Walgau - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

A beautiful valley in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg as well as a ski resort named after the valley. The area is very family-friendly but also offers the usual big variety of alpine destinations with skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing, hiking or cross-country skiing. Many mountain and ski huts allow hiking on foot or on skies. The interactive hiking trail "Tierwelten Brandnertal" explains the animal life of the region.

Schattenburg is a castle, museum and restaurant in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg. It was once the residence of the Duke of Montfort, sits high above the city of Feldkirch. It houses a restaurant and offers impressive views from the high keep. It features 18 rooms spread over 3 floors. Every room is dedicated to a different aspect of Feldkirch’s city history and leads guests on a journey back in time.

The wildlife park offers excitement, fun and entertainment for the whole family and is open all year. You can observe numerous animals, take a break from everyday life on a stroll or let off steam with your children at one of the most beautiful playgrounds in Vorarlberg.

The Furkajoch is a mountain pass in the Alps. It connects the valley of the Bregenzer Ach near Damüls with the valley of the Frutz near Laterns. The pass path was made correspondingly simple and, until recently, was little more than a natural path. Only a few years ago a modern, narrow road was built over the Furkajoch.

The Zimba is a 2643 m above sea level. A. high mountain of the Vandanser Steinwand in the Rätikon , a mountain group of the western Central Alps in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The eastern ridge is one of the most familiar climbing routes of the whole Rätikon range, but the normal way leads along the western ridge.

A majestic high mountain range in the western central Alps in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg . Due to its massive size at the western end of the Rellstal, it has a large geographical dominance to the east, which is due to its over 400 meters high east wall. Due to its favorable location and easy climbing, the mountain is a popular destination for excursions. Exact details of a first ascent of the Saulakopf in the 19th century are not available.