Constance The Literary City Tour

The first stop is at the port in front of the historic council building. A pope was elected here in 1417. Our guide will tell you about participants of the Council and who immortalized the city literary at that time. Here you will also get to know the port beauty of Constance called Imperia , an impressive statue of an equally impressive lady who allegedly turned the heads of all men 600 years ago, during the Council period, and inspired Honoré de Balzac to write his "Bold Stories".

Lake Constance was already described in Roman antiquity. Overlooking the Swabian Sea, you will listen to our guide, who poets and scientists were inspired by the city and lake to write poetic works - or were mistaken.

Here, in the former Dominican monastery, the mystic Heinrich Suso worked in the 14th century. Your guide will introduce you to some of his beautiful poems here.

Numerous poets and scholars tell us about the time of the Constance Council of 600 years ago. Follow in their poetic footsteps through the oldest district of Konstanz, the Niederburg.

Time and opportunity to listen to poems and descriptions in the shadow of the Münster, in which the Münster is the focus.

History was not only made once in the cathedral of Constance. Fortunately for us, there were chroniclers and scholars at that time who were there "life" and wrote eagerly. Listen to some of the texts written here.

Here at the fish market it is now time to listen to a reproach poem by a Tyrolean knight and minstrel who was a guest of the Council of Constance of 600 years ago and was terribly upset by the bad wine and the high prices. After all, he praised the beauty of the Constance women and also called us the place where he dared to dance with the beautiful ladies at that time...

The old streets of Constance seem to invite poets to tell stories about the city. Listen to what Marylin Monroe's favorite poet came up with about the old Council town on Lake Constance at this beautiful place in Hohenhausgasse.

Time to take a literary look back at the time of the 13th century minstrel. Our guide will recite a minstrels song that originated in Constance and will teach you about the nature of love...

Considering the curious sculptures around the Kaiserbrunnen, a story about the 7 Swabians and what once happened to them in "Kostnitz" fits here. But we also want to let other writers have their say and listen to their reflections on the city of Constance.

The Rhine Gate Tower from the 13th century once formed part of the city wall. From here a bridge led over to the other side of the Rhine. Although this bridge no longer exists, it was immortalized in a poem by Gustav Schwab. Hear from our guide what a historical event the poet rhymed with.