Vorarlberg - 84 Attractions You Must Visit

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About Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal state of Austria, sharing borders with the countries of Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland and the Austrian federal-state of Tyrol. Vorarlberg also enjoys a small window on Lake Constance via the city of Bregenz. It is the richest and most well-to-do province of Austria outside Vienna. For its size, it offers a lot of diverse landscapes including everything Tyrol has to offer with the exception of a large city.

Types of Attractions in Vorarlberg

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List of Attractions in Vorarlberg

Alpenarena Hochhäderich

Alpenarena Hochhäderich

Skiing Spots

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

The Alpenarena Hochhäderich is the ideal ski area for families. The wide alpine valley, at an altitude of between 1,300 and 1,600 metres, is Alpine pasture land in the summer. In winter, visitors can choose from five lifts and nine kilometres of slopes. Easy and medium slopes for kids and beginners, crisp slopes for the experienced, lift tickets at affordable prices and nature all around that amazes - skier's heart, what more could you want.

Alplochschlucht

Alplochschlucht

Lake/ River/ Ponds

Outdoors- Other

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 .

Angelika Kaufmann Museum

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.

Bielerhöhe Pass

Bielerhöhe Pass

Mountain Passes

A high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.071m above the sea level, located in the Austrian Alps between the Bundesländer of Vorarlberg and Tyrol. The pass connects Montafon and the Paznaun valley. The pass is traversed by the Silvretta Hochalpenstraße High Alpine Road. Due to its exposed location the road is closed to normal traffic in winter at which time it can be reached only by cable car from Partenen.

Bödele

Bödele

Outdoors- Other

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.

Brandnertal

Brandnertal

Skiing Spots

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

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.

Braunarlspitze

Braunarlspitze

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

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.

Bregenz Forest Mountains

Bregenz Forest Mountains

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

A majestic range of the Northern Limestone Alps, named after the town of Bregenz. The Bregenz Forest Mountains are located entirely in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. In the Bregenzerwald mountains there are comparatively few alpine huts with overnight accommodation. This is due to the fact that the majority of the mountain tours can be undertaken as day trips from the valley valleys.

Bregenzer Ache

Bregenzer Ache

Lake/ River/ Ponds

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.

Brüggelekopf

Brüggelekopf

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

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.

DAMULS / MELLAU

DAMULS / MELLAU

Skiing Spots

Damüls-Mellau is a ski area in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is most popular for its snow safety. In 2006, Damüls was awarded the honorary title 'snowiest village of the world. With 109 kilometres of pistes, 29 cable cars and lifts, the ski area is one of the top ski regions in Vorarlberg and has already been awarded several times by skiressort.de as a world-leading Ski area of the EXTRA CLASS 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Damülser Mittagsspitze

Damülser Mittagsspitze

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

A high mountain in the Bregenz Forest Mountains in the Austrian state Vorarlberg. A naturally blessed location which offers beautiful trekking destination and also there are so many other leisure options too. The normal route starts from the upper station of a chairlift at 1810 m and is UIAA grade I.

Diedamskopf

Diedamskopf

Skiing Spots

Diedamskopf ski resort is a sneaky powder stash above the village of Schoppernau in snowy Vorarlberg, Austria. It provides a quintessential Austrian 'small' ski resort experience in a delightful rural village. Vorarlberg has all the skiing & snowboarding that one could wish for, but if looking for something different, Schoppernau provides a relaxing snow holiday location without all the hustle & bustle of larger ski resorts & towns.

Drei Türme

Drei Türme

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

A group of mountain peaks in the Rätikon range of the Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland. The highest of the three, the Grosser Turm, lies on the Austrian side of the border, in the state of Vorarlberg. It is the highest point of the Drusenfluh group. A good trekking destination and also it offers nice views also.

Dreiländerspitze

Dreiländerspitze

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

The Dreiländerspitze is 3197 m above sea level. A. the highest mountain in the Dreiländerspitzgruppe in the Silvretta , a mountain range in the central eastern Alps. It is a favourite viewpoint, due to its position and accessibility. A good trekking destination too.

Faschina

Faschina

Skiing Spots

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

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.

Faschinajoch

Faschinajoch

Mountain Passes

The Faschinajoch is a mountain pass in the Alps at 1486 m above sea level . It connects the valley of the Bregenzer Ach near Damüls with the valley of the Lutz near Faschina. It leads over the pass, which is well-developed and winter-proof . The eastern part of the route is very popular with motorcyclists .

Ferienhaus Lechweg

The Lechweg trail connecting two countries has been awarded as the first "Leading Quality Trail - Best of Europe" by the European Hiking Association and is therefore considered to be a model for long-distance hiking trails throughout Europe. It leads through one of Europe's last remaining wild river landscapes and incorporates both the diverse natural landscapes and cultural landscapes of the three regions with their special histories and traditions into the route.

Flexen Pass

Flexen Pass

Mountain Passes

A majestic high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the Bundesland of Vorarlberg. The road over the pass is asphalted. It’s usually open all year long and connects the upper Lech River valley between Warth, Lech, and Zürs with the Klostertal near Stuben. It offers nice views of this area and also there are so many other options for leisure too.

Flexenbahn

Flexenbahn

Cable Car Stations

The Flexenbahn is an aerial cableway in Stuben am Arlberg in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg. It is part of the Ski Arlberg ski area and borders both of the Austrian provinces of Vorarlberg and Tyro. lThe valley station is located in the area of Alpe Rauz and it is the key link with which the largest contiguous ski resort in Austria could be realized.

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