20 Attractions to Explore Near Martinsturm

The Kunsthaus Bregenz is one of Europe's leading museums of contemporary art and renowned far beyond the borders of the Vorarlberg. The Kunsthaus exhibits works by international contemporary artists who generally create art work specifically for the Kunsthaus. The KUB also has its own collection with two core areas: “Archive Art Architecture” and “Contemporary Austrian Art.” Select works of exhibiting artists have been expanding the latter part of the collection since 2009.

A cable car located in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg. It connects the valley at 419 meters above sea level with the 1022 meter high mountain station near the Pfänderspitze.

A beautiful mountain in western Austria close to Lake Constance. The city of Bregenz lies at the foot of the mountain on the shores of the lake. With its views over the lake and the surrounding mountain peaks, the Pfänder is one of the most famous lookout points of the region. The mountain is a popular tourist destination, with hiking paths, an alpine park and restaurants.

A river delta in the Netherlands formed by the confluence of the Rhine, the Meuse and the Scheldt rivers.

The Brüggelekopf is 1182 m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Bregenz Forest Mountains . It is the local mountain of the Bregenzerwald community Alberschwende in the Bregenz district in Vorarlberg. The Brüggelekopf with a snack station in the area of ​​the summit is a popular starting point for mountain hikes, for example over the high moor to the pilgrimage church in Bildstein , over Kaltenbrunnen to Egg or over the Geißkopf to Bödele.

The Heldsberg fortress is built into a rocky outcrop between the villages of St. Margrethen and Au in the Rhine Valley. Lustenau, the stately village in Vorarlberg, is located directly above the border river Rhine. The fortress had the task of preventing the crossing over the border river Rhine between Montlingen and Lake Constance and of disrupting a crossing over the lake from the Lindau area in order to ultimately ward off an invasion of Switzerland.

This is an interactive natural history museum in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg. It originated in 2003 from the former "Vorarlberger Naturschau" and was set up on a former factory premises in the new Dornbirn Stadtgarten. The museum includes a documentation center about the nature of Vorarlberg as well as an interactive exhibition.

The Bödele is a local recreation area on the Losenpass on Vorarlberger Landesstraße 48 between the city of Dornbirn in the Vorarlberg Rhine Valley and the community of Schwarzenberg in the Bregenz Forest. It is mainly used as a local recreation area by the people of Dornbirn, which is why the people of Dornbirn call it “their” Bödele.

A majestic museum dedicated to the life and works of the Swiss painter Angelica Kauffman. It is housed in the "Kleberhaus", an old farmhouse in the traditional wooden style of the village, which dates back to 1556. The exhibition area is about 220 square meters large.

The Hochälpelekopf is a mountain in the Bregenzerwaldgebirge near Dornbirn and at 1463 m above sea level. A. the highest point in the Bödele region. It forms an elongated mountain ridge running in a north-south direction. A good trekiing destination and also it offers nice views too.

The Rolls-Royce Automobile Museum is based on the automobile collection of Franz and Hilde Vonier. This museum was born from the dream of the two founders and their lifelong passion. visitors can experience high-quality Rolls-Royce vehicles and legendary aircraft with Rolls-Royce engines up close on an area of ​​around 5,000 square meters. The museum now focuses on its more special exhibits, and plans to present a new theme each year.

The Bregenzer Ach is an approximately 67 kilometer long tributary of Lake Constance in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg . With a catchment area of around 830 km², the river drains almost the entire area of ​​the Bregenzerwald and, with an average water flow of 41 m³ / s, is the most important river in the northern part of the state. The Ach is named after the Vorarlberg state capital Bregenz , for which it represents the border to the neighboring communities Hard and Lauterach.

A majestic mountain within the city bounds of Dornbirn, in Western Austria. A cable car goes to the top of the mountain. The summit station includes a panorama restaurant with an expansive view of Switzerland and Germany and the Rhine Valley.

The Rappenloch Gorge is an approx. 500 m long gorge in Dornbirn in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg It has been bridged since 1791 to create a road to Ebnit. From August 2021 to - planned - summer 2022, a new road alignment will be built on the fifth Rappenloch Bridge in chronological order. It is traversed by the Dornbirner Ach northwards, which previously flows through the Alplochklamm.

The Staufen is a 1465 metre high mountain in the very western part of Austria. The mountaintop splits the two bordering cities, Dornbirn and Hohenems. The Staufen is connected to the Karren, which belongs to the city of Dornbirn. A good trekking destination and also it offers nice views of the nature from here.

The Staufensee reservoir is an artificial reservoir and short-term storage with around 120,000 to 130,000 m³ of usable volume. This corresponds roughly to the mean water discharge of the Ebniter Ache in one day. Several natural and artificial tributaries flow into the Staufensee. The water for the Staufensee reservoir comes from the residual water from the Ebensand power plant, the Älpelegraben, the Dornbirner Ache, the Tüfgraben and the Trestorengraben.

The Alplochschlucht is a natural gorge in the field of Austrian city of Dornbirn in Vorarlberg . It was formed by a mountain breakthrough of the Dornbirner Ach and is still traversed by this. The gorge is passable on a wooden walkway for pedestrians. The Ebensand power plant with the Staufensee reservoir is located at the mouth of the Alploch Gorge . Then the Dornbirner Ach flows again through a striking gorge, the Rappenloch Gorge .

The Alter Rhein is the old river bed of the Alpine Rhine in St. Gallen and Vorarlberg in the Alpine Rhine Valley, which was cut off when the Rhine was straightened during the 20th century. It is one of the beautiful places in Switzerland and also a nice picnic spot too.

A cooperation and association of craftsmen and traders in the Bregenz Forest.It hosts themed exhibitions, workshops, contests and lectures on craft and building culture as well as presentations of products from the workshops of the member companies. Moreover, it includes a shop and a café. It offers its members institutionalised support in the areas of member service, product and design innovation, education and training, and building culture.

A beautiful Jewish museum located in the historic Jewish quarter and collects examples of Jewish history in Vorarlberg. It deals with the Jewish presence in Hohenems as well as surrounding regions. It also covers the Diaspora and Israel and puts the future of the European immigration society into focus. Since there is no longer a Jewish community in Hohenems, the museum's imparting of knowledge and communication must largely be made by non-Jews.