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From the shores of the Bodensee (Lake Constanz) to the 3000-metre-high, snow-capped mountaintops... The landscape of Austria’s most western region is very diverse, with mountains, forested hills, green valleys, hidden lakes, waterfalls and traditional Austrian villages. If you want to get up to a more active holiday in the summer, you’ll find that the opportunities here are legion: hiking, mountain biking, golfing, rafting, canyoning, rappelling or swimming on one of the beaches. Hikers will find 6000 km of marked hiking trails in the beautiful Bregenzerwald. Funiculars run from various villages to the hiking areas which are at higher elevations. There are also special trails (and courses) for Nordic Walking. Winter sport enthusiasts will also find much to do here, in the famed resorts of Arlberg, Montafon, or the ‘royal’ Lech. A nice way to enjoy the landscape is a car ride along the Silvretta Hochalpenstrasse, which connects Vorarlberg and Tirol with one another. This is one of the area’s most beloved and beautiful mountain routes and goes along beautiful panoramas. The capital city of Bregenz is on the Lake Constanz and attracts many visitors in July and August due to the Bregenzer Festspiele (a music festival), with the world’s largest floating stage. The city has a historic centre (called the ‘Oberstadt’). The Unterstadt, on the other hand, is the modern part of the city, with the boulevard. A boat trip can be made from here across the lake, and bicycle routes have been mapped out around the lake. You can also take the funicular to the top of Mount Pfänder, where you’ll have a great view of the city and the lake.
Places of interest
- The Medieval Alpine city of Bludenz, with its old town and the 18th-century castle.
- A nostalgic ride on the steam train: the Wälderbähnle Museum Train, from Bezau.
- The Bregenzer Festspiele, the summer festival of Bregenz, held annually in July and August.
- A boat trip across the Lake Constanz. This can include a day trip to the town of Lindau or the flower island of Mainau.
- Silvretta Hochalpenstrasse.
- For the children: the Sonnenkopf ‘family adventure mountain’, with Bear Land.
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More regions of Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria / Vienna, Upper Austria, East Tyrol, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg
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| Near the village centre of Bartholomäberg, on a beautiful location, stands the detached house Julia. On the ground floor you find a newly built (2007) holiday home. You have your own entrance, privacy guaranteed! The interior is as can be expected from a ... |
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| The Apartment in Montafon is in Ausserboden, next to the village of Vandans, just outside the centre of Schruns. The holiday home was built in 2007 and is luxurious and very well furnished. You have your own entrance so privacy is guaranteed. You can use ... |
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