sound at d w dot com. ah ah, ah, ah ah, i never thought sailing on lay constance could be so tiring. boy, i was wrong. but despite the effort, it's really fun. some i'm on joyce from the small sailboat and the say it's are said ready to go late. constance is huge and international. it belongs to germany, austria and switzerland. were on the way on lake you building up. that's the

northwestern part of lake conference, which is located completely in germany. i already tried to, failing 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 adventure. it

starts in sibling in. here joyce: fungus, man's boat is a mort in the harbour. she offers sailing tours for tourists. you can rent the boat as an experienced sailor boar with a professional on board turns. if you're a beginner like me. we've all got negative cobra test results. so we can calmly take a little tour below deck with her. and now the most important thing, life jackets does vast out. yes, woman 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. we'll probably have fun. today. we'll go from sibling into 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. angling is the upper lay constancy and the lower like again j. so we'll only see a small part of les 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. who? 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 both safely out of the harbor above and then once we've caught the wind, you can set the sale as we 1st people on the rope as hard as you can. you then wind

it around this aluminum part clockwise with tiger 2 or 3 time i said i mother and slotted into the black heart. then he had in sweat, satiety. but i'd see you come names to you. then you take this crank account, you put it on here and turn it on the right. still the funny there was about 10 instructions. i've remembered 3. how you can you provide? ok? okay. now slowly pull. okay, stop. it's already caught some a look up front and get some sleep. we're off to a bad start vita and now now now and let 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. done 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 hover entrance interior welcome, see excursion boats. 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, the 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 solved of the council of constance, with delegations from the entire christian world assembling on the city. for 4 years, constance burst at the seams. this old trading house in the port is where the council met. a new pope was elected here. placing constance of hawk 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 34 cargo bikes. that's just perfect for our filmy. we start at the much didn't the center of the old town

again and again, you will find brightly painted houses like the by the hossa hotel. here you can see constants, minnesota for 12 centuries, the city 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. 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 and chilly 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 berlington. that's the area where i'm sailing. right behind me

is the over the or upper lay constant. on the other side, you can see myth work. on this side, you can see the city of constance well and my personal highlights in the background, the alps. in summer, it is a super crowded here. there is some beating lawn sports facilities, basing islands, and much more admission is free. it's very quiet here now. perfect for a little break. ah les 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 from 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, b and c. on its shore was like picturesque towns like mass book with its half tim. but how is his 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 yet small islands. the best no one is the flower island of mine out with its castle. lodge cock,

and floral. odd. ah. in contrast, lots of vegetables grow on high to 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 center of the christian occident, boasting of 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 about rock pilgrimage church, which offers stunning views. ah, not far away, though much older. prehistoric piled wellings of wound 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 ending and the reconstructed silk 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 in at settling in flight ice hoffen. it's and pricey, but unforgettable way to travel. ah ah. took out some of our favorite travel picks on instagram. followers on dw travel

back on the sailing boat with skipper joyce fund this month. it's time for a few questions. 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 dear. my husband got a job in germany and i came with them but couldn't find work with. then i thought i can sail 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, but 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 the closeness to the alps. and i also enjoy the villages here on lake constancy. there is no comparison to holland at 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 why? who via? because here, there are rules which don't exist anywhere else near the distance. you must keep from the shore, how to approach the shore demons and how to drop anchor mustang of mile. and maybe not so much here at lake new berlin. but towards upper la constance, you get real fern winds, 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 yet now, during the pandemic, which is unfortunately already a year old. how did it go with sailing? i guess it has decreased or it wasn't 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 the last year, we were only able to start at the end of may or beginning of january 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 and bought him half a league harbor. i forgot my boat the i can know exactly. oh, and they do us that during the pandemic you saw a lot more boats on the water. no mileage. normally it's pretty full in the summer, but now it was even fuller. ok. we were all booked up to let out cookbook. thank you. my pleasure. hm. 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, and this is the city's landmark massport castle. and right

next it is the castle mill. it was operated right up until 952. 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 herself 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 borough new palace, which served as the residence of the prince bishops of constance. with 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. or you're just learning splendidly. good morning. it's nice in getting nicer through not a good if. what if you had a few of these big friends who live here? 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 bulbs. but i'm really looking forward to having others stand here soon, but i get him under the gift there. 60 gardener is 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 da from fed bring some of the

joy of spring into your home, all the way to imagine an esl and so forth. and those who visit my now in person can stroll around the islands, 45 hector's and joy. it's natural beauty ah, with till the spring roses in summer. dahlias in the fall and peaceful landscapes in winter. the island of my now changes with the seasons. and that the town on your billing and my next stop. because a city to are awaits me here. after all, you, william gave this part of lake constance, the lake cube running a, it's lame. the tor begins on the cities prom,

not the long as the vault at lake constance, hoola gob as before, there was no landing stage and no permanent. and instead 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 and fountain 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 full of mold, leading the billing to say the house had a foul skin or height. 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 to date lake constance is known for

its clear and clean water we had into the old town. ah. the building was once the richest town on lake 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 name is emitted when an epidemic broke out in the middle ages got, it was really bad because lap adam x were playing cholera or smallpox and wasn't 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 and 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 on gum or smallpox trench. today. our tool also leads as to the saint nicholas winston, where the carved altar by the famous sculptor erupt soon is particularly impressive . ah, how less stuff is the hoofs dot the central square of you 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 any us entries was the richest and biggest on all of lake constance adoption. and to ensure that opening as themselves benefited from this at your day

. and then we're allowed to shop here for the 1st hour on market day. i'd call when the 1st hour was over when the for benito obama that rang and everyone else could come. that's the day to day yet still, i, lady, this will no longer applies to day side. the so you can shop in the 1st hour and died. come barbecue, so much of a guard and see you next to his mom. this is of this life. we're going back to sibling in my sailing adventure is over. now it's just a matter of maneuvering the boat back into the harbor and damaged. so we have to touch the fend us to the railing, which ensure that the boat doesn't get scratched when mort. for thank seems though, you hang it out here. i must say, my modem, wrapped the rope around one amer, take a crack and cross it here and around again. you're right. good

. i know you got it. now i 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 you 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 sail across the lake just like me, or we'll see by, by fear next time. somewhere else in germany. ah ah ah

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