Don”t miss Swiss-German border at Lake Konstance
A traveler shared their experience visiting the border between Germany and Switzerland at Lake Constance in Kreuzlingen. They highlighted the unique sculptures along the border and recommended visiting the Rhine Falls if you're in Zurich. They suggest that this area is a beautiful, slightly hidden gem worth exploring.
- Check out the sculptures at the border in Kreuzlingen for a unique experience.
- When visiting Zurich, make sure to also visit the Rhine Falls, which is close by.
- If you're exploring by public transport, consider getting a Swiss Travel Pass for convenient travel options throughout Switzerland.
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At lake Konstance, at Kreuzlingen Switzerland, I found the official border between Germany and Switzerland- which btw is little more than just a painted line on a road. The line of modern sculptures lined along the border, define it indirectly. the array of sculptures ends in the waters of Lake Constance, keeping you all puzzled about how the border control works in the water!!
Kreuzlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland. This is close from Rhine falls Switzerland. If you are visiting Zurich you should visit Rhine falls and if you are visiting Rhine falls then Don’t miss this border.
It is beautiful and unique place!! here are all the details
Location and other details: shwechan.com/lake-constance-borders/
Video about this place: youtu.be/uaHiZhTpXzY
Enjoy!!
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Thanks for the post!
An often overlooked area of Switzerland – but a beautiful lake indeed!
thank you for allowing my post!! I really feel this is the hidden gem !
Hello,
If you are interested in the border between Switzerland and Germany, take a look at where it goes downriver from Kreuzlingen. The border shows as the green line on the attached list. You may find Büsingen (just east of Schaffhausen) of particular interest.
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Hi Peterli,
My husband and I will be spending 12-19 September in Basel and 19-26 in Lucerne.
We are keen to explore the Swiss-German border from Lucerne too.Could you be more specific as to where to go?
Hello,
Why do you not start your “exploration” of the border between Germany and Switzerland in Basel ? Lucerne is well out of the way from the border. From Basel you can work your way up the Rhein as far as the Bodensee (Lake Constance). You will notice that the border is the Rhein from Basel to just west of Eglisau, but after that the border runs all over the place, mostly not along the Rhein. Are you more interested in traveling along the Rhein or following the actual border ? Are you traveling by public transport or are you renting a car ? I would not miss Bad Säckingen/Stein, the two Laufenburgs, Neuhausen (Rheinfall), Stein am Rhein, the Untersee, Mainau (north of Konstanz), and the Bodensee which at the far end is Austria. As I recall, Lucas posted a report of his trip to Stein am Rhein which included some very nice photographs.
Hi Peterli,
This is our first trip to this part of Europe in many years.We will be doing day trips from Basel and Lucerne-Basel because of the Alsace region and Lucerne because of Switzerland.We have always loved Germany .We will be traveling by public transport .
Stein am Rhein is a must(loved Lucas’ photographs!)
would appreciate any input you can impart.-the transport system is baffling!
Hi Bumm:
Check thislink-
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/t he-tram-that-takes-you-on-a-dream-journey/7963548
To deal with your general question, look at this map and zoom in to zoom level 32, at which point the train lines become highly visible. You can search foe locations by name, if you wish.
map.search.ch/B%C3%BCs ingen?pos=694368,283640&z=12 8&poi=haltestelle,zug
Or, map.search.ch/Basel?poi=haltestelle,zug&po s=612424,269264&z=64
I have made the train stations visible. You can , too.
Under Points of Interests/ Traffic, check out the icons for different transport media. I turned on “trains.”
Mouse over a station location icon, and the exact official timetable name for the station will appear
Then, use the timetable:
http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable
I’ve been traveling on Swiss public transport for years, so it no longer baffles me. What in particular is your concern? Perhaps we can comment
Slowpoke
Hi Slowpoke,
To sum it up,probably fear of the unknown.
We hardly use public transport here in Singapore but am rather familiar with UK because we just plain got used to it.English is our mother tongue.
we have not done much planning for this trip( we still work full time)so I guess a couple of issues.
1)we intend to draw CHF from Euros bank account -ATM at Basel airport
2)transport -thank you for your kind reply
3)weather -beyond us
you guys have been most helpful..
Ar there any free walking tours in Basel?
Hi,
Your trip is just around the corner. Are you flying into Basel/Mulhouse (EuroAirport) from London ? And returning to London from there as well ? Time is short, so I am thinking out loud. Here’s an idea for you. For your first week, why not rent a car on the French side of the airport (it’s all in the same building) and do your exploring in the Alsace and along the German/Swiss border in the car ? For your second week, you could return the car to the rental agency (I think Europcar is the best, and Sixt second best) at the airport, and use a Swiss train pass to travel by train to Lucerne and visit all the places in Central Switzerland that interest you.
This is a very nice time to visit the Alsace region (lots of wine-production). I’m glad you have put Stein am Rhein on your must list and I recommend that you consider visiting Mainau, just north of Konstanz, on the Bodensee (Lake Constance). May I assume that the Rheinfall (in Neuhausen) is also on your list ?
If you do decide to rent a car, keep in mind that on the Continent we drive on the right-hand side of the road in all the countries, this since Sweden switched on September 3, 1967.
Hi,
We will be doing Sin-LHR and LHR- Baasel and return will be Zurich-Sin.
We are not going to be driving as we are not familiar with the roads.
We will make it a point to visit all the places you highlighted.Thank you all so much.
I hope you have a wonderful visit.
Hi shwchan-
Members of the European Union are parties to the Schengen Treaty which guarantees the free movement of people across borders within the Schengen zone. Switzerland, which is independent from the EU, participates via a bilateral treaty with the EU.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ European_Single_Market
Slowpoke
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