Meersburg Bodensee
We were on the road with the camper over Easter and on the way back, we made a short stop in Meersburg on Lake Constance.
Until then, I only knew the name Meersburg through a chef who had a restaurant there during my apprenticeship almost 30 years ago. Back then, almost every cooking insider talked about this restaurant and how innovative this chef was. This restaurant no longer exists, but the name Meersburg is still familiar to me, so we made a short stop in this small town.
Meersburg has just 6000 inhabitants and is located on the northern shore of Lake Constance.
You can take a steamer from here to Constance or the island of Mainau. You can probably even go around the whole of Lake Constance, but I haven't really looked into that.
We were only there for a short stay of about 2 hours.
If you walk from the car park above the town, this is your first impression of the old town.
Actually quite pretty. But it's already going down very steeply here.
What immediately catches the eye are the relatively well-preserved old half-timbered houses and the paintings on the house facades.
Relatively quickly, the castle comes into view.
The castle was first mentioned in a document in 1071. The oldest parts of the building probably date from this time.
At the bottom, you come to the seafront. What are those trees?
On the other side is Switzerland. There are probably no illegal immigrants here. At most shopping tourists who stock up on cheaper food and other goods in Germany.
The old town has a small pedestrian zone in the lower town with the classic small restaurants and ice cream parlours.
From here, a staircase leads to the castle and the upper part of the old town.
In the middle of the path we found this little gem. An old water wheel.
From above, the wheel looked like this. I don't know if anyone really still lives in it. But I can imagine that it's not much fun to live there during the high season.
And then we found a funny knight man. Actually, he wasn't funny at all. He prevented me from entering the castle with his sword. I was supposed to pay customs, but I refused.
But we were still in the garden before the new castle.
When we reached the upper market square, we went to a church. But I don't think you have to do that.
This was our last impression of the city. A backyard with the typical half-timbered houses.
Meersburg is certainly worth a trip, but probably only for a day. There's not really much to do there.
Wir waren über Ostern mit dem Camper unterwegs und auf der Rückreise machten wir einen kurzen Stop in Meersburg am Bodensee.
Bisher war mir der Name Meersburg nur durch einen Koch bekannt, der in meiner Lehrzeit vor fast 30 Jahren dort ein Restaurant hatte. Damals hat fast jeder Kochinsider von diesem Restaurant gesprochen und wie innovativ dieser Koch ist. Dieses Restaurant gibt es zwar nicht mehr, aber der Name Meersburg ist mir immernoch geläufig, also machten wir einen kurzen Stop in dieser Kleinstadt.
Meersburg hat gerade mal 6000 Einwohner und liegt am nördlichen Bodenseeufer.
Man kann von hier mit dem Dampfer nach Konstanz oder der Insel Mainau fahren. Wahrscheinlich soger um den ganzen Bodensee, allerdings habe ich mich da nicht wirklich informiert.
Wir waren nur für einen kurzen Aufenthalt von ungefähr 2 Stunden dort.
Wenn man vom Parkplatz oberhalb der Stadt zu Fuß kommt, ist das hier der erste Eindruck der Altstadt.
Eigentlich ganz hübsch. Es geht aber schon hier sehr steil nach unten.
Was sofort auffällt, sind die relativ gut erhaltenen alten Fachwerkhäuser und die Bemahlungen der Hausfassaden.
Relativ schnell kommt die Burg zum Vorschein.
Die Burg ist zum ersten mal 1071 urkundlich erwähnt. Aus dieser Zeit stammen wohl auch die ältesten Teile des Bauwerks.
Unten angelangt, kommt man zur Strandpromenade.
Was sind das für Bäume?
Auf der anderen Seite liegt die Schweiz. Hier sind wohl keine illegalen Einwanderer zu erwarten. Höchstens Einkauftouristen die sich in Deutschland mit billigeren Lebensmitteln und anderen Waren eindecken.
Die Altstadt hat in der Unteren Stadt eine kleine Fussgängerzone mit den klassischen kleinen Restaurants und Eisdielen.
Von hier aus kommt man über eine Treppe zur Burg und dem oberen Teil der Altstadt.
Mitten auf dem Weg haben wir dieses kleine Schmuckstück gefunden. Ein altes Wasserrad.
Von oben sah das Rad dann so aus. Ob da wirklich noch jemand drin wohnt, weiß ich nicht. Ich kann mir aber vorstellen, dass es während der Hochsaison nicht gerade sehr lustig ist dort zu wohnen.
Und dann haben wir noch einen lustigen Rittersmann gefunden. Eigentlich war der gar nicht lustig. Er hat mich mit seinem Schwert gehindert, in die Burg zu kommen. Ich sollte Zoll zahlen, aber das hab ich verweigert.
Dafür waren wir noch vor dem neuen Schloß im Garten.
Auf dem oberen Marktplazt angekommen, sind wir noch in eine Kirche. Muss man aber glaub ich nicht unbedingt machen.
Das hier war noch unser letzter Eindruck der Stadt. Ein Hinterhof mit den typischen Fachwerkhäusern.
Meersburg ist sicher ein Ausflug wert, aber wohl nur für einen Tag. Viel zu tun gibt es dort nicht wirklich.
Looks like you had a wonderful short stop in Meersburg! It's always nice to visit a place that you've heard about before and see it for yourself.
The photo you shared of the old town is charming and makes me want to visit myself one day. Thanks for sharing your experience!
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I loved Meersburg! And it's possible to drive there around the lake as this is how we did it 🙂 You can get there from Constance by car as well, it just takes a bit more time.
It's a pity you only have a couple of hours as the old castle is worth visiting. It has beautiful interior as well as views from the terrace over the lake and the Alps.
Thank you for sharing!
Maybe I can manage it next time. Castles are everytime worth to visit for me.
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