Mainau

Mainau, often known as "The Flower Island," is the most visited tourist destination on Lake Constance, it also is one of the most beautiful islands in Germany.

The little island, located approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Konstanz, has a semitropical environment that led Prince Nikolaus von Esterházy to establish a botanical park in the first half of the nineteenth century. Mainau is presently managed in perpetuity by a foundation formed by the prince and his second wife, and its manager is their daughter, Countess Bettina Bernadotte. The foundation is managed by their son, Count Björn Bernadotte.

Lake Constance (known as Bodensee in German) is Europe's third-largest lake, including islands like the well-known Lindau, which is accessible by bridge, and the smaller, even more, attractive Mainau. This little flowery island is famous for its greenhouse butterfly sanctuary, which is Germany's largest butterfly house. Every year, more than a million people visit.

Stop to smell the almost 10,000 rose bushes or get some shade behind the 150-year-old enormous sequoias and Viktoria lime trees erected by the grand duke in 1862 while traversing the island. There's also a 13th-century baroque mansion from the Teutonic Order of Knights, who ruled the island for about 500 years.

Location: Mainau, 78465, Germany