Württemberg shore
Immenstaad & Hagnau
Two small wine villages on the northern shore that show the lake from orchards and vines rather than from the promenade.
Orchards down to the shore · Best time: Blossom in April; evening light in high summer
The place
Hagnau and Immenstaad are narrowly built and quickly crossed. Their value lies inland: fruit plantations and vine slopes leaning towards the water. From up there you look across the treetops onto the lake — an angle the shore never gives you.
The light
The south-facing slope makes for long evenings. During the April blossom the plantations look almost graphic, the rows standing strictly and the white working against the dark ground.
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Practical
It is tight between the rows — unsuitable for large groups, all the better for couple portraits. Field tracks aren't always surfaced; sturdy shoes pay off on the way there.
Sight lines
- Hillside fruit plantations
- Vine rows
- Shore path between the villages
- Old chapels