It is the majestically serene Alps, the grace and industry of the Rhine and Danube and the silent, massive intensity of the Black Forest. Over two thousand years of human history and an indefinable amount of natural history have occupied, shaped and left their impression on its regions. Joining three countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), acting as a keystone, is the magnificent Lake Constance (Lake Bodensee), covering more than 4,400 square miles.

Greatness defines the region. The musical power of composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, and Richard Wagner, the foresight of Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus Movement and the inspiring intellect of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, Thomas Mann and Bertolt Brecht are just a sampling of what makes this area artistically and intellectually stimulating.