately already a year old. how did it go with sailing? i guess it has decreased, or was it allowed to continue? well, i mean, you're out in the fresh air look. yeah. now as volumes of in a while since we were allowed to do this with this last year, we were only able to start at the end of may or beginning of journalism unit. but then so many people came, it was really common, his wife looked the system. but we also noticed during the pandemic, was people rediscovered sailing or discovered they still had a boat lying in the harbor boat, him awfully gaba. i forgot my boat, the i don't know exactly. oh, and they do us during the pandemic. you saw a lot more boats on the water. no. mom is normally it's pretty full in the summer, but now it was even fuller. ok. we were all booked up to that oscar book. thank you

. my pleasure. i have arrived in mass book here on the problem. not. there is usually a lot going on. now during the pandemic, that's not the case. with the old town extends up the slope. this is the thing is landmark mask war castle. and right next it is the castle mill. it was operated right up until 1952 and today it's a nice backdrop for a photo. and of course, i'd like to have a picture. so maybe elizabeth, you can help me out. yes, sure. here she with the castle is best known for the fact that the famous

german poet i met to from boston itself lived and died here in the mid 19th century . in mass book, the ways are short of the few steps and i'm already at the baroque new palace, which served as the residence of the prince bishops of constance. and the best thing here is the lake view. up there you can see my now the famous flower islands on lake constance. and it's especially beautiful there in the spring when the tulips start emerging from the ground. well, here's a little sneak peak just for you. ah, the island of my now is a wash in sense and blossoms and a buzz with bees. it's

a destination for flower lovers over a 1000000 bloom here, each spring, transforming by now into a sea of color. this garden paradise is overseen by the barren adults a noble family. countess bettina is the managing director of learning splendidly. good morning. it's nice in getting nicer sooner after the fight if you'd, if he's been deaf, lincolnshire the joy is huge. when spring come and you see the magic nature can conjure up, namely, a massive flowers like this out of some bo, please, what i'm really looking forward to having others fantasy and but i get him under the gift there. ah, 60 gardeners work here to keep the flowers blooming all year long. they plan which kinds of bulbs should be planted way or in the fall to ensure that all the patterns and details emerge as envisioned in the spring.

like this relief of lay constance next to the bear, not of castle stands, the palm house in spring visitors can marvel not only at the palm trees, but also a thousands of or kids in bloom. ah, many are also presented online. the defendant fed bring some of the joy of spring into your head mother one company to imagine this to force been and those who visit my now in person can stroll around the islands. 45 hector is and enjoy its natural beauty lu with till the since spring roses in summer. dahlia's in the fall and peaceful landscapes in

winter. the island of my now changes with the seasons and that the town on you bowling and my next stop because a city to or awaits me. here. after all me, william gave this part of lake constance, the lake cuba, it's labor. the tor begins on the cities prom not long as the vault at lake constance paula gob, before there was no landing stage and no permanent. and instead of a row of houses stood here forming a city wall against the lake. oh he will be. and the green building back there is the house, some fallen pendleton pe, he jim and speaking regarding the name might think the owner was a lazy slob who just sat around. but the name actually comes from the water that

was constantly lapping against these buildings. because because of that, the building was always damp and foot of mould, leading the billing to say the house had a foul skin or height. how thus the name, the house and fountain pallets our thumb olive beds. in the 20th century, the large from not was built into the lake. not only is it beautiful, it also serves a practical purpose. the sewage that used to drain into the lake and heavily polluted it runs under it. those times are over today, lake constance is known for its clear and clean water. we had into the old town be voting and was once the richest town on lay constance and therefore needed good fortifications,

including this, artificially created ditch. at some point, however, it was no longer needed because the weird systems were constantly being expanded, but the new building us had an idea when naming emitted, when an epidemic broke out in the middle ages got, it was really bad because i didn't mix were playing cholera or smallpox, and what on this is that was shoved outside the city gateway and no one wanted to help them kind good then by the opening us thought, we don't need to do that any more. we have this enclosed sanction of mount. we no longer need tickets, we'll turn that into an isolation war to okay. and i say, so yeah, that soon, that is why the ditch is still called black gum or smallpox trench. today. o 2 also leads as to the saint nicholas winston, where the carved altar by the famous sculptor york soon is particularly impressive

. ah, oh, less stop is the hoof shut. the central square of your bowling and with a town hall and thicket 8 house, a formal warehouse near speed. yeah, of the mach, we now standing on the market square, which in earnest entries was the richest and biggest on all of lake constance adoption. and to ensure that opening as themselves benefited from their side, or they alone were allowed to shop here for the 1st hour on a market day. i'd call when the 1st hour was over before benito, alabama, that rang and every one else could come at the door to day yet still alady this will no longer applies to day. i do so you can shop in the 1st hour, denied, barbecue, so much of a guard and see you next to his mother of this life. we're

going back to sibling in my sailing adventure is over. now is just a matter of maneuvering the boat back into the harbor and damaged so we have to attach the friend us to the railing which ensure that the boat doesn't get scratched when mort. thank seems though you hang it out here. i must swim. i modem, wrap the rope around one ama take a crack and cross it here and around again. you're right. good. i know you got it. now i've even learned real seamans, not the clothes which the done. and we've got solid ground on their feet again.

it's still very quiet here on lay constance due to the pandemic. but as a reporter, i was able to discover this beautiful region in southern germany for you and things are looking up. so i think you will also be able to come here soon and maybe feel across the lake just like me. well, we'll see by, by fear next time. somewhere else in germany. ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, with

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