We spend a few days at Lake Constance (Bodensee) and on our first day we decided to visit the flower island Mainau. The island is situated just off the shore of Lake Constance and is not far from the city Konstanz. From there you can take a boat to the island. Mainau is a flowering island famous for its parks and gardens. Beside many flowers there is a beautiful park landscape with amazing views on the lake and also a greenhouse with tropical climate and thousands of butterflies.
Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, created the island's arboretum, which now contains 500 species of deciduous and coniferous trees, many exotic and valuable, including fine specimens of Sequoiadendron giganteum and Metasequoia glyptostroboides. The island also contains about 200 rhododendron and azalea varieties. The Italian Rose Garden laid out geometrically with pergolas, sculptures, and fountains, and includes some 500 rose varieties. The Mediterranean terraces contain exotic pot plants, including palm trees, agaves, cacti, and bougainvillea. The island as a whole contains about 30,000 rose bushes representing 1,200 varieties, and about 20,000 dahlias of 250 varieties. It is one of the main tourist attractions of Lake Constance. - Wikipedia
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