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Mainau Island

The Mainau Island is a flower island of Lake Constance.

The owner of the island is the Swedish Lord Bernadotte. It is one of the main tourists attraction of Lake Constance. Beside flowers, there is a great park landscape with beautiful views on the lake. There is also a greenhouse with tropical climate and thousands (at least a lot) of butterflies in it.

In summer you will see lots of small sailing boats. The Mainau bay is where the university sailing club is located.

External link

Island webcam: http://www.uni-konstanz.de/struktur/campus/webcam/index.php

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