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Lindau
Place in Bavaria, Germany

Lindau

Lindau is a major town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance in Bavaria, Germany.

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It is the capital of the county (Landkreis) of Lindau, Bavaria and is near the borders of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, and the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau. The coat of arms of Lindau town is a linden tree, referring to the supposed origin of the town's name. The historic town of Lindau is located on the 0.68-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) island of the same name, which is connected with the mainland by a road bridge and a railway causeway leading to Lindau station.

Get in

Getting to Lindau

  1. 01
    Bahnhof Lindau-Reutin
  2. 02
    Lindau Inselbahnhof
See

Worth seeing

First step after reaching Lindau should be to contact the tourist info centre just outside the train station, where one can get a list of beautiful buildings in the town and a free map too. On a sunny day, the views that this town offers are awesome.

  1. 01
    Old City Hall

    Construction started in 1422 and took about 14 years to complete.

  2. 02
    Lighthouse

    Climb the lighthouse (33 m).

  3. 03
    Mangturm

    A 20-m tower that was built in the 12th century as part of the town's defence wall.

  4. 04
    Diebsturm

    Constructed in 1380 as part of the city walls.

  5. 05
    Stadtmuseum
  6. 06
    Bavarian Lion
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Stadttheater Lindau

    Take cruise trips to neighbouring harbour towns like Bregenz, Konstanz or Friedrichshafen.

  2. 02
    Marionette Opera

    Music event happening several times a year with live music throughout the island.

  3. 03
    Park-Theater

    Zwanzigerstr.

  4. 04
    Strandbad Eichwald

    A managed area for swimming and sun bathing.

  5. 05
    Ice Skating Arena
  6. 06
    Flugplatz Wildberg
Eat

Where to eat

There are many restaurants in the market and near the shore that offer variety of cuisine. There are also a few good ice-cream places on the island.

  1. 01
    Fidelisbäck

    Great bakery which originated more than 500 years ago in Wangen im Allgäu.

  2. 02
    Wissingers im Schlechterbräu

    In der Grub 28,.

How locals move

Getting around Lindau the local way

  • Get inEuregio train tickets are available for unlimited travel in the region (including discounts on certain ferries).
  • Get inBSB runs seasonal ferries between April and October.

From Wikivoyage: Lindau, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.