ボーデンゼークライスの天然記念物・トップ20

The pilgrimage chapel Maria im Stein in the Aachtobel is a small, well-known pilgrimage chapel in a gorge landscape near Lake Constance.

この場所の特別なところは、渓谷の険しい斜面の岩のくぼみに直接建てられた礼拝堂です。岩のひさしの下の祭壇小さな洞窟と上の岩。巡礼者やハイカーのためのベンチ、その隣には小さな告解堂があります。そのため、この場所は古典的な教会というよりは自然の聖域のように見えます。

Impressive rock formation directly on the bike path and lakeshore. Numerous bird boxes adorn the rock.

Nothing going on. Great place.

It's a great place to watch the currents converge here. There's also a great shelter with a fire pit.

In 1999, the city council commissioned the sculptor Peter Lenk (*1947) to create a fountain for the landing stage, based on a clay model. The theme was to be an incident in which the Alsatian postmaster Andreas Egglisperger, during a frozen lake in early January 1573, unknowingly rode from the Swiss shore across Lake Constance to Überlingen. This story had already inspired Gustav Schwab (1792-1850) to write his ballad "The Rider and Lake Constance." The fountain's unveiling was a great surprise: the horse was not a historical figure, but Martin Walser (1927-2023) – one of the most important German writers of the 20th century and a citizen of Überlingen since 1968. With his skates on, the artist, known for his satires, takes aim at Martin Walser, who, with his views, sometimes treads on the slippery slope of German history. The scandal, which reverberated far beyond the city, prompted the two local financial institutions to withdraw their financing commitments. Portraits of the then directors, depicted as "Lurch" and "Fischdrücker," are part of the fountain basin.

The route is directly along the main road but the steep slopes are impressive

A beautiful bike path