Gasthof Obertor

Lake Constance


The affable Rimpps take pride in their lemon-fronted patrician house. Obertor stands head and shoulders above most Altstadt guesthouses, with spotless rooms, a sauna area and generous breakfasts.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Lake Constance attractions

1. Mehlsack

0.05 MILES

The all-white Mehlsack (flour sack) is a tower marking the Altstadt’s southern edge. A steep staircase leads up to the Veitsburg, a quaint baroque castle…

2. Museum Humpis-Quartier

0.06 MILES

Seven exceptional late-medieval houses set around a glass-covered courtyard shelter a permanent collection focusing on Ravensburg’s past as a trade centre…

3. Liebfrauenkirche

0.24 MILES

Rising high above Marienplatz, the weighty, late-Gothic Liebfrauenkirche conceals some fine examples of 15th-century stained glass and a gilt altar.

4. Marienplatz

0.29 MILES

The heart of the Altstadt is the elongated, pedestrianised Marienplatz, framed by sturdy towers such as the round Grüner Turm, with its lustrous tiled…

5. Blaserturm

0.37 MILES

The 51m-high Blaserturm is a part of Ravensburg's original fortifications and has superb views over the Altstadt from up top.

6. Zeppelin Museum

10.86 MILES

Friedrichshafen will forever be associated with the Zeppelin, the cigar-shaped craft that made its inaugural flight in 1900. The Zeppelin Museum traces…

7. Zeppelin Museum

10.86 MILES

Near the eastern end of Friedrichshafen’s lake-front promenade is the Zeppelin Museum, housed in the Bauhaus-style former Hafenbahnhof (harbour station),…

8. Stadtgarten

11.03 MILES

A promenade runs through the sculpture-dotted, lakefront Stadtgarten park along Uferstrasse, a great spot for a picnic or stroll. Pedal and electric boats…