Red Wall - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

A mountain lake with a natural spring in the Lechquellen mountains. It is fed by a natural spring and builds itself annually new from the snowmelt. That is why his size varies. Normally the lake is about 500 m long and 400 m wide with a maximum depth of 17 m.

The Braunarlspitze is the highest peak in the northern half of the Lechquellen Mountains and is therefore particularly noticeable from the Bregenzerwald . It is the culmination point of a ridge several kilometers long from the Butzensattel in the east to the west. The Mellau mountain guide Mathias Wüstner made the first ascent in 1877 over the north ridge.

Klostertal is located between Bludenz and the Arlberg and has been an extremely popular holiday region for a long time. Hospitality has a long tradition here. The Klostertal extends over a length of around 30 kilometers from Bludenz to the Arlberg Pass and forms the connection from Vorarlberg to the rest of Germany.

A side valley of the Walgau and stretches from this in an easterly to north-easterly direction to the mountainous center of the country. The end of the valley borders on the Bregenz Forest . The great Walsertal is best known for the UNESCO biosphere park of the same name.The name of the valley comes from the Walsers who moved here from Valais in the 13th century .

The Spullersee is an originally natural high mountain lake in Vorarlberg . It was dammed up from 1919 to 1925 by the Austrian Federal Railways on the occasion of the electrification of the Arlbergbahn and has been used to generate energy ever since. The lake is a popular fishing lake in summer. He is known for his trout . Fishing is not possible between December and February due to icing.

Faschina - Fontanella is the highest mountain village within the valley, situated on a sun-kissed balcony of the Grosses Walsertal. The small but charming settlement close to the Faschinajoch ridge at 1485 m above sea level, offers superb winter and summer holidays in a family-like atmosphere. The village is particularly well-known for the Faschina ski area, which is part of the Damüls ski area.