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Bregenzerwald Tourismus GmbH, Ines Agostinelli (p. 86) Krumbach to show them a starry sky that Gerbe 1135, 6863 Egg Almhotel Hochhäderich (p. 55) is not aff ected by light pollution. Angelika Kauff mann Museum, Gabriela Metzler (p. 87) Cornelia Baldauf (p. 24) Design by: Rudolf Berchtel (p. 11/16/17/21/26/30) Ludwig Berchtold (p. 10/23/28/54/89/98) broger grafi k, Adolf Bereuter (cover, p. 8/20/27/34/36/42/44/45/66/67 /68/70/71/75/83/92/96/112/113) Friedrich Böhringer (p. 15/25) Printed by: Ian Ehm friendship.is (p. 19/81) Druckhaus Gössler, Bregenzer Festspiele (p. 79) Johannes Larch comes from South Tirol. Johannes Fink (p. 12/22/76/100/102/106) He particularly appreciates the numerous Markus Gmeiner (p. 2) Text by: Golfpark Management GmbH (p. 52) signposted mountain bike routes in the Kinz Kommunikation Markus Grabher (p. 56) Bregenzerwald. They take him through Thomas Gretler (p. 35) Florian Aicher (p. 2 – 3, 66 – 67, 72 – 73) beautiful landscapes, to alpine settle- Werner Bentele has built a multifunctional Lukas Hämmerle (p. 82) Kurt Bracharz (p. 92 – 93) Martin C. Huber (p. 18) ments, High Alps and to summits. There’s building with showroom with the help of Christian Zillner (p. 68 – 70) Alex Kaiser (p. 9/104) also a wide range of available services the regional trades for his distillery and Gemeinde (p. 33) Christoph Lingg (p. 78) and special hotels. bee-keeping activities in . Carthography: Björn Matt (p. 74) The local silver fi r – but also spruce, glass Norman Müller (p. 109) Aries Werbegrafi k-Design and concrete – characterise this structure, Peter Oberhauser (p. 32) Text and planning of hiking routes: Dr. Rudolf Oostenrijk TV (p. 14/99/101) which has been realised in line with the Popp & Hackner (p. 13) Berchtel traditions of Vorarlberg architecture. Ratko Medienagentur (p. 57) © Land Vorarlberg für Geodaten Erwin Reiter (p. 31) Roswitha Schneider (p. 72) Sebastian Stiphout (p. 40/43/49) Data and prices subject to change. Typographical Aaron Strahammer (p. 80) errors cannot be excluded. Edition: February 2020 Jürgen Ulmer (p. 29) Matthias Weissengruber (p. 90)

Anton Sutterlüty comes from the Bregenzerwald, but lives in Vienna. He runs his own cheese cellar there right in the city centre. He provides the content, Sonja Schwarzhans had no use for herbs i.e. the cheese wheels, himself when he and she hated gardening when she was produces his dairy products on an alpine a child. But now the former teacher has pasture in his original homeland dur- turned herbalist. She cultivates her products ing the summer. He talks about how that in and sells them through 15 diff er- works and how it fi ts in with Vienna. ent shops across Vorarlberg and the Allgäu. contents 1

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Bregenzerwald Tourismus GmbH, Ines Agostinelli (p. 86) Hand-made Krumbach to show them74 a starry sky that Gerbe 1135, 6863 Egg Almhotel Hochhäderich (p. 55) hiking...... 7 is not aff ected by light pollution. Angelika Kauff mann Museum, Gabriela Metzler (p. 87) cultural programme­ 77 Cornelia Baldauf (p. 24) Things to know 8 Design by: Rudolf Berchtel (p. 11/16/17/21/26/30) Panoramic routes 10 Schubertiade Schwarzenberg 78 Ludwig Berchtold (p. 10/23/28/54/89/98) broger grafi k, Andelsbuch Alp paths 14 Festival 79 Adolf Bereuter (cover, p. 8/20/27/34/36/42/44/45/66/67 /68/70/71/75/83/92/96/112/113) Summit tours 18 Klassik Krumbach 80 Friedrich Böhringer (p. 15/25) Printed by: Water routes 21 FAQ Bregenzerwald 81 Ian Ehm friendship.is (p. 19/81) Druckhaus Gössler, Dornbirn Bregenzer Festspiele (p. 79) Cultural toursJohannes Larch comes from25 SouthCultural Tirol. meeting points 82 Johannes Fink (p. 12/22/76/100/102/106) Barrier-freeHe rambling particularly appreciates33 the numerousExhibitions & museums 86 Markus Gmeiner (p. 2) Text by: Golfpark Management GmbH (p. 52) Nagelfluhkettesignposted nature mountain park bike35 routesCultural in the outings 90 Kinz Kommunikation Markus Grabher (p. 56) Hiking withBregenzerwald. dogs They take36 him through Thomas Gretler (p. 35) Florian Aicher (p. 2 – 3, 66 – 67, 72 – 73) beautiful landscapes, to alpine settle-dining out...... Werner Bentele has built91 a multifunctional Lukas Hämmerle (p. 82) Kurt Bracharz (p. 92 – 93) Martin C. Huber (p. 18) active summerments,...... High Alps and to37 summits.KäseStrasse There’s building & Bregenzerwald with showroom with the help of Christian Zillner (p. 68 – 70) Alex Kaiser (p. 9/104) Cycling also a wide range of available38 servicesculinary delightsthe regional region trades for his92 distillery and Gemeinde Lingenau (p. 33) Christoph Lingg (p. 78) Mountain bikingand special hotels. 40 Alpine dairybee-keeping shops activities in94 Alberschwende. Carthography: Björn Matt (p. 74) Racing bike 43 Culinary hikesThe local silver fi r – but96 also spruce, glass Norman Müller (p. 109) Aries Werbegrafi k-Design Running trails 44 Cuisine guideand concrete – characterise98 this structure, Peter Oberhauser (p. 32) Text and planning of hiking routes: Dr. Rudolf Oostenrijk TV (p. 14/99/101) Outdoor specialists 45 which has been realised in line with the Popp & Hackner (p. 13) Berchtel Climbing 46 well-being ...... traditions of Vorarlberg105 architecture. Ratko Medienagentur (p. 57) © Land Vorarlberg für Geodaten Erwin Reiter (p. 31) Archery 48 Health & wellness hotels 106 Roswitha Schneider (p. 72) Paragliding 49 Water & Moor 109 Sebastian Stiphout (p. 40/43/49) Data and prices subject to change. Typographical Aaron Strahammer (p. 80) Fishing grounds 50 errors cannot be excluded. Edition: February 2020 Jürgen Ulmer (p. 29) Golf 52 Directions, Matthias Weissengruber (p. 90) Public buses & taxis 111 family tips...... 53 Reisemagazin Bregenzerwald 112 Rambling withAnton the Sutterlüty pram comes54 from the Kids’ programmeBregenzer wald, but lives58 in Vienna. He Horse ridingruns & tripshis own in cheese cellar there right in horse-drawnthe carriages city centre. He provides63 the content, Sonja Schwarzhans had no use for herbs Day trip tipsi.e. – theAround cheese wheels, himself when he and she hated gardening when she was Lake Constanceproduces his dairy products64 on an alpine a child. But now the former teacher has pasture in his original homeland dur- turned herbalist. She cultivates her products ing the summer. He talks about how that in Hittisau and sells them through 15 diff er- works and how it fi ts in with Vienna. ent shops across Vorarlberg and the Allgäu. 2 the bregenzerwald

Travelling the Bregenzerwald always spectrum which, right at the start of means having to overcome dizzy tourism, had travellers extolling the heights to start with: from Bregenz “charming landscape” as an “enclosed you take the Pfänder, from the park” whilst at the same time shudder- Valley the valley side which ascends ing at the “Siberian exile” on the wild, 500 m, from the north you take the upper course of the Ache. A valley area Sulzbergstock, from the east the Ried- of contrasts, borders, crossings. berg or Hochtannberg pass, from the south the Furkajoch or Faschinajoch. Crossings Cross-border experiences also leave Up and over is the way to go – the most their mark on the locals – they know impressive views are from the north how to set themselves apart from and the west – and a space is revealed outside. Yet the scarce rural areas which, in all its diversity, is completely have never been sufficient to feed different to all that surrounds it, with the population. The locals had to get the Bregenzerach uniting it all. Your moving, cross borders, leave behind route takes you through gorges and their homes and families. This took flat hollows – wide between the hills on many different forms: the nomadic of the foothills of the Alps around existence of alpine animal ­husbandry Alberschwende and ­Lingenau, narrow (home, mountain pasture, alp between the mountains of the foothills → p. 92), or in the form of of the Alps around Andelsbuch and seasonal migrant work, outbound , squeezed in between the alpine commuting or even emigration (to peaks of the , Diedams­ America in the 19th century in par- kopf, Zitterklapfen and ­Widderstein ticular). Flexibility, ideas and self-help around , Au, , were essential to stave off poverty. Warth and Schröcken. This correlates The area was only sparsely populated with the division into the Vorder- for a long time: only plot names wald, ­Mittelwald and Hinterwald give rise to assumptions about the (front, central and rear regions of the border between Celtic and Rhaeto- ­Bregenzerwald) – a topographical Romanic cultures. It was not until the bregenzerwald 3

View of the Kanisfluh near Au the High Middle Ages that Mehrerau ­Habsburg Empire was established. ­Monastery in Bregenz encouraged The new rulers were the cheese bar- the population of the area upwards of ons who amassed staggering wealth the Bregenzerach. From above, com- with the products of the new form of ing the opposite direction, you come agriculture, and textile manufactur- across a second wave of population ers who supplied material produced with the Walsers. The particle “Wald” by the textiles home industry before (forest, wood) found in many of the the railway provided factories in the names of places makes it clear how Rhine valley with workers after 1902. undeveloped this settlement area was Such changes were also accompa- for a long time. Naturally, the locals nied by resistance – Franz Michael gladly take advantage of this remote- Felder, author and spokesman of ness: interesting as a hunting ground the revolt, is still considered an at best for the feudal rulers, extensive exceptional character (Franz Michael autonomy was allowed to develop Felder Museum → p. 89) in the which went down in literature as a valley today, and which is why one’s “peasants’ republic”. It ended with own house and home are tenaciously the brief Bavarian occupation (1806 – clung to. New sources of income have 1814) as a result of the realignment of to be continuously developed – the Europe by Napoleon. multitude of manual skills is proof of this. Hard cheese and lace It was during this time that the This culture has succeeded in main- region developed in the form you see taining its vitality. Innovation and today. Rational, mercantile methods flexibility based on the acquired gained importance in agriculture, continue today in initiatives such as desertedness became characteristic the werkraum (→ p. 72) and have of the Vorderwald to the Mittelwald, turned the Bregenzerwald into a production of hard cheese grew model European region. to such a sustainable extent that the first dairy farm school in the 4 bregenzerwald guest card

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There is lots to discover in the Includes the following Bregenzer­wald mountains. Rambling public buses and hiking paths take you to the Free travel on the rural bus Bregen- loveliest spots, and tell stories. Events zerwald bus lines to Bregenz and are held. The Bregenzerwald Guest Dornbirn (except city buses) to Card is your “ticket” to these moun- (except blue hiking buses – Spuller- tain experiences. The Bregenzerwald see /Formarinsee), with Bus 98 from Guest Card is available to all visitors Hittisau to and with who spend at least three nights in the rural bus Großes Walsertal to the Bregenzerwald, and is included Thüringen. in the accommodation price. cable cars More information (→ p. 5) validity 1 May to 31 October 2020 swimming pools More information (→ p. 6) issuing offices Bregenzerwald Tourismus, from all You are also entitled to numerous cable car ­operators (except Steffis- reductions from our partners. alp-Bahn, Warth) and tourist offices in the partner municipalities. 5 guest card hiking active summer family tips architecture culture dining out well-being

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(→ p. 59) Carriage of mountain bikes as far as far bikes Carriage of mountain € 4 per bike station, as middle the to cable spaces, 2 parking lifts with restaurant car the and to terrace sun parking the at E-charging station lot car and to the restaurant in the in the restaurant car the and to station valley Carriage of mountain bikes as as bikes mountain Carriage of car mountain cable far as Mellau free of charge ­station, cable barrier-free the access to     Damüls cable cars cable Damüls Diedamskopf cable cars cable Diedamskopf cable & swimming cars pools

5 4 Children-Climbing tip: and Family ­crossing61) (→ p. gorge a hike Culinary tip: Culinary T +43 (0)5515 4110-0 T +43 (0)5515 www.diedamskopf.at T +43 (0)5518 2222-0T +43 (0)5518 www.damuels-mellau.at Opening times: – 11 October: daily May 30 times:Operating a.m. – 4.15 p.m.8.45 kids’ adventure Didi’s tip: Family land trips Sunset Thursday September – 10 every July 16 p.m. 6 and 10.30 between breakfast Mountain – 9 September: every 14 July and Wednesday from 8 to 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 8 to from and Wednesday (first journey at 8 a.m.) journey (first Bergwelten exhibition Worlds Mountain station mountain the at 6 June – 11 October: daily; – 11 October: daily; 6 June – 18, 24 – 26 October17 of good hiking weather event in the times: Operating 9 a.m. – 12.35 p.m. and 1.30 – 4.30 p.m.; Opening times: – 1 30 May 21 – 24 May,

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May – 11 October: daily May st 3 2 1 www.seilbahn-bezau.at T +43 (0)5514 2254 T +43 (0)5514 www.bergbahnen-andelsbuch.at T +43 (0)5512 2540 T +43 (0)5512 Kanisfluh (→ p. 18) Kanisfluh Hiking tip: Last ascent at 4.30 p.m. 4.30 p.m. at ascent Last public holidays 9 a.m. – 5 p.m; holidays public 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and and Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday, Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – noon and 9 a.m. – noon and – Friday Monday Operating times: times: Operating 24 – 26 October 11 June – 18 October: daily; 11 June and public holidays; and public 30 May – 7 June: Saturday, Sunday Sunday Saturday, – 7 June: 30 May Opening times: 1 Opening times: Hiking tip: Niedere Hiking tip: holidays during July and August and August July during holidays lunch break on Sat, Sun and ­ and Sun Sat, on break lunch 9 a.m. – noon and 1 – 4.45 p.m.; No 9 a.m. – noon p.m.; No and 1 – 4.45 Operating times: times: Operating in the event of good hiking weather event in the 17 – 18 October – 18 October 17 (→ p. 96) culinary hike culinary hike tip: Culinary hour, without a break if required a break if required without hour, 4.30 p.m. at 20 and 50 min. past the the min. past 50 20 and 4.30 p.m. at 26 October – 15 November: 926 October – 15 November: a.m. – 5 p.m.; 5 p.m.; every half hour between 9 a.m. and 9 a.m. and half hour between every Operating times: times: Operating 7 – 8, 14 – 15 November through to 1 to through Opening times: 6 cable cars & swimming pools

continuous operation on Saturday, 8 Faschina cable cars Sunday and public holidays Opening times: Hiking tip: around the Walser 30 – 31 May, 1st June, 6 – 7, 11 – 14 June; settlement­ (→ p. 16) 20 June – 13 September: daily; Carriage of mountain bikes as 19 – 20, 26 – 27, Sept., 3 – 4 Oct. far as Uga-Express mountain in the event of good hiking weather station, see tariff notice for price Operating times: T +43 (0)5510 600 9 a.m. – noon and 1 – 4 p.m. www.damuels-mellau.at Hiking tip: Faschina floral and ­hiking nature trail, Flower tours 6 Steffisalp-Express every Tuesday and Saturday, 9.30 Opening times: (meeting point at valley station) 27 June – 11 October: daily in the Family tip: “Der KLEINE Naturdetek- event of good hiking weather tiv” children’s nature detective trail Operating times: with Monika Klocker every Saturday 9 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 – 5 p.m. at 9.30 a.m. Climbing tip: Karhorn via ferrata Carriage of mountain bikes in (→ p. 47) both sections, free of charge Culture tip: “uf m Tannberg” alpine T +43 (0)5510 705 museum (→ p. 89) www.seilbahnen-faschina.at Culinary tip: culinary hike (→ p. 97) No carriage of mountain bikes Swimming pools T +43 (0)5583 3601-0 The swimming pools are open www.warth-schroecken.at between late May and early ­September, depending on the 7 Sonntag cable cars weather. Opening times: 30 – 31 May, 9 Hittisau family swimming pool 1st June – 18 October: daily; 9.30 a.m. – 7.30 p.m. 24 – 31 October 10 Egg swimming pool Operating times: 9 a.m. – 7.30 p.m. 8.45 a.m. – noon and 1 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. 11 Schwarzenberg swimming pool Hiking tip: Stein sound room – the 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. artistically designed path to the echo 12 Bezau swimming pool wall. 9 a.m. – 7.30 p.m. Family tip: barbecue with clay oven 13 Mellau swimming pool and children’s play area 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Climbing tip: Wandfluh via ferrata 14 Au swimming pool Carriage of mountain bikes as 9.30 a.m. – 7.30 p.m. far as mountain station, € 4 per 15 Schoppernau forest pool bike 9.30 a.m. – 7 p.m. T +43 (0)5554 5281 www.sonntagstein.at information Bregenzerwald Tourismus T +43 (0)5512 2365 www.bregenzerwald.at 7 guest card hiking active summer family tips hiking Hiking and rambling are the best ways to discover architecture the beauties and mysteries of the Bregenzerwald. Hiking tips take you to alpine pastures where cheese is made, across historical wooden bridges and to magnificent vantage points. culture dining out dining well-being 8 things to know

Hikers on Sattelegg alp in Au

Uniformly signposted paths and Hiking deals ­hiking maps make it easier to find You can book selected hiking deals your way around the mountains. directly from Bregenzerwald Touris- Practical: the ramble and hiking mus. For more information, see the packages offered by Bregenzerwald Bregenzerwald­ Travel Magazine and Tourismus. www.bregenzerwald.at/en

Hiking paths on the Internet Signposting of the hiking paths www.bregenzerwald.at/tourenkarte All hiking paths are clearly and ­uniformly signposted according to Culinary hikes → p. 96 the Vorarlberg hiking path concept. Walking tours of the moor → p. 109 The hiking paths are divided into three degrees of difficulty:

tipps: hiking map & recommended reading Walking or rambling paths: Bregenzerwald hiking map Easy incl. 50 hiking tips All hiking routes and important information to do with cable cars, Mountain hiking paths: huts and alpine inns are enclosed Non-slip footwear suitable for in the hiking map. The hiking wearing in the mountains is map is available from Bregenzer- recommended wald Tourismus, in tourist offices and in hotels. Steep alpine trail: Suitable only Wanderbuch Bregenzerwald for those with mountain experi- by R. Berchtel, ­published by ence, who are sure-footed and ­Tyrolia Verlag (in German only) have no fear of heights things to know 9 guest card hiking active summer

The right equipment for the mountain For your safety Action in the event of an emergency • The correct equipment is a central 1. Move the injured person from

safety factor: mountain or hiking the source of danger (rockfall, ­further family tips boots, good outdoor clothing worn fall) in ­layers, a functional top to change 2. Check the vital functions in to, sunglasses and sun cream. 3. Use your mobile to call the emer- • Don’t embark upon a tour on your gency services: own. Always inform others about • 144 alpine emergencies

your tour. • 112 European emergency number architecture • Only set off into the mountains if 4. Administer First Aid you are in good physical condition. • Take (hot) drinks and a snack with you. Respect your boundaries • Set off in good time so that you The Vorarlberg state government’s are back when it is still light. It “Wohngemeinschaft Natur” initiative to gets dark relatively early in the encourage living in harmony with nature culture autumn, for example. offers locals and visitors information • Check the weather forecast before about how to deal respectfully with you set off. Stay in the valley if it is nature. It is in with this in mind that we misty. Should the weather deterio- also appeal to you to respect preserva- rate, return to the valley. tion and conservation areas. The most

• Take orientation aids with you: a important recommendations are that out dining hiking map, perhaps an altimeter. you stay on signposted paths and keep • Stick to signposted paths. the countryside clean. • Applies particularly to tours in the high mountains: take with you a Flyer „Miteinander auf bivouac sack, a head light, mobile Vorarlbergs Alpen“ phone and First Aid kit. 10 rules for encounters with well-being grazing animals www.sichere-almen.at 10 panoramic routes

Niedere with a view of the Mittelwald

Andelsbuch-Bezau – float like a starting point ­butterfly Bezau-Baumgarten cable car Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 28 ­mountain station destination Andelsbuch’s very own mountain – Bezau-Baumgarten cable car the “Niedere” – is known not only ­mountain station for its magnificent view from Lake itinerary Constance as far as the Swiss moun- Baumgarten cable car mountain tains: paragliders also appreciate its ­station (1,648 m) – panoramic circu- fantastic thermal currents. When lar route – Niedere Höhe (1,711 m) – the weather is good, you can see Baumgarten cable car mountain them floating like bright butterflies ­station around the mountain and across the chances to stop off for valley. a drink/food Baumgarten panorama restaurant, Niedere mountain inn information This hike can also be started with the mountain lifts from Andelsbuch.

Difference in altitude: 170 m Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: 1 ½ hours

Opening times: Seilbahn Bezau: T +43 (0)5514 2254 Bergbahnen Andelsbuch: T +43 (0)5512 2540 panoramic routes 11 guest card hiking active summer

View from Sulzberg into the Bregenzerwald

Sulzberg – protected by St Lawrence starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 1 Sulzberg centre of town

destination family tips The gentle panoramic hike at an Sulzberg centre of town ­altitude of over 1,000 m takes itinerary you along the nature trail into the Sulzberg centre of town (1,013 m) – gently undulating hills of the Upper ­Hochsträß (1,025 m) – Sulzberg forest Bregenzer­wald. The return journey path

is taken in good, pleasantly cool chances to stop off architecture forest air. The church on the village for a drink/food square, renovated in 1828/29 by Hochsträßstüble ramblers’ café, Alois Negrelli, the planner of the inns in Sulzberg Suez Canal, is worth a visit. The church, ­constructed in Empire style, is dedicated to St ­Lawrence, the patron saint of pub landlords, cooks culture and brewers. dining out dining well-being Difference in altitude: 20 m Trail category: yellow-white Total hiking time: 1 ½ hours 12 panoramic routes

Out and about on the Hochhäderich

Hittisau – along the Nagelfluh rock starting point face on Hochhäderich Hittisau-Reute Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 3 destination Hittisau-Reute Hochhäderich offers a magnifi- itinerary cent view to the north as far as the Hochhäderich (via Streichbrunnen­ Allgäu and, to the south, to the alpe and Lochalpe) – ­Bregenzerwald. You pass large rock Leckenholz­ alpen­ – Reute faces made up of Nagelfluh rock chances to stop off which are very distinct here. In 2008, for a drink/food 15 towns and villages in the border Hochhäderich mountain inn area of Allgäu and Vorderwald estab- lished the “ National Park” which covers an area of around 400 km².

Difference in altitude: 735 m Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: approx. 3 ¼ hours

information www.naturpark-nagelfluhkette.at panoramic routes 13 guest card hiking active summer

Above Schwarzenberg

Schwarzenberg – Legend Trail to the starting point Ilga spring Schwarzenberg village centre Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 24

destination family tips Schwarzenberg village centre Above Schwarzenberg, in a tranquil, itinerary isolated location, you can find the Schwarzenberg village centre – Ilga Chapel and the Ilga spring. The Unterkaltberg – Ilga Chapel (Ilga Blessed Ilga (from the House of the spring) – Haldenstüble – Gmeind –

Counts of Montfort) lived here as a Oberkaltberg – Schwarzenberg village architecture recluse. According to legend, a spring centre emerged on the spot where she spilled chances to stop off some water. The water from the Ilga for a drink/food spring is still believed to have healing Restaurants in Schwarzenberg, properties for eye problems and is ­Haldenstüble inn (upon request) said to open a person’s eyes to what is important. culture dining out dining well-being Difference in altitude: 320 m Trail category: yellow-white Total hiking time: 2 hours 14 alp paths

Mountain pasture settlement, Schönenbach

Bezau – from the loveliest mountain starting point pasture to the alp car park Schönenbach Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 30 destination car park Schönenbach Schönenbach is only inhabited from itinerary June to September, and is one of the car park Schönenbach – loveliest mountain pasture settle- Schönenbachvorsäß (1,020 m) –­ ments in Vorarlberg. The ramble Unterspitzalpe – Almisguntenalpe –­ takes you to the Almisgunten­alpe, Stoggertennalpe (1,500 m) –­ which lies isolated in a col beneath Ostergunten­alpe – direction the Diedamskopf. Just before the Kretzbodenalpe to Hänslervorsäß – newly built Stogger­tenn alpine car park hut, you arrive at the highest point chances to stop off on the ramble. The path along the for a drink/food Osterguntenbach takes you down to Jagdgasthaus Egender and alps the car park. (­during the alp season from mid/late June through to mid-September)

Difference in altitude: 500 m Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: 3 ½ hours alp paths 15 guest card hiking active summer

Lecknersee in Lecknertal

Hittisau – the village with most alps starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 4 car park Lecknertal

destination family tips The Lecknertal is located in Hittisau, car park Lecknertal the village with the most alps in itinerary ­Austria. A toll road takes you to the car park Lecknertal (980 m) – hiking car park. The route takes you Juliansplattealpe – Schwarzenberger along the sunny slope of the Hoch- ­Plattealpe – Plattentischalpe –

häderich-Hochgrat mountain range ­Rohnehöhe (1,639 m) – Rohnealpe – architecture up to the Rohnehöhe (at 1,639 m). Glockenplattealpe – car park It is worth taking a short detour chances to stop off to the nearby Lecknersee. Along for a drink/food this mountain hiking path – whose alps (during the alp season from 660 m difference in altitude makes mid/late June through to mid-­ it hard-going – are six alps, four of September) which are where milk is processed ­ culture there and then. dining out dining well-being Difference in altitude: 660 m Trail category: white-blue-white Total hiking time: 4 hours 16 alp paths

Damüls circular tour

Damüls – around the Wals settlement starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 43 Damüls-mountain station Uga-Express At an altitude of over 1,800 m, the destination Damüls circular tour starts with two Damüls centre or valley station peak crossings. After walking for Uga Express about 1 ¼ hours, you reach the Hoch- itinerary blanken and then follow the moun- mountain station Uga-Express tain ridge at an altitude of almost (1,800 m) – Ugaalpe – Hochblanken 2,000 m for about 45 minutes until (2,068 m) – Ragazer Blanken (2,051 m) – you reach the peak of the Ragazer Sünser Joch – Oberdamülser Alpe – Blanken. From here, the descent com- Damüls (1,430 m) mences: via the Sünser pass as far as chances to stop off the Oberdamüls alp and on to Damüls. for a drink/food The mountain church in Damüls, with mountain inn ­Elsenalpstube, its exceptional fresco wall-painting ­mountain inn Ugaalpe, Summer depicting the Biblia pauperum dating alpine dairy farms (­during the back to 1484, is well worth a visit. alp season from early July to late ­September), inns in Damüls

Difference in altitude: 430 m (up), 860 m (down) Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: 4 hours

Opening times of the cable cars T +43 (0)5510 600 alp paths 17 guest card hiking active summer

Mountain pasture settlement near Schetteregg

Egg – Falzalpen circuit walk starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 22 car park Schetteregg

destination family tips The route leads from the ski and car park Schetteregg hiking of Schetteregg into the itinerary mountain pasture districts of Eggats- Schetteregg (1,066 m) – Eggatsberg – berg and Hammeratsberg, where one Hammeratsberg – Alp Untere Falz – can see many traditional Bregenzer- Alp Obere Falz (1,217 m) – Brongen

wald-style mountain pasture cabins. Alp – Schetteregg architecture A little later, one arrives at the Alp chances to stop off Untere Falz, which offers a fine view for a drink/food of the mountains to the south, Bull- Alp Untere Falz, Alp Obere Falz, erschkopf and Winterstaude. The trail Brongen Alp (­during the alp leads up to the Alp Obere Falz, con- season from mid/end June to mid tinues over the Alp Brongen and back ­September), Gasthof Jokler, to the starting point at Schetteregg. Gasthof Schetteregger Hof culture There is active farming in the alps from June through mid-September. dining out dining well-being Difference in altitude: 276 m Trail category: yellow-white Total hiking time: approx. 2 hours 18 summit tours

Ibex on the Kanisfluh

Mellau – in the land of the ibex starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 32 Mellaubahn mountain station destination The Kanisfluh is one of the most Mellaubahn mountain station striking mountains in the Bregenzer­ itinerary wald. The rocky north side is visible Mellaubahn mountain station from the valley, the southern slopes (Roß­stelle, 1,395 m) – Kanisalpe – are green and sunlit. It offers the ­Kanisfluh (2,044 m) – Wurzachalpe – ideal habitat for ibex as well as for Kanisalpe – Mellaubahn mountain 930 different species of butterfly. station The first part of the hike is easy- chances to stop off for going, and follows an agricultural a drink/food path. After you have passed the Wurzachalpe, Kanisalpe (during Kanis alp, the ascent begins on a nar- the alp season from mid/late June row path which takes you to the top through to mid-September), inns at of the Kanisfluh. To descend, take the mountain station the Wurzachalpe option back down to the mountain station.

Difference in altitude: 680 m Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: 3 ¾ hours

Opening times of the cable cars T +43 (0)5518 2222-0 summit tours 19 guest card hiking active summer

Zitterklapfen

Au – climbing up to the Zitterklapfen starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 37 Au-tourist office

destination family tips The Zitterklapfen is one of the most Au-tourist office beautiful mountain peaks in the itinerary ­Bregenzerwald, with an impres- Au-Argenau (tourist office 810 m) – sive panorama. At the end of the Bodenvorsäß – Annalperaualpe – idyllic Dürrenbachtal, the rocky Zitterklapfen (2,403 m) – return to Au

massif arises. The first section takes via the same way architecture you along a windy agricultural chances to stop off path in the forest up as far as the for a drink/food ­Annalperaualpe. It is here that the Inns in Au, Bergkristall hut (at mountain hiking path commences. Bodenvorsäß)­ The final section in the rock to the peak demands that climbers be sure- footed and not afraid of heights. culture dining out dining well-being Difference in altitude: 1,600 m Trail category: white-blue-white Total hiking time: 9 ¼ hours 20 summit tours

Körbersee and Braunarlspitze

Schröcken – up to the highest point starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 46 Schröcken-centre of town destination The Braunarlspitze is the highest Schröcken-centre of town mountain in the Bregenzerwald. itinerary An agricultural path leads from Schröcken-centre of town Schröcken to the Fellealpe. This is (1,250 m) – Fellealpe – Fürggele – the start of the mountain hiking ­Braunarlspitze (2,649 m) – path to the Fürggele, a pass to the ­Butzensee – Jägersteig – Schröcken Große Walsertal. From here, the chances to stop off alpine trail (which demands that for a drink/food hikers be sure-footed and not afraid inns in Schröcken of heights) takes you through the rocky part up to the peak, continues to the idyllic Butzensee and, via the Jägersteig, back to the Fellealpe. From here, you take the same path back to Schröcken.

Difference in altitude: 1,500 m Trail category: white-blue-white Total hiking time: approx. 8 hours water routes 21 guest card hiking active summer

Wooden huts in the Auer Ried

Au – delicate plants and wooden huts starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 35 Au parish church

destination family tips The path leads you from the Argen Au parish church gorge into the Auer Ried nature itinerary reserve. The power of water, geology, Au-Jaghausen (parish church, nature conservation, ancient culti- 791 m) – Auer Ried (1,050 m) nature vated landscapes and the mighty trail (via Argenbachtal) – Jaghausen

Kanisfluh provide the subjects and parish church architecture the stations of the hike for those chances to stop off interested in nature. Over 50 rare for a drink/food species of plant thrive in the Auer inns in Au Ried. Watercourses, gallery forests and damp biotopes run through the humid rough pastures and upland Literary hike hay meadows with their numerous The volume of poems by Birgit culture characteristic old hay huts. Rietzler invites you to a literary hike through Auer Ried: “Berberitzen” puts in words the externally visible and the inter- nally perceptible. Available in the

tourist information offices in Au out dining and Schoppernau.

Difference in altitude: 300 m Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: 2 ½ hours well-being

A detailed brochure is available at the tourist office. 22 water routes

Kommabrücke in Hittisau

Hittisau – across bridges, starting point through the gorge Hittisau-centre of town Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 6 destination Hittisau-centre of town At the end of the Ice Age, a lake itinerary emerged at the foot of the Hoch- Village square (792 m) – swimming häderich. The Bolgenach carved its pool (Kommabrücke) – Hecht­ path out of the cliffs which formed brücke – Engenlochschlucht – the “dam wall” of the lake. And so ­Bartenstein water-operated saw- the Komma gorge arose. For almost mill – Steg – Rain – village square 300 years, the Komma bridge has chances to stop off been crossing the river and the for a drink/food gorge at a height of 15 m: this bridge Inns on the square, swimming pool is the oldest covered bridge in the kiosk (in the summer, good weather ­province. The water hiking path only) follows the Bolgenach, over the suspension bridge into the wild yet romantic Engenlochschlucht.

Difference in altitude: 80 m Trail category: yellow-white Total hiking time: 2 ¼ hours

Detailed directions are available from the tourist office. water routes 23 guest card hiking active summer

Calc-tufa area in Lingenau

Lingenau – when water turns to stones starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 8 Lingenau swimming pool car park

destination family tips The calc-tufa in Lingenau is one Lingenau swimming pool car park of the most unique calc-tufa itinerary ­formations north of the Alps, making Lingenau swimming pool car park it one of the outstanding geological (680 m) – calc-tufa nature trail phenomena in Vorarlberg. The water (610 m) – Rain – St. Anna chapel –

flows in small flumes over rocks car park swimming pool architecture as far as the ­riverbed of the Suber- chances to stop off sach, forming canopies and sinter for a drink/food curtains. Five information boards inns in Lingenau describe the ­geology and ­vegetation of this spectacle of nature. culture dining out dining

Difference in altitude: 70 m Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: 1 ½ hours well-being Detailed directions are available from the tourist office. The wooden bridges can be slippery when wet. 24 water routes

Rest area – Tobelweg Sibratsgfäll

Tobelweg in Sibratsgfäll starting point Sibratsgfäll-centre of town The Tobelweg follows firm gravel destination paths and soft forest soil mostly along Sibratsgfäll-centre of town small watercourses to the Subersach’s itinerary floodplain. The interactive stations – Centre of town – towards the tennis Quellwasser (Spring Water), Balance, court – Krähenbergbrücke – centre of Tagträume (Daydreams), Waldmeister town (Woodruff), Ausblick (View), Ein- chances to stop off blick (insight) and Baumklang (Tree for a drink/food Sound) – help visitors become aware inns in Sibratsgfäll again of their own original senses. The senses are sharpened in a playful style and a very intense perception of intact nature is created.

Difference in altitude: 98 m Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: approx. 1 hour

Detailed directions are available from the tourist office. cultural tours 25 guest card hiking active summer

Kalbelesee lake with view of the Biberkopf

Warth-Schröcken – on the trail starting point of the Walsers Schröcken parish church Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 48

destination family tips Warth The villages of Lech, Schröcken itinerary and Warth are typical Walser Schröcken – Alpe Felle – Körbersee – ­settlements. In the 14th century, the Hochtannbergpass – the old salt Tannberg area was populated by the road to Warth (return by bus)

Walsers, who came from the West chances to stop off architecture Swiss canton of Valais. In cultivating for a drink/food the alpine terrain, these pioneers Hotel Körbersee, inns in Schröcken developed a first-rate, fascinat- and Warth ing cultivated landscape. Robust information benches point out the stations along Körbersee near Schröcken was awar- the trail. A book is available which ded Austria’s most beautiful location describes the objects that tell the by ORF (Austrian Broadcasting culture history of the Walser settlers on the Corporation) viewers in 2017. Tannberg. dining out dining Difference in altitude: 590 m (up), 350 m (down) Trail category: yellow-white Total hiking time: 4 hours

Detailed documentation in the form well-being of a book is available from the tour- ist offices in Lech, Schröcken and Warth. www.tannberg.info 26 cultural tours

Hay landscape in Au

Au-Schoppernau – “Alpgang” starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 36 Au/Rehmen church destination Insights into farming in the Au/Rehmen church ­Bregenzerwald are afforded by the 14 itinerary stations on the “Alpgang” thematic Long tour: trail. For economical reasons and in Au/Rehmen church – Berbigen moun- order to maintain the mountain’s tain pasture – Upper Sattel­alpe – sensitive nature, farmers in the Liegstein – Alpe Sattelegg – Wika – Bregenzerwald have been farming Holand – Au/Rehmen church their fields in several stages for hun- Short tour: dreds of years: in the early summer, Au/Rehmen church – Berbigen Alpine dairymen and their cows leave ­mountain pasture – Wika – the valley and head for the moun- Au/Rehmen­ church tain. They spend the summer on the chances to stop off high mountain pasture, and return to for a drink/food the mountain pasture in the autumn, inns in Au, Alpe Sattelegg (from mid- and finally back to the valley. June to early September)

Difference in altitude: approx. 765 m long tour, (650 m without Liegstein), approx. 355 m short tour Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: long tour approx. 4 ¾ hours, (approx. 1 hour less without Liegstein),­ short tour approx. 2 hours. cultural tours 27 guest card hiking active summer

The “not quite perpendicular” station – Georunde Rindberg in Sibratsgfäll

Sibratsgfäll – Georunde Rindberg starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 15 Felber’s leaning house

destination family tips The tour brings you closer to the Alpenrose inn power of Mother Nature, letting itinerary you experience it for yourself: in Rindberg Geological Circuit:Felber’s May 1999, the mountainsides in the leaning house – The moved house – plot moved inexorably. The major Living on a slant – Not quite perpen-

incident left behind deep scars. On dicular – The leaning fir tree – The architecture the landscape as well as on the spirit demolition – St Mary’s Chapel – of the village. The stations of the Alpenrose inn Georunde Rindberg trace the hap- Riesalpen Geological Circuit: penings, communicate interesting Torrent and Avalanche Control – information and provide insights Steter Tropfen (Constant Dripping) – into the way the inhabitants of Bader Schuttstrom (Debris Flow) – Sibratsgfäll dealt with the situation. Kapelle zum heiligen ­Wendelin culture (St. Wendelin’s Chapel) – Bergrast Wildries (Wildries Mountain Rest) chances to stop off for a drink/food Alpenrose inn-Rindberg,

Bergrast Wildries out dining

Difference in altitude: 250 m Trail category: separate signposting Total hiking time: approx. 2 ½ hours well-being

information www.bewegtenatur.at 28 cultural tours

Goßarweag (“Goatherd’s path”) in Bizau

Bizau – Goßarweag starting point (“Goatherd’s path”) Bizau village centre (village hall) Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 31 destination Bizau village centre (village hall) Goatherding was an essential part of itinerary daily life in Bizau for many centu- Bizau village centre (village ries. The hike is reminiscent of this hall, 681 m) – towards ­Känzele – cultural heritage, is enlightening Oberbergsiedlung – Hilkat – from both a historic and natural Langenalpe – Hilkat – Bizau village landscape point of view, as well as centre being a scenic delight. Five stations chances to stop off for for touching, seeing, listening, feel- a drink/food ing, guessing and climbing are an inns in Bizau attraction for children. There are rest and play several options for joining/leaving Benches and play stations along the hike along the Goßarweag via the Goßarweag, playground on the existing hiking paths and back into Oberberg the village.

Difference in altitude: approx. 320 m Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: approx. 2 ½ hours

A detailed brochure is available from the tourist office in Bizau. cultural tours 29 guest card hiking active summer

Rotenberg wood

Lingenau – Rotenberg wood starting point thematic trail Lingenau village square Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 9

destination family tips Lingenau village square Rotenberg wood is the property of itinerary 170 owners – one of the smallest 20 stations with forest room, structured forests in Austria. The ­Nagelfluh arena and Bruggmoos as thematic trail comprises 20 stations, the highlights

a forest room, an upland moor, and chances to stop off architecture a natural arena of Nagelfluh. Forest for a drink/food path, root path, woodland path, inns in Lingenau mud pits and stone steps follow one another. culture dining out dining

Difference in altitude: 270 m Trail category: yellow-white Total hiking time: approx. 2 hours. well-being

A detailed brochure is available from the tourist office in Lingenau. 30 cultural tours

A place to rest in Langenegg

Langenegg – energy hike starting point Bregenzerwald hiking map: Tour 11 Langenegg village centre destination The various “energy portal paths” Langenegg village centre make energy comprehensible, and itinerary hands-on. The hike starts at the village village centre – Nord – Leiten – hall. Through the red portals, it takes Finkenbühl – Kapf – village centre visitors to the sundial, and through the chances to stop off Wind and Water Portal with its energy for a drink/food works. At the Hotel Krone, the trail inns in Langenegg crosses the country road and contin- ues to the Mythical Portal.Continue along the forest trail to the Tranquil- lity Portal with its barefoot ­spiral made from natural materials. Via Leiten, you return to the village centre where, if you take a detour, you arrive at the Portal am Kapf (lovely vantage point).

Difference in altitude: 130 m Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: 1 ½ hour cultural tours 31 guest card hiking active summer

In the Langen nature reserve

Langen – past the downy birch groves starting point on the Feßlerberg Langen village centre

destination family tips The last downy birch grove that is at Langen village centre least sporadically cut for brushwood itinerary that still remains within the northern village centre (658 m) – Geserberg Vorarlberg region’s entire molasse via Bergerweg – Ahornach – zone is to be found on the Feßlerberg. Hirschberg (1,095 m) – Feßlerberg –

Groves where downy beeches grow village centre architecture are extensively used tree-lined chances to stop off pastures or sparsely wooded pastures for a drink/food from which the birch is taken to Gasthaus Adler, Hirschberghütte make brooms. (only open when the alpine farms The destination of this hike is the are in operation) Hirschberg, which is situated at an altitude of 1,095 metres in a culture designated nature reserve. dining out dining well-being Difference in altitude: 437 m Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: 2 ¾ hours 32 cultural tours

Musical stations at the Brüggelekopf

Alberschwende – Musikwanderweg starting point am Brüggelekopf Alberschwende village square destination The Brüggelekopf is Alberschwende’s Alberschwende village square local mountain. The summit presents routenführung a magnificent view across the Rhine village square via Greban Valley, and the and Moltach – Brüggelekopf – mountain world of the Bregenzerwald. Lorenapass – village square The Musikwanderweg is a musical chances to stop off hiking trail along which 10 musically for a drink/food structured stations have been Alpengasthof Brüggele, Jausenstation installed. Songs that are traditional Berchtoldshöhe to the Bregenzerwald – sung and played by Alberschwende choirs and Kunst am Berg music societies – blend with nature Art projects by Ariane Patout to provide a joyful and harmonious and Rene Müller may be admired ambience. around the Berggasthof Brüggele. Fascinating objects have been created here from domestic silver fir, cherry, ash and beech.

Difference in altitude: 460 m (from village square), 190 m (from Brüggele- kopf) Trail category: white-red-white Total hiking time: approx. 1.5 hours (music hiking trail), approx. 4 hours (hike from the village square) Information www.musikwanderweg.at A detailed brochure is available from the tourist office. barrier-free rambling 33 guest card hiking active summer

Dörnlesee in Lingenau

Between the village square and the starting & finishing point swimming pool: wellness in Lingenau Lingenau village square (car park)

Variant: Vitalhotel Quellengarten family tips Lingenau is located in the gently (car park) undulating countryside of the itinerary Vorderwald. The hospitable village Lingenau village square (685 m) – has won the Vorarlberg Horticultural Gschwend – St. Annakapelle Competition several times, and has (669 m) – Vitalhotel Quellen­

received awards for being a commu- garten – Dörnlesee – village square; architecture nity whose buildings are suitable for ­signposted as a yellow-white the disabled. Lingenau is also well- rambling­ path known for its barrier-free swimming barrier-free refreshments & wc pool with adjacent hotel. Hotel Löwen, Gasthaus Traube, Vitalhotel­ Quellengarten swimming pool Vitalhotel Quellengarten, Lingenau culture T +43 (0)5513 6461-0 www.bregenzerwaldhotels.at dining out dining

Distance: 3 km well-being Condition of the path: pavements and roads with little difference in height, all tarmacked 34 barrier-free rambling

At the foot of the Kanisfluh

At the foot of the Kanisfluh – starting & finishing point from Mellau to Schnepfau Mellau cable cars, car park itinerary The Kanisfluh could easily give Mellau cable cars (705 m) – rise to the argument whether this, Engevorsäß (705 m) – Ach bridge the Bregenzerwald’s most striking towards Hirschau – Schnepfau mountain, is more impressive on (734 m, car park) – return via the the curved southern side of Au or on same way; signposted for the most the northern face between Mellau part as cycle and hiking paths and Schnepfau. On our route, the barrier-free refreshments rocks of the northern face tower up M1 bistro, Mellau cable cars valley to 1,300 meters above the bottom station of the valley. If you take a really barrier-free wc close look, you can detect a mosaic Mellau cable cars valley station, of completely different natural Schnepfau village hall (on workdays) habitats. barrier-free cable cars (→ p. 5)

Distance: 10.4 km Condition of the path: tarmacked throughout, more or less level for the most part, with differences in height at stream crossings nagelfluhkette nature park 35 guest card hiking active summer

Out and about with the nature park ranger

Nagelfluhkette Nature Park is located shy black grouse, imposing golden where the Alps start, Lake Constance eagle and rare apollo butterfly and

is close by and the ­landscape is is the habitat for the most varied of family tips characterized by special rock orchids and gentians. formations.­ In summer, the easy to be reached mountains and hiking paths of the A magnificent cultural landscape, nature park invite you to undertake awarded the much-coveted designa- pleasurable hiking tours in the

tion “nature park”, developed on varied landscape. Both locals and architecture the interface between Bregenzer- guests are invited to take part in the wald and Allgäu over the course of guided themed hikes. several centuries. It covers 15 local authorities, including 8 from Lower Out and about with the ranger Bregenzerwald, the first cross- Tours: border park to cover Austria and 24 April, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.: on the trail . Alpine meadows with 290 of the secrets of alpine cheese culture different species of plant, valuable 6 May, 10 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.: golden upland moors, forests of white eagles and rocks firs and ravine forests and an alp 19 June, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.: the moor density unmatched anywhere else and its special characteristics in Austria are characteristics of the 8 July, 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.: in the

nature park. A connecting element habitat of the Apollo butterfly out dining is the impressive Nagelfluh range, 11 September, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.: the which crosses the nature park from forest in times of climate change the west to the east. Large height Meeting points: will be provided on differences, geological variation, registration sustainable Alpine pasture farming – Price per person: free of charge all of this means that a large number information & registration well-being of different habitats are created www.nagelfluhkette.info over a comparatively small area. The nature park is therefore home to the 36 hiking with dogs

Out and about with dogs

Man and his best friend can benefit from taking a hike together.

communities cable cars (→ p. 5) Dogs must be kept on a leash in Dogs are welcome: Bergbahnen the entire area: Au, Bezau, Bizau, Andelsbuch, Mellaubahn, Seilbahnen Damüls, ­Langen­egg, Langen Damüls, Seilbahnen Faschina, Seil- (Fighting dogs), Riefensberg, bahnen Sonntag, Steffisalp-Express ­Schoppernau, ­Sibratsgfäll Warth Dogs must be kept on a leash Dogs – only wearing a muzzle in certain areas: Egg, Hittisau, and on a leash: Seilbahn Bezau, ­Schröcken, Schwarzen­berg Diedamskopf­ Dogs do not need to be kept on a leash: Alberschwende, what to do when encountering ­Andelsbuch, , ­Lingenau, grazing animals (→ p. 9) Krumbach, Langen, Mellau, Reu- www.sichere-almen.at the, Schnepfau, Sulzberg, Warth

Please note that dogs are not permitted in the following places: cemeteries, children’s playgrounds, water reserves.

public buses Dogs must be muzzled and on a leash. A fare is payable for the dog. tip: veterinary surgeon Die TierÄrzte Bundesstraße 682, Andelsbuch T +43 (0)5512 264260 www.dietieraerzte.com 37 guest card hiking active summer family tips active summer There are only a few regions where you can try architecture out and perfect so many different types of sports. Outdoor specialists accompany you to ensure your safety when you go mountain ­biking, rafting, paragliding, archery, canyoning and ­climbing. culture dining out dining well-being 38 cycling

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Mellau Hirschau 688m 720m Schnepfau 734m

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tip: pocket-size cycling path flyer The Bregenzerwald cycling path is ­described in detail in the ­informative pocket-size flyer. Available from Bregenzerwald Tourismus and from the tourist information offices. cycling 39 guest card Schoppernau – Egg cycle path Rohrmoostal cycle path From Schoppernau to Au, the The scenic cycle tour leaves the cycle path runs through meadows church in Sibratsgfäll in the direc- and fields along the banks of the tion of Rindberg. The road is car-free Bregenzer­ach. The most ­beautiful from the national ­border. The tour part of the route runs from Au takes you past the impressive Gottes­ to ­Mellau through the woods of ackerwände as far as the nature hiking ­Schnepfau and the Enge mountain reserve. The less fit amongst the pasture. After Mellau, the cycle path cyclists can push their bicycles up the continues along the L 200 to Bezau, 800-metre slope. The next stage of where you can turn off onto quiet the tour is flat, and takes you to the

roads that will take you to the edge Aibele alp which is licensed (mid- active summer of Reuthe-Baien. Carry on along the June to mid-September). 2 km later, cycle path, which runs parallel to the you pass the watershed between the L 200 and takes you to Andelsbuch- North Sea and the Black Sea, and Bersbuch. After crossing that part of one kilometre on you arrive at the the ­village, the path continues along Rohrmoos plot. Here, you can visit the former route of the Bregenzer­ Germany’s oldest wooden church.

wald railway to Egg (the surface The way back takes you along the family tips is gravelled as far as the centre of same route, but with different views. Andelsbuch). Taking it easy, you Total distance (one way): 13 km need about 4 hours for the return journey. Krumbach cycle path Total distance (one way): From the direction of Langenegg,

approx. 30 km the cycle path commences from architecture the Glatz plot, and takes you across Achtal footpath and cycle path Salgenreute, Au and Halden into Egg – Doren the centre of the village. From here, The track of the Bregenzerwald rail- you can continue to Hittisau or way between Egg and Doren is being Riefensberg.­ revived. A footpath and cycle path Total distance (one way): 5 km is opening up the lovely natural culture landscape of the Bregenzerach. It is with a great deal of consideration that the buildings of the former “Wälderbahn” were renovated, the track repaired and safety features

installed. out dining Total distance (one way): approx. 10 km well-being 40 mountain biking

Mountain bike tour in Au-Schoppernau

There is a broad spectrum of cycling tours available, from easy to highly challenging. Cyclists can choose from a total of around 460 km of posted routes. The top 20 tours take visitors through selected beautiful landscapes, to alpine settlements and the High Alps, where the delicious Bregenzerwald alpine and mountain cheese is made. They’re a great way of combining tours to summits as well as steep ascents and rapid descents with culinary delights.

Cycling technique training, Mountain bike, e-bike and racing bike tours

Bike School ­Bregenzerwald Alpinschule Widderstein Johannes Larch Christian Fritz M +43 (0)660 1429645 M +43 (0)660 2149207 www.die-bike-schule.at www.alpinschulewidderstein.com MTB & E-BIKE Tourguiding, Cycling proficiency courses Warth-Schröcken Tipp: ION Ladies Bike Weekend Mathias Fritz (14 – 17 May) M +43 (0)664 5127357 www.alpinschule-warth.com “bike guide bregenzerwald” Georg Felder, Karlheinz Kaufmann, Wendelin Küzler Veronika Kaufmann, Werner Geiger e-bike tours, Langen www.bikeguide-bregenzerwald.at T +43 (0)680 1222174 www.e-bikeguide-wendelin.at Aktiv Zentrum Bregenzerwald Lutz Schmelzinger M +43 (0)676 7837878 www.aktiv-zentrum.at mountain biking 41 guest card Bike- and e-bike-rentals Bregenzerwald bicycle bus Sport Fuchs, Au www.sportfuchs.com 4 June – 4 October 2020 T +43 (0)5515 2315 It’s easy to load your own bike Sport Madlener, Damüls or e-bike on to the trailer of the www.sport-madlener.at R1 bicycle bus and take it with hiking T+43 (0)5510 391 you. This bus runs from Thurs- MB Motors, Egg day to Sunday and leaves in the (e-bike-rental only) mornings from Bregenz Railway www.mbmotors.at ­Station and terminates at the

T +43 (0)5512 26318 ­centre of the ­village in Warth. active summer Sport Rössle, Faschina information www.roessle.info Landbus Bregenzerwald T +43 (0)5510 303 T +43 (0)5512 26000 Intersport Spettel, Hittisau and Alberschwende www.spettel.at

T +43 (0)5513 6341 family tips T +43 (0)5579 4241 Sport Gotthard, Hittisau www.sport-gotthard.com T +43 (0)5513 2260 GBike (Günther Berkmann), Krumbach

www.gbike.at architecture M +43 (0)664 8400607 Sport Broger, Mellau www.sportbroger.at T +43 (0)5518 2240 Sport Natter, Mellaubahn valley-station www.sportnatter.com culture T +43 (0)5518 2262

tip: mountain bike map & package deals

Mountain bike map with 20 top tours out dining Detailed information about the MTB network and selected 20 top tours for mountain bikers and e-bikers are enclosed in the mountain bike map of Bregenzerwald (available from Bregenzerwald Tourismus, in the tour- ist information offices and in some sports shops). Mountain bike package deals on offer: www.bregenzerwald.at Mountainbike tours on the Internet: well-being www.bregenzerwald.at/mountainbikerouten Mountain bike carriage on the cable cars (→ p. 5) 42 mountain biking

Mountain bike professional Staying with experts Au-Schoppernau cycling track Some hotels specialise in accommo- Three lines have been installed dating mountain bikers and racing at the cycling track with the cyclists. They’re able to provide ‘Blue’, ‘Red’ and ‘Pink’ levels expert tips as well as the appropriate of difficulty. This means that facilities and services for both travel- there are realistic simulated lers and their bikes. single trails in the S0, S1 and S2 versions. Pump track, Racing bike specialists north-shore elements, see-saw Hotel Bären in Mellau and small drops may also be www.baerenmellau.at encountered there. Suitable for Hotel Gämsle in Schoppernau cross-country, all-mountain and www.gaemsle.at trail bikes. Au-Schoppernau Tourismus Mountain bike specialists T +43 (0)5515 2288 Hotel Rössle in Au www.au-schoppernau.at www.roessle-au.at Hotel Adler in Au www.adler-au.at Hotel Hubertus in Mellau www.hotel-hubertus.at racing bike 43 guest card hiking active summer

Racer tour close to Schnepfau

The Bregenzerwald is the perfect region for racers since they can choose from routes with different degrees of difficulty. family tips Au-Schoppernau is the perfect starting point for all tours. From here, you can reach the popular Alpine passes such as the Hochtannbergpass, Flexenpass, Faschinajoch, Furkajoch, Bödele and the Riedbergpass. Thirteen mapped-out racer tours, from the leisurely, medium-difficult to difficult, take the racers across the mountains, along meadows, through forests and the 23 ­villages

which make up the region. Cross-border circular tours into Appenzeller­land, architecture Allgäu, Lechtal and Paznauntal extend the region’s radius. difference Tour kilometres in altitude 1 Three-pass tour (Hochtannbergpass/Flexenpass/Faschinajoch) 107 2,650 2 Tannheim Valley 182 2,430 3 Furkapass – Rhine Valley 113 2,110 4 Riedbergpass – Alpsee 160 2,302 culture 5 Faschina – Silvretta high alpine road – Hahntenjoch 246 4,750 6 Furkajoch – Appenzell () – Lake Constance 149 2,538 7 Lorenapass – Bildstein – Sulzberg 125 2,330 8 Hahntenjoch – Arlbergpass 183 3,890 9 Bödele – Achrain 90 1,478

10 Circular tour of the Vorderwald 104 1,505 out dining 11 Hochtannbergpass – Lech 61 1,338 12 Introductory tour up the Schnepfegg 30 350 13 Circular tour of the Mittelwald 62 830 Racer tours on the Internet: www.bregenzerwald.at/rennradrouten

Highlander Cycling Marathon Cycling Marathon Tannheim valley well-being 9 August 2020 (187 km and 4,040 5 July 2020 (220 km and 3,500 metres’ difference in altitude) metres’ difference in altitude) www.highlander-radmarathon.at www.rad-marathon.at 44 running trails

Running trails for hobby runners and professional athletes

Hobby runners and professional The regional walking and cycle path, ­athletes alike can let off steam on the 18.1 km long Achtalweg, connects 18 running trails of varying degrees Bezau, Andelsbuch and Lingenau. of difficulty – easy, moderate and Runners can thus not only make use ­difficult. Individual trails are also of this lovely pathway – they can manageable for families with also explore the network of running c­hildren. paths in the three towns. Good ­regional bus connections make it Runners will find a range of easy to get there and back. pathways of different lengths and levels of difficulty in the Bregenzer- Running paths online: wald. www.bregenzerwald.at/laufen Andelsbuch, Bezau and Lingenau have marked running paths. Runners can choose between three easy, one moderately difficult and running events one difficult circular path in Andels- 6th Bizau trail run buch. There are six running paths in (30.5 km, 1,660 m elevation gain) Bezau and seven in Lingenau. Adventure trail run (7.6 km, 340 m elevation gain) Ultra trail run (50 km, 2,900 elevation gain) Trail running courses: 2 May 2020 www.svbizau.at Guided trail running and route planning for various tours with 10th Sparkasse Wälderlauf the trail running guides Andrea The run, approx. 12.7 km in and Norbert Rauch. length, takes runners through Appointments: Bezau-Reuthe-Bizau M +43 (0)664 2749023 20 June 2020 www.bewegungscoaching.at www.waelderlauf.at outdoor specialists 45 guest card hiking active summer

Karhorn via ferrata

The Bregenzerwald outdoor Rafting, Canoe tour, fun kayaking, ­specialists offer playful and adven- Aqua rope park, Guided cave tours in the Schneckenlochhöhle, 3-D archery

turous activities pertaining to the family tips Aktiv-Zentrum Bregenzerwald topic of mountain and water. Lutz Schmelzinger Rafting, canoeing, canyoning M +43 (0)676 7837878 Bungee jumping – 106 metres www.aktiv-zentrum.at HIGH 5 Events Adventure park, Flying Fox Park Safari, T +43 (0)5513 4140 mountain and canyoning tours, clim- www.outdoor.at bing, family and group programmes architecture Canyoning, climbing and mountain Schröcken alpine school, Josef Staggl tours, climbing courses, M +43 (0)664 2525200 Widderstein alpine school, www.alpinschule-schroecken.at Mountain and ski guide, canyoning Canyoning, via ferratas, hut hikes, guide Christian Fritz ­crossing the Kanisfluh M +43 (0)660 2149207 Mountain and ski guide, canyoning www.alpinschulewidderstein.com guide Thomas Dietrich culture Via ferrata, (family) canyoning, M +43 (0)664 4683999 Climbing camp, mountain tours www.der-gipfel.at Mountain and ski guide Mathias Fritz Hiking, climbing, via ferrata, mountain M +43 (0)664 5127357 climbing with Moses www.alpinschule-warth.com Mountain and ski guide Markus Moosbrugger Canyoning and adventure programmes out dining Holzschopf.com – Outdoor and more M +43 (0)664 3429465 Jürgen Strolz www.mitmoses.at M +43 (0)664 3801540 Canyoning, Climbing, mountain hikes www.holzschopf.com and river hikes Canyoning: Individual and group tours, Franko Rietzler Courses, rental equipment; guided hikes M +43 (0)680 2257927 and mountain tours www.frankorietzler.at well-being Alpine-Passion, Jürgen Riegger M +43 (0)664 9400515 www.alpine-passion.at 46 climbing

Beginner or expert, young or not so Starting point: Bersbuch 349, bus stop/ young: the Bregenzerwald’s climb- roundabout, Andelsbuch ing and rope courses offer the perfect information & opening times training grounds. Aktiv-Zentrum Bregenzerwald Lutz Schmelzinger Climbing and rope courses M +43 (0)676 7837878 www.aktiv-zentrum.at Damüls forest rope course and Flying Fox slide Au-Schnepfau climbing garden Six rope courses of various degrees Degree of difficulty: 3 – 8 of difficulty are located at heights Charming schratten­kalk ledge with between 2 and 13 m. There is a special several routes Bambini course for kids aged between 3 and 5. You are secured before you Schwarzenberg climbing area cross the individual courses. Highlight: Length/height: approx. 30 m 200 metres long Flying Fox zip wire Degree of difficulty: 3+ to 7 (in information & opening times ­addition on the left edge of the Bernd Burtscher/Christoph Schäfer ­climbing site, next to the old M +43 (0)664 4147137 ­Achbrücke bridge, there is a short www.das-seil.at ­practice climbing route at difficulty level C-D), route maps, equipment Schröcken adventure park ­rental at Sport Fink, T +43 (0)5512 2918 A climbing experience above water, in the forest, on a rock face (for families, Widaschrofa via ferratas, Mellau-Sch- children from the age of six), 42 rope nepfau “Wälder” via ferrata courses, 3 Flying Fox zip lines, Climb- Length/height: start at 760 m / TOP ing at a height of 3 – 15 m at 850 m Flying Fox Park Safari Schröcken Degree of difficulty: D 6 Flying Fox lines in natural Walking time: approx. 1.5 hours ­surroundings, flying 20-90 metres Difference in altitude: 100 m above wild gorges. Start: Schnepfau car park (eastern Date: Tue, Fri and Sat at 5 p.m. edge of the village), walking time to Duration: approx. 2 hours the start, approx. 10 minutes Price per person: € 18 incl. safety equipment “Abendrot” via ferrata, Mellau-Schnep- information & registration fau Alpinschule Schröcken Length/height: start at 760 m / TOP Josef Staggl at 850 m M +43 (0)664 25 25 200 or Degree of difficulty: E M +43 (0)664 75 75 500 Walking time: approx. 1.5 hours www.alpinschule-schroecken.at Difference in altitude: 100 m www.abenteuerpark.net Start: Schnepfau car park (eastern edge of the village), walking time to Aqua rope course Andelsbuch the start, approx. 10 minutes Rope course above the water: abseiling,­ climbing rock, 9 Flying Fox slides, via ferratas combined with rope course elements. climbing 47 guest card Schrofenwies climbing garden in Warth Indoor climbing Length/height: 20 m Degree of difficulty: 4 – 9+ Climbing wall in Egg 31 secured routes, Via ferrata to 500 m² of climbing area, 12-metre- ­practice, children under supervision high lead-climbing area, 20 lines and of a skilled adult, barbeque station, around 45 routes at various difficulty topo available at the Warth-Schröcken levels that range from 4a to 8a (F), two hiking tourist office automatic belay devices (Toppas), Start: the car park ­Schrofen­wies Boulder cave with campus board and Lechleiten system wall. opening times Klettergarten Bürstegg (climbing Evenings from Mondays to Fridays, active summer ­garden) between Lech and Warth Sun from 2 p.m. (closed in August) Length/height: 20 m information & online-tickets Degree of difficulty: 3a – 7+ Alpenverein Egg 29 secured routes, topos available at www.alpenverein.at/vorarlberg- the Warth-Schröcken and Lech-Zürs bezirk-egg/ tourist offices K1 climbing hall, Dornbirn

Start: 300 m adjacent to “Bürstegg” family tips service road on Hauptstraße in 2,000 m2 indoor climbing area, the direction of Warth, left by the 400 m2 boulder area, 600 m2 outdoor automobile bridge, approx. 15 min. climbing area, climbing courses, taster through the woods (elev. gain: 200 m) courses, ­competitions, events information

Mindelheim via ferrata in Warth www.k1-dornbirn.at architecture Degree of difficulty: medium Walking time: approx. 2 ½ hours to Climbing tours & climbing courses the start – from Warth-Lechleiten Difference in altitude: approx. 200 m Climbing with Moses Safe rock climbing, multi-pitch Karhorn Warth via ferrata, climbing, alpine climbing, via ferrata East and west ridge courses. culture Length/height: 1,200 m Mountain and ski guide Degree of difficulty: medium to Markus Moosbrugger ­difficult (B to D) M +43 (0)664 3429465 Walking time: 2 – 4 hours www.mitmoses.at Difference in altitude: 250 m

Start: ascent with the Steffisalp cable Alpinschule Warth out dining car (walking time to the start, approx. Ridge tours on mountain peaks at 45 min) levels of difficulty ranging from 3 to 4, multi-pitch climbing tours, climbing Seven summits tour courses for families, beginners and 7 border mountains, approx. 50 advanced climbers kilometres and 4,500 metres Mountain and ski guide Mathias Fritz well-being ­elevation gain on a single day. M +43 (0)664 5127357 Date: 12 September 2020 www.alpinschule-warth.com www.7berge.at 48 archery

Archery is one of the oldest forms Doren 3-D archery range of hunting known to man. In the Archery in the wild landscape of the Bregenzerwald, the main focus is Dorener Gschlief. on the fun-and-games aspect of the Rental: Adler inn sport. Opening hours: open daily between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. from early April Riefensberg 3-D archery range through to the onset of winter. Go back to the days of Robin Hood, Please reserve. be at one with the bow and arrow. information & reservation Place: close to the border, old Otto Nöckl, T +43 (0)5516 2014 Gschliefstraße to Riefensberg Günter Schmuck, T +43 (0)5516 2114 Rental equipment: upon request www.bogenparcours-doren.at Opening hours: April – October Parcours fee: € 10 for adults, € 5 for Archery Andelsbuch children Hunt using a bow and arrow on information & reservation a 3-D course. Incl. instruction, Ingrid Fink-Nöckler ­accompanying guide, rental of M +43 (0)664 5323102 archery equipment. www.kreativbewegen.at Date: to be arranged Place: Starting point: Bersbuch 349, bus stop/roundabout, Andelsbuch information & reservation Aktiv-Zentrum Bregenzerwald Summer Biathlon Lutz Schmelzinger in Sulzberg & Egg M +43 (0)676 7837878 The biathlon taster provides www.aktiv-zentrum.at visitors with an initial insight into this complex sport. During “Höhi” 3D archery course in Warth the summer, shooting on the Vorarlberg’s highest archery course. small-calibre laser facility in Opening times: Daily from 8.00 Sulzberg (50-metre shooting a.m. to 7.00 p.m. until mid-October, distance) or at air-pressure weather permitting. targets (10-metre shooting Equipment rental: Directly on distance) in Egg is combined location from archery manager with runs and hikes. Andreas Duration: 60 minutes Archery courses: For beginners and (extension possible) advanced learners at any time on Prices: € 180 for 1 – 4 persons, request. each additional person € 20 information, prices & Minimum number of partici- reservation­ pants: 4 Andreas Strolz Dates: upon request M +43 (0)664 4504189 information & reservation Ingrid Fink-Nöckler M +43 (0)664 5323102 www.kreativbewegen.at paragliding 49 guest card hiking active summer

Paragliding on the Diedamskopf mountain

The Bregenzerwald flying area services (­Niedere close to Bezau-Andelsbuch Training, further training, sale,

and Diedamskopf close to Au-­ consultancy, checks family tips Schoppernau) is well-known for its Tandem flight : 15 minutes laminar upwind and its pleasant with the Bregenzerwald Guest thermal conditions. Card: € 120 Tandem flight: Ever since paragliding started, 15 minutes: € 130

­Bregenzerwald flying school has Thermal soaring flight : architecture been training pilots in the perfect 30 minutes: € 160 terrain for it. The high-altitude Super thermal soaring flight: sites in Andelsbuch, Bezau and from 30 minutes: € 190 on Diedamskopf present a multi- Action tandem flight: tude of opportunities, launching € 170 sites in practically any direction, a Taster course: from € 130 fantastic view of Bregenzerwald, its culture mountains, and the region of Lake information Constance. Flugschule Bregenzerwald T +43 (0)5514 3177 M +43 (0)664 5127765 (tandem flight reservation)

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Fishing club Bregenzerwald: www.fv-bregenzerwald.at Flyfishing Elmenreich: www.flyfish-bregenzerwald.at Fishing Association for the State of Vorarlberg: www.fischereiverband-vbg.at fishing grounds 51 guest card Fishing grounds Season Information/Ticket Sales bregenzerach 1.5. – 31.8. Fishing club Bregenz,­ village halls Alber- 1 from ­ schwende, Doren, Egg Krumbach, Langenegg, to lingenau ­Hittisau, Lingenau, Riefensberg *

2 fishing rotach 1.6. – 31.8. Village hall Doren, T +43 (0)5516 2018 weissach 1 1.5. – 31.8. Fishing club Bregenz,­ 3

village hall Doren, T +43 (0)5516 2018 hiking bolgenach 2 1.4. – 30.9. Village hall Hittisau, T +43 (0)5513 6209-214 4 (with reservoir) subersach 1 1.5. – 30.9. Fishing club Bregenzerwald,­ village halls Egg, 5 Lingenau, Hittisau, Sibratsgfäll, Bezau *

subersach 2 1.5. – 30.9. Fishing club Bregenzerwald,­ village halls Egg, active summer 6 Lingenau, Hittisau, Sibratsgfäll, Bezau * rubach in 1.6. – 15.9. Village hall Sibratsgfäll, 7 sibratsgfäll­ T +43 (0)5513 2112 bregenzerach in 1.5. – 31.8. Fishing club Bregenzerwald,­ , 8 egg Village hall Egg, T +43 (0)5512 2216-12 * bregenzerach 1.5. – 30.9. Fishing club Bregenzerwald­ Tourist office

9 from andelsbuch­ Bezau and Käsehaus Andelsbuch * family tips to bezau bezegg stausee 1.6. – 31.10. Tourist office Andelsbuch, 10 andelsbuch­ T +43 (0)5512 2565 bregenzerach in 1.5. – 30.9. Fishing club Bregenzerwald,­ Tourist office 11 bezau/reuthe­ Bezau T +43 (0)5514 2295 *

bizauer bach 1.5. – 30.9. Fishing club Bregenzerwald­ Tourist office architecture 12 Bezau and Bizau, T +43 (0)5514 2129 * bregenzerach 1.5. – 30.9. Tourist office ­Mellau, Hotel Engel, Gasthof 13 in mellau and Adler, Fishing club ­Mellau, mellenbach M +43 (0)664 3935112 * bregenzerach in 1.4. – 30.9. Fishing club Bregenzerwald,­ 14 schnepfau Tourist office Bezau, Village hall Schnepfau, T +43 (0)5518 2114 culture bregenzerach/ 1.5. – 13.9. Fishing club Au, fish pond Au, Hotel Krone in 15 argenbach in au Au, Tourismusbüro Au, T +43 (0)5515 2288 krumbach with 16.6. – 30.9. Village hall Damüls, T +43 (0)5510 6210 bregetzbach and Hotel Adler, Damüls, T +43 (0)5510 6220 16 argenbach in damüls dining out dining bregenzerach in 1.5. – 30.9. Tourist officeSchoppernau, ­ 17 schoppernau T +43 (0)5515 2495 bregenzerach in 1.6. – 30.9. Tourist officeSchröcken, ­ 18 schröcken T +43 (0)5519 2670 seebachsee – dorf- 1.6. – 30.9. Tourist office Warth, T +43 (0)5583 3515 19 see warth well-being

Licences for the fishing grounds 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 are also available at ­FlyfishingElmenreich ­ in Egg: M +43 (0)664 4146482, www.flyfish-bregenzerwald.at 52 golf

Bregenzerwald Golf Park in Riefensberg-Sulzberg

The internationally renowned Golf Park in Riefensberg and the ­architect Kurt Rossknecht designed -Steibis Golf Club. the first 18-hole golf course in Guests of the founder and partner ­Vorarlberg in its time between hotels of the two golf complexes Riefensberg and ­Sulzberg: not enjoy a reduced green fee. Guests of only that – it is one of the loveliest the Vorarlberg founder and partner golf courses, nestled as it is in the hotels also benefit fromdiscounted ­ countryside.­ green fees at the five other golf courses in Vorarlberg. The undulating landscape and the numerous little inlets to the Bregenzerwald Golfing School Weißach have been perfectly inte- Important tips on driving, strategy, grated into the game. Artificial lakes tactics and mental training. The and selectively positioned bunkers golfing permit is also recognised in complement the natural obstacles. Germany and Switzerland. Along with the slopes and slants, the corridors and the impressive view, information they make golfing in this park into Golfpark Bregenzerwald and an experience which never fails to Golfschule Bregenzerwald­ leave a lasting impression. T +43 (0)5513 8400-0 www.golf-bregenzerwald.com Discount green fee The “Unlimited golfing fun” green fee entitles the holder to a discount of up to 30%, and applies to two 18-hole courses: the Bregenzerwald 53 guest card hiking active summer family tips family tips Climbing, discovering gorges, learning more architecture about herbs, visiting the cows on the farms, riding the “Wälderbähnle” – there is any amount of things for families and kids to do! Heart-felt supervision included. culture dining out dining well-being 54 rambling with the pram

Herb garden in Holdamoos, close to Au-Schoppernau

Au-Schoppernau – in the starting point fragrant herb garden Au-tourist office The Holdamoos natural experience destination illustrates 400 years of alp history. Au-tourist office A “Vorsäßhütte” – a mountain itinerary pasture hut – dating back 400 years Au-Argenau (tourist office, 810 m) – and still in its original condition, a Rehmen – direction to Schoppernau suspension bridge, a small lake and a via Halde to Holdamoos (890 m) – herb garden boasting over 150 dif- Lebernau – Lugen – Au centre of ferent herbs lie in the middle of the town cultivated, natural landscape. This is chances to stop off a gentle ramble on wide paths along for a drink/food the Bregenzerach and through the inns in Au ­settled region of Au. rest & play Hazelnut spot, small lake, BBQ ­station, herb garden, old mountain pasture hut information An all-terrain buggy is ­recommended, since some of the hiking path is a forest road.

Difference in altitude: 90 m Trail category: yellow-white Total hiking time: 2 ½ hours

Detailed directions are available from the tourist office. rambling with the pram 55 guest card hiking active summer

Adventure playground next to Almhotel Hochhäderich

Hittisau-Riefensberg – circular ramble starting point on Hochhäderich Car park at Almhotel Hochhäderich

This gentle ramble takes you along a destination family tips wide, secure path right through the Car park at Almhotel Hochhäderich Kojental nature reserve, a natural itinerary upland moor. The alpine adventure Almhotel car park – towards Hochwi- path offers some variety: water- esalpe – alpine adventure trail – Alpe drawing, barefoot trail, footbridge Moos – Alpe Kojen – Almhotel car

across the upland moor, information park architecture plaque on the “Smugglers’ Trail”. chances to stop off From the Alpstüble Moos, you can for a drink/food take a 3-minute detour to the “Stony Moosstüble Riefensberg, Almhotel Gate” natural monument. Hochhäderich rest & play Adventure playground at Almhotel Hochhäderich, alpine adventure trail culture with barefoot path, water drawing station and other varied stations and information plaques, playground at Alpstüble Moos information

An all-terrain buggy is out dining ­recommended, since the hiking path is a forest road.

Difference in altitude: 40 m Trail category: white-red-white well-being Total hiking time: 2 hours Detailed directions are available from Almhotel Hochhäderich. 56 rambling with the pram

Playing at the Mellenbach

Mellau – along the Mellenbach into starting point the nature reserve Mellau-centre of town (Fire station) The path leads from the fire station destination (where parking is possible) along the Mellau-centre of town (Fire station) Mellenbach past the swimming baths itinerary to Bengath bridge. Keep left at the Fire station town centre – turn-off and follow the freight trail, Mellentalweg – Vorsäß Dös Chapel – which leads along the stream through Mellentalweg – fire station town the Mellental nature reserve. The route centre offers great opportunities for paddling chances to stop off in the Mellenbach, for building dams for a drink/food or simply taking a break. It takes a inns in Mellau good hour to get to Vorsäß Dös (turn- rest & play off at the wooden bridge) where the Children’s playground at the new last huts are followed by the small kindergarten, swimming pool, chapel, which is a great place for bathing in the Mellenbach, chapel in visitors to spend a little time. The same Vorsäß Dös route will also take visitors back again. information An all-terrain buggy is ­recommended, since most of the hiking path is a forest road.

Difference in altitude: 142 m Trail category: yellow-white Total hiking time: 2 hours rambling with the pram 57 guest card hiking active summer

Körbersee in Schröcken

Warth-Schröcken – from lake to lake starting point The two lakes on the Hochtannberg Schröcken-Hochtannbergpass

mountain are your guide on this destination family tips ramble. The Batzenalpe is a licensed Schröcken centre of town alpine pasture. Here, in the alp itinerary museum, you discover what life Hochtannbergpass (1,675 m) – in earlier times was like. From the ­Kalbelesee – Körbersee (1,670 m) – Hochtannberg pass, an extended, Batzenalpe – Schröcken centre of

wide path takes you to the Körber- town (1,250 m) architecture see, which lies at approximately the chances to stop off same altitude as the Hochtannberg for a drink/food pass. From there, a wide agricultural Hotel Körbersee, Batzenalpe (during path takes you downwards across the alp season from mid/late June to the Batzenalpe to Schröcken. mid September), inns in Schröcken rest & play Short trip in a rowing boat on the culture Körbersee, brooks, Batzenalpe information An all-terrain buggy is ­recommended, since the hiking path is a forest road. dining out dining

Difference in altitude: 450 m Trail category: yellow-white Total hiking time: 2 hours well-being

Opening times Alpmuseum T +43 (0)5519 2670 58 kids’ programme

Variety and playful enjoyment are on Au-Schoppernau: offer in the form of the supervised pro- Farm experience grammes held in several villages. There On the Moosbrugger family’s farm is a great deal of interesting informa- ­children can watch how the farmer tion out there to learn and discover. milks and feeds his cows. They can try out the fresh, “cow-temperature” Andelsbuch: milk straight away. 3-D archery for children Meeting point: tourist office Au Following professional training and Date: 7 July to 25 August armed with plenty of information every Tuesday at 6.30 p.m. about archery, the children set off Duration: approx. 1 ½ hours on the thrilling pursuit (for children Price per child: included in the from the age of 10, approx. 2 hours) Bregenzerwald Guest Card Meeting point: Bersbuch 349, bus information stop/roundabout, Andelsbuch Au-Schoppernau Tourismus Date: May until October, upon T +43 (0)5515 2288 request www.au-schoppernau.at Price: family price (3 people) € 135, € 25 for each additional person Au-Schoppernau: Includes bow, arm protector, arrows Rock climbing for children and use of the 3-D archery range Josef teaches children their first information & registration climbing moves, how to tie several Aktiv-Zentrum Bregenzerwald knots, how to abseil down the rock Lutz Schmelzinger face and how to climb the via ferrata M +43 (0)676 7837878 secured. (2 hours, Minimum age: 6) www.aktiv-zentrum.at Meeting point: at the car park of Schröcken-Unterboden adventure­ Au-Schoppernau: park Hut magic and magic herbs Date: 6 July to 31 August, every The children listen to stories about the Monday at 5 p.m. very old mountain pasture hut and, in Price: € 12 for guest children from the herb garden, find out which herbs ­Au-Schoppernau. € 20 for children (medicinal plants) can soothe a bee from other places. Included: rented sting, which can make you strong as climbing equipment. an ox, and which ones are delicious on Equipment required: climbing bread. Then you cross the fun wobbly boots or trainers with treaded sole, bridge to the mysterious hazelnut spot. full water bottle, snack Meeting point: church in Au-­ information & registration Rehmen Schröcken adventure park Date: 15 July to 2nd September every and alpine school Wednesday at 9.30 a.m. M +43 (0)664 7575500 or Duration: approx. 2 ½ hours M +43 (0)664 2525200 Price per child: included in the www.au-schoppernau.at Bregenzerwald Guest Card information & registration Au-Schoppernau Tourismus T +43 (0)5515 2288 www.au-schoppernau.at kids’ programme 59 guest card Au-Schoppernau: Damüls: Didi’s children’s adventure land Tip for rainy days – indoor playground The mountain station of the Climbing and fun elements, toddler’s ­Diedams­kopf cable car boasts a super- area, climbing wall, table football and vised children’s adventure land with a table hockey surface area of 300 m2. Tip: Children’s Entrance: free and open to all adventure programme every Wednes- families­ hiking day Place: Top floor of the Alpenrose Opening times: 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. multi-use building, Damüls every Sat, Sun and on bank holidays; information daily from 4 July to 13 September Damüls Tourismus

when the cable car is ­operating, for T +43 (0)5510 620 active summer children between 3 and 8 years of www.damuels.at age. There is a parent-child area for children up to 3 years of age. Doren: information StandWOrtWeg reading trail Bergbahnen Diedamskopf The StandWOrtWeg plays with T +43 (0)5515 4110-0 perspectives, shows visitors how to

www.diedamskopf.at observe more closely and asks to family tips try their hand at tricky puzzles. A Bezau & Bizau: pleasant round trip that starts behind Adventure afternoon with llamas the municipal office and that takes Watching llamas, helping feed them, visitors down shady forest paths over stroking them and simply enjoying a hill that presents magnificent views.

the company of these exotic animals. Games, puzzles and philosophical architecture Date: every Tuesday questions await explorers of all ages Meeting point: 4 p.m. on the pasture along the way. The right perspective opposite the Hofkäserei Werner has to be found to solve the questions Feurstein farm cheese dairy (entrance in the associated puzzle folder – a rat- to Bizau) her effective means for some of life’s Price per person: free of charge other challenges too. information & registration For children from six years of age culture Bezau Tourismus Walking time: about 2 ½ hours T +43 (0)5514 2295 Altitude difference: 200 metres www. bezau-bregenzerwald.com information & puzzle folder Doren Tourismus Damüls: T +43 (0)5516 2018

Themed child’s trail with bunny quiz out dining An interesting and educational trail on different subjects goes from the fire station to the Damüls sports center and play area. After solving the bunny quiz, children receive a fantas- tic surprise at the tourism office. well-being information Damüls Faschina Tourismus T +43 (0)5510 620 www.damuels.at 60 kids’ programme

Egg: Egg Alp experience on Brongen alp Kuno Kinderkultur The Meusburger family provides (culture for children) ­participants with insights into alpine KUNO stands for an adventurous kid’s cheese production, the animals and programme in the middle of the Bre- daily routine on the alp. genzerwald. KUNO is music, theatre, Place: Egg, Schetteregg dance, art, film and literature. The Meeting point: Brongen alp events take place in Egg. Date: every Wednesday in July and Advance booking: tickets are availa- August between 10.30 and approx. ble from the KUNO advance booking 11.30 a.m. partners: Bregenzerwald Tourismus Price per person: € 4, children free Egg, Tourismusbüro Hittisau and information & registration Au, Jöslar Andelsbuch, Witus Bezau, The Meusburger family Der Kleine Sagmeister Bregenz, M +43 (0)664 6304073 Buchräume Ananas in Dornbirn and online. Egg: information & tickets Painting with acrylics for children www.kunokinderkultur.at Artist Sonja Meusburger invites children to join her on an exciting Hittisau: journey of colour. Grinding Nagelfluh conglomerate Three children minimum – six maxi- rock mum (aged from six to nine years) Nagelfluh is a real gem. However, it Location: ‘So… farbenfroh’ Studio, takes a lot of effort for the “Lord’s Loco 10, 6863 Egg concrete” to become a true treasure. Date: (selected days in July / August) Under the direction­ of an expert, from 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. children create a genuine amulet out Prices per child: € 20 incl. snack, of nagelfluhconglomerate ­ rock. Material costs: € 8 Meeting point: Ritter-von-Bergmann Information & registration hall until 12 midday the previous day Date: July and August, Fridays between Egg Tourismus, T +43 (0)5512 2426 2 and 4 p.m. Minimum number of participants: 4 Bänkle-Wasserweg Achtal path children Four stations with benches Price per child: € 8 including material­ that are to be found along the information & reservation Bregenzerache, between Doren until 5 p.m. the day before and Langenegg (1.5 km), invite Hittisau Tourismus visitors to take some time out T +43 (0)5513 6209-250 and to be inspired by the rushing www.hittisau.at sounds of the Bregenzerache. Starting point: Doren, Langenegg: Bozenau railway station Leseweg information Three Word Location stations have Doren Tourismus been set up along the Leseweg reading T +43 (0)5516 2018 trail. Word Locations are filled book- cases that invite hikers to stop and kids’ programme 61 guest card browse in quiet places. There are no Lingenau: significant gradients along the trail Natur.Museum so that they may also be accessed The “Open Air Museum” on Dörnle- with prams. straße (directly behind the church) in Walking time: 1 hour Lingenau uses the islands in the road Altitude difference: 67 m to present the habitats that are to be information found at the Nagelfluhkette Nature hiking Langenegg Tourismus Park. www.langenegg.at information & brochure Lingenau Tourismus Langenegg: T +43 (0)5513 6321 Lausbubenweg active summer The many opportunities to play along Mellau: this route are in invitation to enjoy Children-Climbing and ­crossing a gorge an adventurous hike. In addition Hiking guide Hans shows children to the water wheels at the Energie- how to cross a gorge and how to portal (Energy Portal) by the brook, climb safely. For children from 5 children may enjoy balancing on years of age (approx. 3 ½ hours)

wooden blocks, throwing pine cones Meeting point: Mellaubahn cable family tips at targets or on the barefoot spiral car valley station, (in bad weather: in the Energieportal Ruhe (Energy municipal office) Portal Silence). Balancing on the rope Date: 13 July to 7 September, every and slack line demands full concen- Monday at 1 p.m. tration. On bad-weather days: climbing in

Walking time: 1 hour the mountain rescue hall architecture Altitude difference: 140 m Price per child: € 3 information information & registration Langenegg Tourismus by 10 a.m. on Monday www.langenegg.at Mellau Tourismus T +43 (0)5518 2203 Lingenau: www.mellau.com Children’s Puzzle Walk culture On a walk through the forest and meadows, children must answer 20 Sulzberg – Border Guards’ Path different questions and find hidden Easy forest and meadow walk for treasures. Those who complete the the whole family. Following the walk can select an icecream. Children “Smugglers’ Mate”, children can

must be accompanied by an adult. explore nature for themselves in a out dining Meeting point: Gasthof Adler playful way. Date: From May, every Thursday, Duration: approx. 2 hours 10.30 a.m. Starting point: Sulzberg village Price per person: € 3 centre Information & registration information & brochure by the previous evening Sulzberg Tourismus well-being Hotel Pension Adler Lingenau T +43 (0)5516 221310 T +43 (0)5513 6367 www.sulzberg-bregenzerwald.com 62 kids’ programme

Bezau, Mellau, Bizau, Reuthe & Warth-Schröcken: Schnepfau: Mini and Teenie Canyoning Wet weather tip: Children’s Rally An adventure programme for the Exciting puzzles and challenges await whole family. Start the tour by jum- the children in each village. ping into the water! A separate brochure (available in the Mini canyoning tour (from the age tourist information offices) describes of eight) the route and the ­challenges. Mini canyoning tour (from the age A reward is offered for solving the of 12) problems. Meeting point: Restaurant Holz- information & brochure schopf, Schröcken Mellau Tourismus Duration: approx. 2 hours T +43 (0)5518 2203, www.mellau.com Date: every Tuesday and Thursday (July and August) Sulzberg: Price per person “Kids”: € 29 Orienteering and treasure hunt Price per person “Teens”: € 39 Children can obtain a treasure map including use of the equipment in the tourist information office. The (­canyoning suit, helmet and belt) treasure hunt starts at the Fitness information & registration Trail. From here, the path runs to 13 the day before: Jürgen Strolz checkpoints, where a letter of the M +43 (0)664 3801540 one-word solution is revealed. Once www.holzschopf.com the puzzle has been solved, a perso- nal treasure is awarded in the tourist information office. Meeting point and maps: Sulzberg tourist information office Dates: May to October Price per person: € 15 (€ 12 for ­holders of the Vorarlberg Family Pass and visitors with a Sulzberg Guest Card) Information & registration Sulzberg Tourismus T +43 (0)5516 2213-10 www.sulzberg-bregenzerwald.com

Further outdoor ideas for families Cable cars & swimming pools → p. 5 Archery → p. 48 Cycling → p. 38 Wälderbähnle → p. 85 Climbing parks & Workshops for children at the climbing courses → p. 46 Frauenmuseum­ → p. 86 horse riding & trips in horse-drawn carriages 63 guest card Au-Schoppernau: Sulzberg: Riding on Haflinger horses Pony riding Walking, trotting and cantering on Once you have become acquainted the lunge line. with and groomed the ponies, we go to information & registration the riding ground. The children are led Fam. Maria & Viktor Zündel on various ponies and may also “lead” T +43 (0)5515 2162 a pony themselves. hiking www.schrannenhof.com information & registration Barbara Baldauf Damüls: M +43 (0)664 6327820 Trip in a horse-drawn carriage Dealing with horses – boost your self-

Meeting point: 1.30 p.m. at the Uga active summer valley station in Damüls confidence Date: end of June to the middle of Horses as partners offer people September, every Monday ­valuable leisure opportunities, “sporty Price per person: € 4, no charge for movement”, support ­development and children help promote body feel. information information & registration

Damüls Faschina Tourismus Natalie Bregenzer family tips T +43 (0)5510 620 M +43 (0)664 5456457 www.damuels.at www.nati-westernreiten.at

Doren: Horse-and-carriage rides pulled by Febs’ pony riding lessons at the Fresian horses

Biserhof Date: March to October, daily architecture F E B S are riding sessions that are ­following booking, in dry weather only based on the Dell’mour® system information & registration for children between the ages of Silke Blank, M +43 (0)664 4411380 three and 10 years. “Febs” stands for imagination, experience, movement Horse-drawn carriage ride and play in German. The Hutsul Date: March to October ponies enjoy these sessions. advance booking required culture information & registration Price per trip: € 50 (max. 4 adults) Susanne Biser information & registration T +43 (0)5516 2827 Bernhard Baldauf www.reitpaedagogik-biserhof.at M +43 (0)664 6327820

Egg: Warth: out dining Pferdehof Hammerer Riding Irish tinker mares For beginners, from the less expe- „FEBS“ with children from three to 10 rienced to advanced riders years of age, in groups of three to four information & registration children: imagination, movement, Kasia Hammerer play. M +43 (0)664 3913324 information & registration well-being Isolde Strolz, M +43 (0)664 4374027 www.wallis-warth.at 64 day trip tips – around lake constance

From Vorarlberg, it doesn’t take Switzerland you long to reach the loveliest day Conny-Land amusement park trip destinations for the family in in Lipperswil (Switzerland) the neighbouring area where three Dolphinaria with sea lions and countries­ meet. ­dolphins, petting zoo, pirate ship. information Vorarlberg T +41 (0)52 7627272 inatura – nature show in Dornbirn www.connyland.ch With Science Centre: touch, crawl in, try out, play and experiment. Germany information Lake dwelling museum in T +43 (0)5572 23235-0 ­Unteruhldingen (Germany) www.inatura.at The reproduced village on stilts depicts daily life during the Stone Age and the Spielfabrik – indoor playground in Bronze Age. Dornbirn information Indoor playground over an area T +49 (0)7556 92890-0 of 2,000 m² for playing, romping www.pfahlbauten.de around, climbing, racing and jum- ping about. Ravensburg theme park in information Meckenbeuren (Germany) T +43 (0)5572 408840 The world’s biggest playroom! www.spielfabrik.at information T +49 (0)7542 400-0 Boat trip on Lake Constance, Bregenz www.spieleland.com Sightseeing tours and scheduled trips to numerous destinations on Legoland in Günzburg (Germany) Lake Constance. Built from 57 million Lego bricks. information information T +43 (0)5574 42868 T +49 (0)180 5700 75701 www.bodenseeschifffahrt.at www.legoland.de

Schattenburg in Feldkirch Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen The medieval castle depicts life dur- (Germany) ing the age of chivalry. The history and technology of ­airships. information information T +43 (0)5522 304-3510 T +49 (0)7541 3801-0 www.schattenburg.at www.zeppelin-museum.de

Skywalk Allgäu – tree-top path in Scheidegg­ (D) A 540-metre path through the canopy of trees, wobbly bridge and tube slide; adventure playground, barefoot path, barrier-free nature trail information T +49 (0)8381 8961800 www.skywalk-allgaeu.de 65 guest card hiking active summer family tips architecture Experts regard the Bregenzerwald as a architecture model region for modern architecture and innovative craftsmanship. Exhibitions and 12 “Design Trails” allow visitors to see and feel this special approach to the living space here. culture dining out dining well-being 66 building culture

Exciting melding of the old with the new

If a ranking of the most ­significant the players called themselves at the architectural regions in the start since, in the face of a ­vehement world were to be drawn up today, conflict with the “establishment” of ­Vorarlberg would, without a doubt, the building industry and chamber, be in the top ten. However, this the title “architect” was refused. doesn’t just mean the significance According to one of the pioneers, pub- of the individual constructions, but lic appearances, the joining of forces also their number and density. and dialogue were important right from the start. The ideal founded in This phenomenon is ­comparatively terms of social ­policy – social, afford- new. Whilst it is true that ­Vorarlberg’s able, sustainable, regional – promoted baroque master builders are a the solidarity of a generation that was fixed feature in specialist literature searching for new life forms and other ­whenever the Vorarlberg school ways of cultural expression, that was of architecture or architects are resisting the sell-out of their land, and mentioned, they mean the genera- that found expression in building. tion born since 1950 which has been The new type of architecture started influencing the architecture here off in residential buildings – by way of for about the past 30 years. Without examining already existing build- counting the handful of pioneers ings or as a new structure, often for that preceded them, this amounts residential groups – and grew into a to over 60 ­people: considering clear sign of the cultural restoration the 390,000 inhabitants, this is which soon extended to the economic an amazing number. Such a ratio elite and the public sector. However, is only possible in a region where as important as this environment architecture is appreciated, where was, there are always people who take one in four houses is designed by responsibility, and Eberle, Gnaiger, architects. Dietrich, Kaufmann and Ritsch have However, this is the result, rather long since become international stars than the explanation, of a develop- with chairs at renowned universities. ment. “Construction artists” is what building culture 67 guest card hiking active summer

Islen holiday home in Mellau

Landscape and wooden buildings Recently, examining the old buildings Located somewhat off the beaten is also gaining in importance. Above

track, the Bregenzerwald was part all, however, the new buildings fit in family tips of this development, although in with the surrounding landscape with a way of its own. In contrast to the regard to material, size and propor- densely populated, industrial and tion. Is it this attitude that searches commercial Rhine Valley with its for the typical rather than the unique mainly suburban structure, land- which guarantees this way of build-

scape, nature and rural craftsman- ing a wide basis? In any case, good architecture ship culture is of great importance carpentry firms now build residential in the Bregenzerwald.­ Outside of the buildings which architects in other Bregenzerwald, groups of houses and places wouldn’t be capable of building: farms dominate, whereas inside the it is these houses which graze casually ­Bregenzerwald it is the single-ridge in the field like the ­cattle which are as house outside of the Bregenzerwald­ typical of the region as the farmhouses it is households which commission and the churches. culture the building, whereas inside the It is hard to list remarkable buildings, ­Bregenzerwald it is the young crafts- since many of them are ­private resi- men. The Bregenzerwälder­ have a dential buildings which are not acces- greater affinity­ for craftsmanship in sible. However, a walk through ­Hittisau general (werkraum → p. 72): for or Schwarzenberg for ­example, can

example, it is in the carpentry trade ­satisfy your curiosity. The village of out dining that the Kaufmann family of archi- Bizau is ­particularly suitable for such tects has its roots. While, following the a walk: it boasts residential buildings initial years, the formal experiment from all epochs, estates, buildings is in demand outside, the tendency for industrial, ­educational and local towards stringency and sobriety authority ­purposes, as well as inns: increases inside. Rural pragmatism together, they form an ensemble well-being and the discipline of construction which was awarded the ArGeAlp prize. with timber, which is now state-of-the- art, appears to be more effective here. “Umgang Bregenzerwald” → p. 68 68 umgang bregenzerwald

Hamlets in Schwarzenberg

The way people in the Bregenzerwald This offers us a glimpse of the towns of deal with their environment is the sub- the future: resilient, durable settle- ject of specially marked paths through ments that count both agricultural the villages of the region. Take these production and recovery as well as paths and, by observing selected leisure pursuits and tourism amongst objects, experience how people here their functions. Sustainable building is have shaped their lives, and continue already well established in the Bregen- to shape them. zerwald today, and the raw materials for the timber houses are obtained The way we treat each other and the locally. This also applies increasingly world (German: “Umgang”) needs for catering establishments and craft constant updating. This is the aim of workshops. Anyone who follows all our “Umgang Bregenzerwald”. It is 12 trails of the “Umgang Bregenzer- intended to train awareness and an wald” will realise sometime that these understanding of the world. are not village walks; instead, they are From 1050, people settled here and a practical training in future urban gradually took ownership of the valley life. Town planners will find inspira- and mountains. What we admire here tion for the cities of tomorrow here. as the natural environment is the Perhaps they may also come up with result of centuries of farming in the ideas as to how suburbs such as the valley, on the mountain pastures (the Bregenzerwald can be provided with “Vorsäß”; middle level of alpine farm- transport links to the other parts of the ing) and the high mountain pasture. “Rhine City” that are more sustain- The “Umgang Bregenzerwald” draws able. Walking would be best. But as the our attention to the buildings, tools “Umgang Bregenzerwald” shows, this and everyday objects that have devel- is a very time-consuming, albeit very oped here over the course of time. beautiful form of transport. Without And now, the valley is changing from noise. It also protects the environment a merely rural region into a sort of which, in the town of the future, will new suburb of the “Rhine City”, which be within its own boundaries, not out reaches from to Bregenz. in the country. umgang bregenzerwald 69 guest card

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Umgang Bregenzerwald This is what the “Umgang Bregen- the answers in the folders for the zerwald” has in store for you: easy various “Umgang” paths. Or you’ll walks of different lengths between discover them for yourself – by

1.5 and 4 hours. They lead through talking to the locals, for example. As out dining the villages of Au, Schoppernau, Mel- you continue, you may wonder what lau, Bizau, Bezau-Reuthe, Andels- makes this particular “Umgang” buch, Schwarzenberg, Egg, Lingenau, path special and distinguishes it Langenegg, Hittisau and Krumbach. from the others. Will you work it On the way, you will come across out? And your own image of the waist-high columns. Stop in front of Bregenzerwald as a suburb of the well-being them and look inside, where you will future will start to form. see drawings of buildings or objects with short questions. You will find 70 umgang bregenzerwald

Information boards along the trails of the “Umgang Bregenzerwald” tour

Details of the objects are described in an ­accompanying folder. Furthermore, a book on the subject containing the background histories to the way of life in the Bregenzer- wald is available. The information media are available from any one of Guided village tours – themed the tourist information offices and walks focusing on architecture from Bregenzerwald Tourismus. and the trades From may to october: every ­tuesday and friday at 9.30 a.m. in different villages Registration the day before by 5 p.m. in the tourist office information & dates www.bregenzerwald.at bus:stop krumbach 71 guest card hiking active summer

Bränden bus stop, Sou Fujimoto, Japan

Architects from seven different continues to characterise the region: ­countries are designing seven the interplay of man and nature,

­different bus stops in Krumbach: of tradition and the modern age, of family tips small buildings for the good of the craftsmanship and building culture. public. However, this is only one Bränden bus stop aspect of a courageous project. Sou Fujimoto, Japan The other is an unusual dialogue Unterkrumbach Süd bus stop with ­Vorarlberg tradition, building Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu,

­culture and craftsmanship. Belgium architecture Unterkrumbach Nord bus stop Krumbach is well-known for its Ensamble Studio, Spain scenic beauty (→ p. 109) and a Zwing bus stop lively pub culture. In recent years, Smiljan Radic, Chile the ­village has made a name of Oberkrumbach bus stop itself with its multi-award-winning Alexander Brodsky, Russia architecture. Most recently with Kressbad bus stop culture the bus:stop krumbach project: in RintalaEggertsson Architects, ­cooperation with the Architektur­ Norway­ zentrum Wien and the ­Vorarlberg Glatzegg bus stop Architektur Institut, seven Wang Shu, Ly Wenyu, China ­architectural firms from Russia,

Spain, Belgium, Norway, Japan, Architecture prizes for bus:stop: out dining China and Chile were invited to State Prize for Architecture 2014, design seven bus stops. Vienna In close cooperation with local Iconic Award “Architect’s Client of the craftsmen and regional partner Year”, Munich architects, seven bus stops were built in 2014 – as a tribute to the information well-being use of ­traditional materials, skilled www.krumbach.at manufacturing techniques and the landscape. And to that which 72 bregenzerwald werkraum

Werkraumhaus in Andelsbuch

The culture of building and living is outstanding affiliation with crafts- everywhere you look in the Bregenzer- manship, was opened in 2013. His wald. The locals have been apprecia- visionary design for the Werk­raum­ ting the artisan production methods haus is based on two basic ideas: on employed in small and medium-sized the one hand, the building serves as enterprises since way back when. a meeting place. On the other hand, Nowhere else in Europe will you it is a large showcase for the culture find such a comparable density of of craftsmanship in the Bregenzer- workshops. Work performed in the wald. This idea finds expression in Werk­raum has an international a protruding roof made from wood presence, and the innovative craft- and a façade made from glass. There speople are in demand both at home is no distinction between inside and abroad.The Handwerk + Form and outside – the landscape flows competition, held every three years through the building. Changing pre- for over 25 years now, shows the public sentations of products manufactured how experts from all areas of design at the member companies’ work- cooperate with craftspeople from the shops as well as exhibitions focusing Bregenzerwald in order to develop specifically on the trades and building useful objects which do justice to their culture are staged in winter and spring material and shape. The Werkraum during the Werkraumschau. Through- has been running the Bregenzerwald out the year, developers, architects Werkraumschule in conjunction with and those interested in building and the Bezauer Wirtschaftsschulen busi- living environments can see and ness colleges since 2016 – a pioneering learn personally about the range of example of how to train people in the services offered by the craftspeople skills required for the trades. networked in the Werk­raum. An open and flexible hall of 700 m² offers A house dedicated to craftsmanship room for exhibitions, events, a shop The building designed by Peter and a restaurant. Zumthor, the internationally renowned swiss architect with an bregenzerwald werkraum 73 guest card Bregenzerwald Werkraum­ in New York. Since its establishment in 1999, the Public relations work, advertising, Bregenzerwald Werk­raum, organ- marketing – the Werkraum­ uses ised as an association, has been those advantages which indus- providing a platform for innovative try has over trade. Yet without a craftsmanship in the Bregenzerwald. huge budget: instead, it has capital It ­currently comprises about 100 ­typical to craftsmen­ – brains and hiking innovative firms, mainly involved in skills, a network,­ links. Further, the wood processing, such as joiners and Werkraum­ is omnipresent for the carpenters, but there is also a handful interested public in the specialist of locksmiths, stonemasons, bricklay- press and is managed “as a landscape

ers, plumbers,­ electricians,­ lighting of knowledge”. Yet that is not all: the active summer producers, painters,­ upholsterers, Werkraum­ has always been involved ­tailors and cobblers, through to at local level, such as in training,­ ­coopers and felt-workers. in schools, in specificconstruction ­ projects, in dealing with historical Qualities of craftsmanship ­building stock. It is a ­contribution Work on site, consideration of special towards the structural change of the region, and an example of social cases, direct commissioning, close- family tips ness to customers and flexibility are competence. quality standards of this craftsman- ship; specialised skills and a creative­ instinct are par for the course, acquired in a highly developed

culture of craftsmanship, naturally architecture handed down from generation to gen- eration. This store of knowledge and skills is maintained and continually extended: raw materials – such as the silver fir – are cultivated to their most exquisite form, small batches in the field of furniture construction open culture up new markets, the pre-production of construction elements, e.g. in the field of modular construction made of wood, is making progress. The latest manufacturing technologies such as Werkraum Bregenzerwald

CAM and CNC have been introduced; opening times out dining the finish of coatings, for instance, Tue – Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. closed has been expanded – craftsmanship on Sundays, Mondays and public meets engineering. Hence, it comes as holidays. no surprise that you can find kitchens admission from Hittisau in Athens, that the € 7.50 standard, € 5 concessions furnishings of a hall of residence in information & guided tours well-being Massachusetts come from Schwarzen- T +43 (0)5512 26386 berg or that a living unit from Reuthe www.werkraum.at was visible on the roof of the MoMA 74 hand-made

Devich‘s wooden shoes

All sorts of specialist craft items are Toboggans ­created in workshops and studios. Anton Bereuter makes leisure and Items made by expert craftspeople sport toboggans from local wood. and artisans are available in a Anton Bereuter, Alberschwende number of shops, generally straight www.handwerkholz.at from the producers. Local ash wood is cut down in the ­winter months when the moon is Werkraum craftsmanship (→ page 72) right and air-dried for two years – and The range of products in the Werk­ then used to make sports or family raumhaus­ shop covers items from ­toboggans. firms that are members of the Gebrüder Johler, Alberschwende Bregenzerwald­ Werkraum, such as felt www.johler-rodel.at baby swings, wooden toys, chopping boards, pepper mills, stools and much Jewellery more. Books on crafts and architecture In her smithy, Christina Fetz-Eberle are also available. designs and makes jewellery from Werkraum Bregenzerwald, Andelsbuch­ stainless steel and stones. www.werkraum.at Glanzstück Schmuckwerkstatt, Hittisau Wooden shoes www.glanzstueck.at Some people wear them in the shed, others wear them in the city. The Working in clay Devich family has been making The KreativWerkstatt is a pottery wooden shoes – clogs, boots and workshop where the clay works are sandals – for four generations. The completed by raku firing. materials – wood, leather and hide – It’s possible to knead, shape, mill and are always different, and so each pair is fire ideas in clay here. unique. Information, workshops & exhibition Devich Holzschuherzeugung, Hittisau Petra Raid, Langenegg www.holzschuhe.at www.raid-petra.at hand-made 75 guest card hiking active summer

Leisure toboggan, Anton Bereuter Handwerkholz, Alberschwende

Bregenzerwald toys Textiles Based right in the centre of the Women who are reinstating and

­Bregenzerwald, this company specia- reinterpreting old methods of family tips lises in working with wood and makes hand-crafting fabrics can be found crane trucks, doll’s houses, gaming working at this textile workshop. tables and even dentist‘s chairs from ­Initiator Martha Niederacher and her locally available beechwood. colleagues also arrange courses. In All the wooden toys are made by felting and weaving, for example, as

hand and are aesthetically pleasing well as in spinning, embroidery and architecture and free from toxins. The products willow weaving. are now being manufactured in Martha Niederacher, Krumbach „sheltered­ workshops“ by people with www.textil-werkstatt.at special needs. Online shop: www.holzspielzeug-und- Pfiffiges mehr.at Working with his family, nature fans Shop: Bahnhof 148, 6870 Bezau and creative partners from the neigh- culture bourhood, Roland Bär manufactures Lamps products that are sustainable, nature- Bregenzerwald designer Anna Claudia­ aware and durable: Agricultural pro- Strolz creates lighting systems and ducts (cheese, spirits, liqueurs, meat) also makes some of the lampshades­ as well as products by the trades

herself at her studio in Bregenz. (wooden toys, lamps, small items of out dining Some of the designs are produced furniture, decorative items). in cooperation with Bregenzerwald Online Shop: www.pfiffiges.at tradespeople. Farm shop: Kalchern 65, 6866 Andels- Shop & Studio, Bregenz buch www.strolzleuchten.at well-being 76

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See here for the survey: tmona.at/l7u2 77 guest card hiking active summer cultural family tips programme­ Traditional, classic, modern. Music, theatre architecture exhibitions – for a rural region, the calendar of events is surprisingly non-provincial. The venues are atmospheric and pleasantly personal. And the natural world all around always has its own part to play too. culture dining out dining well-being 78 schubertiade schwarzenberg

Musicians on their way to the Schubertiade concert

The Schubertiade Schwarzenberg Bregenzerwald Tourismus has is considered the most important ­compiled attractive deals for visitors ­Schubert festival in the world. The to the Schubertiade (hotel + 3 tickets music of Schubert and his contem- per person). poraries harmonises with the rural information & arrangements & atmosphere in this choice, lovely room reservations ­village – for an atmospheric effect. Bregenzerwald Tourismus GmbH Gerbe 1135, 6863 Egg 20 – 28 June and T +43 (0)5512 2365 22 August – 30 August 2020 F +43 (0)5512 3010 The programme boasts around www.bregenzerwald.at/en 40 events: chamber concerts, song recital evenings, piano concerts, and a Master course. Every year, world famous artists and ensembles make a guest appearance in the ­Angelika Kauffmann Hall, which affords a view of the meadows and moun- tains. Special Schubertiade buses run to Schwarzenberg from many places in the Bregenzerwald and will also return guests to their points of departure after the concerts.

information & ticket sale Schubertiade GmbH T +43 (0)5576 72091 www.schubertiade.at bregenz festival 79 guest card hiking active summer

Performance on the lake

Visit the Bregenz Festival, and stay Details are available from the in the Bregenzerwald: this is easily programme you can order from

­combined, since it is a mere half to Bregenzerwald­ Tourismus. family tips one-hour drive from the Bregenzer­ Bregenzerwald Tourismus has wald to Bregenz. ­compiled attractive package deals for prospective visitors. 22 July – 23 August 2020 information & arrangements & In 2020, the Bregenz Festival will room reservations

be presenting Giuseppe Verdi’s Bregenzerwald Tourismus GmbH architecture “­Rigoletto” on the world’s largest Gerbe 1135, 6863 Egg lake stage: Opera in three acts (1851) T +43 (0)5512 2365 Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave F +43 (0)5512 3010 after Victor Hugo‘s Le Roi s’amuse www.bregenzerwald.at/en (1832). In Italian with German super- titles Première 23 July 2020 – 9.15 p.m. culture information & ticket sale Bregenzer Festspiele T +43 (0)5574 407-6 www.bregenzerfestspiele.com dining out dining well-being 80 klassik krumbach

Festival of classical music in Krumbach

A small Bregenzerwald village is Information & ticket sales transformed into a big stage during Municipality of Krumbach the Klassik Krumbach event. The T +43 (0)5513 8157 exceptional musicians and siblings www.klassik-krumbach.at Alex Ladstätter and Natalia Sag- meister will be inviting you to a young and fun festival – without the conventions usually associated with classical music, with music that inspires and touches. They’ll be cre- ating unforgettable moments with friends from all over the world.

13 – 16 August 2020 It’s possible to experience young top international musicians in Krumbach who thrill audiences with their passion and joy of performing. The Classical Music Festival will be revealing a few surprises for the 2020 summer break. The artists sometimes burst out of the classical framework with playful ease to focus on improvisation and crossover. They become creative where the village, its moorland or even the architecture inspire them. Visitors will be able to hear wonderful music with incredible virtuosity: on the vil- lage square, in the parish hall, in the church, in the fields and meadows. faq bregenzerwald 81 guest card hiking active summer

FAQ – Potential for a great time

FAQ Bregenzerwald is a forum At FAQ Bregenzerwald, tradition, with a festival feel that also boasts craft and business play a major

culinary delights – it offers lectures role, but so do design, nature and family tips and discussions at unusual locations, cuisine. It develops and presents concerts in breath-taking places and contexts showing how changes in extra-special culinary experiences. one area can positively or nega- tively affect other areas. 31 August – 6 September 2020

Those who visit FAQ Bregenzerwald information & ticket sales architecture are sure to have a great time. Choose Bregenzerwald Tourismus from programme items that invite T +43 (0)5512 2365 visitors to lean back, enjoy and be www.bregenzerwald.at/en amazed, and others that provide the www.faq-bregenzerwald.com opportunity to share, understand and join in discussions. culture FAQ Bregenzerwald will be looking at frequently asked questions. Some of them have been with us for decades, but the answers are constantly chan- ging. Other questions consider the

future, and then there are more that out dining are bang up-to-date. What all the questions have in common is their relevance for society, their effect on everyone – directly or indirectly, personally or professionally. well-being 82 cultural meeting points

Bezau Beatz – music away from the mainstream Bezau Beatz Festival 6 – 8 August 2020 sheds of the Bezau “Wälderbähnle” The musical director Alfred Vogel has already attracted a long list of international artists. Also this year he will once again be bringing ­musicians from the world of jazz, singer/song- 750 Jahre Schwarzenberg: writers, artists from world music A municipality celebrates its and non-mainstream pop to Bezau. anniversary! Alongside the evening concerts, the Schwarzenberg has taken the ­legendary DJ „Wälderbähnle“ Railway occasion of its anniversary to look Trip and a varied supporting pro- forward by drawing on its long gramme are also on offer. history to reveal new opportuni- information & ticket sales ties and paths into the future. The Bezau Tourismus intention is for the planned cele- T +43 (0)5514 2295 brations to leave a mark – both in www.bezaubeatz.at the memories of the participants and guests but also by enabling Damüls: Walser people in the the village community to sustain ­Bregenzerwald itself into the future. July – August Highlights The motto of the musical summer Summer party under the open sky series in the mountain village is Presentations about the history “from classical to rock”. of Schwarzenberg and exciting All events are free of charge and start contemporary positions at 8.30 p.m. information & programme information & dates Schwarzenberg Tourismus Damüls Faschina Tourismus T +43 (0)5512 3570 T +43 (0)5510 620 www.schwarzenberg750.at www.damuels.at cultural meeting points 83 guest card hiking active summer

Andelsbuch railway station, events location Bahnhof Andelsbuch cultural society GaumenKino at the Jöslar The ‘bahnhof’, the converted Interested cineastes may settle

Andelsbuch K&K railway station down in cinema seats, chairs, bar family tips of the redundant Wälderbahn, is a stools and any other opportunity place where culture regularly stops that presents itself to enjoy the off. More than 50 events are staged top-notch cinematic food that is here every year: concerts, song presented by Hans Bach Lichtspiele. recitals, lectures, discussions, story The screenings are accompanied by

times and exhibitions that attract three fine courses and, of course, architecture not only locals to the ‘bahnhof’ but drinks. also audiences from Switzerland, Dates: every first Sunday of the Germany and Liechtenstein. It is month (summer break during July the objective of those running the and August) ‘bahnhof’ to bring global culture to Information & Reservierung Bregenzerwald and to show through by the Friday before the medium of the station which T +43 (0)5512 2312 oder culture culture thrives in these parts. [email protected] information www.joeslar.at Kulturverein Bahnhof www.bahnhof.cc Sulzberg-Thal: ThalsaalKultur The Thalsaal is considered to be one

of the region’s most beautiful dance out dining halls. Built in 1928 based on the design of historic dance halls, it was reopened in 2007 after a complete restoration and modernisation. ­Cultural programme: concerts, stand-up comedy, theatre and more well-being information www.thalsaalkultur.at 84

:alpenarte – experiencing classical Andelsbuch: Power station in the Art music in a new way Nouveau style Schwarzenberg The Andelsbuch power plant, which Intergenerational concerts and direct was opened in 1908, was one of the contacts as well as encounters with largest and most modern power the young, international and highly plants in the Austro-Hungarian Mon- talented musicians. The communica- archy. And it has to this day retained tion of music and the exciting presen- its unmistakable character although tation of concerts. Repertoire off the it has been renovated, rebuilt and beaten track. expanded over the decades. Dates: 20 March and 8 – 11 October Date: 25 June to 27 August, every information & ticket sales Thursday at 10 a.m. T +43 (0)5512 2917-80 Programme: sightseeing and guided www.alpenarte.eu tour Price: free Bregenzerwald Regional Brass Band information Festival in Lingenau: Andelsbuch Tourismus For one weekend the whole village T +43(0)5512 2565 is characterized by brass music and www.andelsbuch.at encounters. The highlights include Frühschoppen (morning drinks) on Au-Schoppernau – Guided tour of the Sunday and the parade with a variety church in the evening including organ of musical and traditional costume music groups. Visitors listen to anecdotes and Date: 9 – 12 July 2020 historical details about the churches information in Au and ­Schoppernau and the Musikverein Lingenau works of the Bregenzerwald’s www.fest2020.at baroque master builders – the Au Guild of Craftsmen brought great fame to Au. Established in 1657 the guild developed into the “Bregenz- erwälder Barockbaumeister­schule” (Bregenzerwald School of Baroque Village evenings: Master Builders) which left its mark music & culinary delights on baroque construction in South Kultur-Käs-Klatsch in Germany, Switzerland and Alsace for Alberschwende over a century. Included in the tour is 16 July – 27 August 2020 a performance of organ music from Thursdays from 7 p.m. ­various periods. on the village square Admission is free of charge. www.alberschwende.at Dates: 3 July to 21 August, every Summ’r Hock in Andelsbuch Friday at 8.30 p.m. 17 July – 28 August 2020 Alternatively in the parish churches Fridays on the school square of Au and Schoppernau from 7 p.m. information www.andelsbuch.at Au-Schoppernau Tourismus www.au-schoppernau.at cultural meeting points 85 guest card The “Wälderbähnle” Lingenau – hiking and listening to The “Wälderbähnle” is a ­carefully stories maintained nostalgic railway, pulled Storytellers used to be part of daily by ­historical diesel or steam engines, village life. This storytelling culture which runs between Bezau and is revived with “Lingenau erzählt”. Schwarzenberg Stations. Personal, true stories touch people, Journey time: return trip: awaken memories, show common- hiking approx. 1 hour alities, allow visitors to smile, laugh, Opening times: discover and understand. 9 May – 4 October: Sat, Sun That is why in addition to story- 15 July – 9 September: Wed, Sat, Sun telling evenings in Lingenau inns

See the website and notice at the there are also so called “storytelling active summer train station for special trips. benches”: Benches on walking and Operating times: hiking trails that tell stories. Sat, Sun: departure in Bezau at information 10.45 a.m., 1.45 and 3.45 p.m. Lingenau Tourismus Wed: departure in Bezau at 9.45 a.m., T +43 (0)5513 6321 11.15 a.m., 1.45 and 3.45 p.m. www.lingenau-erzählt.at

barrier-free family tips Carriage with hoist lift for barrier- free entry for wheelchair users; disa- bled toilet facilities at Bezau station. information & registration Bregenzerwaldbahn Schoppernau – KulturTour

M +43 (0)664 4662330 How did a farmer’s son from architecture www.waelderbaehnle.at Schoppernau become one of the Vorarlberg region’s most influential writers? Equipped with a map, a rucksack and an app, visitors may see important turning points in the life of the writer, social reformer and culture farmer from Schoppernau. His own way for which he fought hard, his yearning for books and writing, dramatic events and his deep love for Nanni Moosbrugger,

his soul mate. out dining Issuing point: Schoppernau ­Tourist Office, open Mon – Fri 8 a.m. – noon, 1.30 – 5.30 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. – noon information Tourismusbüro Schoppernau well-being T +43 (0)5515 2495 www.au-schoppernau.at 86 exhibitions & museums

Women’s Museum in Hittisau

Insights into the history, lifestyle and information, guide booking and creative activity are provided by lively workshops for children: museums and exhibitions. T +43 (0)5513 6209-231 M +43 (0)664 88431964 The Women’s Museum in Hittisau [email protected] Hittisau Women’s Museum is the www.frauenmuseum.at first and only museum dedicated to women in Austria. Hittisau Exhibition; GEBURTSKULTUR. Of Women’s Museum presents changing giving birth and being born exhibitions which examine topics 30 May 2020 to 21 April 2021 from the fields of history, art, The “Geburtskultur” (“Birth Culture”) architecture, social history, ethnology, exhibition illustrates the historical craftsmanship, etc. from a female and cultural-historical knowledge point of view. Attention is paid to about the process of giving birth and switching between or combining being born. Exhibits from the past regional and international points of are combined with contemporary view. To accompany the exhibitions, narratives, basic knowledge is vividly the Women’s Museum offers an conveyed, modern developments extensive supporting programme of are reflected. Romanticisations and individually organised special guided mystifications are illuminated. Con- tours, talks, workshops, concerts, temporary art positions delve deeper readings and film showings. into the subject. opening times Wed 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Fri – Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Workshops for children guided tours for the public Appointment by arrangement, Mon 6 p.m. and upon request bookable from four children Price per child: € 5 information & booking M +43 (0)664 9721312 exhibitions & museums 87 guest card hiking active summer

Raphael Morghen after Angelika Kauffmann: Portrait of Princess Bariatinskaya with Her Family, 1793/94 (detail) Angelika Kauffmann Museum Heimatmuseum Schwarzenberg ­Schwarzenberg (Museum of Local History)

To Italy – Angelika Kauffmann and The former residential section of the family tips the Grand Tour more than 450-year-old Bregenzerwald 2 May to 31 October 2020 house has become home to the Hei- Angelika Kauffmann travelled a lot matmuseum (Local History Museum), during her life to study the old masters which documents the culture of living in Milan, Parma, Bologna, Florence, and everyday life during the 19th

Venice and Naples. She later spent time century. A regional exhibition – “Wem architecture working in London and Rome. Her gehört das Bödele? Eine Kulturland- wealthy patrons were also well-trav- schaft verstehen” (“Who owns the elled as it was common practice during Bödele? Understanding a cultural the 18th century to embark on exten- landscape”) – is being shown at the sive educational trips, so-called “Grand same time. Tours”. Italy with its ancient sites, picturesque landscapes and famous opening times culture art treasures was the destination. This 2nd May until 31 October 2020 early boom in tourism turned into a Tue to Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. generous source of commissions for guided tours artists who lived in Rome. Portraits, Tuesday, 3.30 p.m., Sunday, 10.30 a.m. landscape paintings and architectural information

drawings were popular souvenirs – and Schwarzenberg Tourismus out dining also awakened a yearning for the south T +43 (0)5512 3570 among those who had remained at www.schwarzenberg.at home. The exhibition illuminates the www.angelika-kauffmann.com phenomenon of the “Grand Tour” by presenting original works by the artist and her contemporaries and reveals well-being how they are linked to the present as well as to the early days of tourism in Schwarzenberg. 88 exhibitions & museums

Alberschwende local history museum Kulisse Pfarrhof in Damüls Bregenzerwald style of home furnish- Vorarlberg FIS Skimuseum Damüls ings: “From flax to linen” opening times opening times & tours 11 June – 9 Oct., Tue and Fri 3 to 6 p.m. upon request Groups upon request information information Alberschwende Tourismus Damüls Faschina Tourismus T +43 (0)5579 4233 T +43 (0)5510 620 www.damuels.at Mesmer’s barn in Alberschwende “Ausstellung von A/ nach B”: This Egg Museum exhibition focuses on the first Oldest museum in the valley area sumpter routes across the Lorena (founded in 1904). Special exhibi- pass and the subsequent expansion tions with a regional theme. of road links, the growing traffic and opening times increasing motorisation. Fri – Sun 3 to 5 p.m. The “A/ nach T” exhibition deals with information the heyday of inns during the 20th M +43 (0)664 1124341 century. www.eggmuseum.at opening times & tours upon request Hittisau alpine dairy farm museum information Historical alpine dairy kitchen with Alberschwende Tourismus cheese-making and milk processing T +43 (0)5579 4233 equipment, cheese tasting. opening times Bezau local history museum Wednesday 10 a.m. with guided tour A typical residential building, main- (Must be booked in advance until tained in its original style. It holds Tuesday 12 p.m.) national costumes, offers insight Minimum number of participants: 4 into the style of home furnishing in people days gone by, and displays a valuable information ­collection of sacral art. Hittisau Tourismus opening times with guided tours T +43 (0)5513 6209-250 October to June: Tue 2 p.m., July to September: Tue, Thur and Images of 19th century life in Hittisau Fri 2 p.m. – 4 p.m, For further guided Portrayal of the life and work of five tours (including of groups), please personalities from Hittisau at around register at: M +43 (0)677 62318655 1800. Collection of photos from day- information to-day life in Hittisau (family­ trees, Bezau Tourismus, T +43 (0)5514 2295 old photos, ­wedding photos, memo- rial photos, ­genealogical registers and histories of houses). opening times upon request information Roman Dorner M +43 (0)664 4309125 Konrad Schwarz M +43 (0)664 4232175 exhibitions & museums 89 guest card hiking active summer

Juppenwerkstatt Riefensberg Juppenwerkstatt Riefensberg Franz Michael Felder Museum Visitors to the Juppenwerkstatt in ­Schoppernau

Riefensberg can find out how Franz Michael Felder was a farmer, family tips the highly complicated national writer and social reformer and is one ­costume worn by the ladies of the of the most historically significant ­Bregenzerwald is made by coming personalities from the Bregenzer- along to the Juppenwerkstatt. A very wald. The exhibition is an explora- special technique is used to make tion of his life and works.

up to 500 pleats in the black dress, opening times architecture for example. The building – former Mo 4 to 6 p.m., Thur 9 to 11 a.m., outbuildings of the Krone inn, adorned Fri 5 to 7 p.m., Sun 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. with a new glass façade, and extending groups: reservation required over three storeys – is also worth information visiting for its architectural value. Schoppernau Tourismus opening times T +43 (0)5515 2495 May to October culture Tue 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Fri 10 a.m. to “uf m Tannberg” alpine museum 12 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m., guided tours in Schröcken following prior appointment “Mountain farmers’ old trade” information exhibition Riefensberg Tourismus opening times

T +43 (0)5513 8356 Mid-June until September, every out dining www.juppenwerkstatt.at Tue, Thu and Sun from 1 to 4 p.m. Guided tours for groups available Angelika-Kauffmann Museum upon request in Schwarzenberg information 19th century style of furnishing in Warth-Schröcken Tourismus the Bregenzerwald, Angelika T +43 (0)5519 2670 well-being ­Kauffmann exhibition in the new www.alpmuseum.at wing (→ p. 87). 90 cultural outings

Kunsthaus Bregenz Kunsthaus Bregenz More Cultural Outings in Vorarlberg From both an architectural and Bregenz: Festival House with its programmatic point of view, the lakeside stage, old town Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB) is one of the Dornbirn: inatura , Rolls Royce most outstanding exhibition centres Museum for contemporary art in the whole of : basilica worth a visit Europe. The KUB features changing Feldkirch: medieval old town, exhibitions on its programme every ­Schattenburg year. Großes Walsertal biosphere park: www.kunsthaus-bregenz.at ­parish in St. Gerold opening times Tue to Sun 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Cultural trips across the borders Thu 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Germany: island town Lindau, ­Zeppelin Closed on Mondays Museum Friedrichshafen, medieval wine town Meersburg, Mainau flower Vorarlberg Museum island, Birnau monastery, historical The vorarlberg museum is concerned council town Constance, Reichenau in an entertaining manner with the island (UNESCO World Cultural history and the present of the region. ­Heritage), Farmhouse museum (Allgäu- Guided tours, talks with scientists, sto- Oberschwaben Wolfegg) rytelling cafés and an array of further Switzerland: monastery and library events are also on offer. St. Gallen (UNESCO World Cultural www.vorarlbergmuseum.at Heritage), Einsiedeln monastery opening times Principality of Liechtenstein: Vaduz, Tue to Sun 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., art museum Thu 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Closed on Mondays tip: “outings” map

July and August: Map of “Outings in and around Mon to Sun 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., the Bregenzerwald” is available Thu 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., from Bregenzerwald Tourismus and the tourist information offices. 91 guest card hiking active summer family tips dining out The Bregenzerwald locals are masters in the art architecture of cheese and cheese culture. The Bregenzerwald KäseStrasse with its selection of enjoyable stations is dedicated to the subject of cheese. The chefs in the multi award-winning restaurants and inns also skilfully master the art of cooking. culture dining out dining well-being 92 käsestrasse & bregenzerwald culinary delights region

Alpine dairy in Schnepfau

How come a valley community in free milk it is produced from, since which, a century ago, Sunday dinner only 2% of EU dairy farmers produce comprised a sort of wheat flour mash in this way, i.e. their cows never eat (with maize grits the rest of the week) silo fodder – instead, between May is now a gourmet region with speci- and October, they only eat grass and alities whose origins are protected herbs. During the winter, they only and where refined gastronomy is at eat the air-dried hay from valley home in many restaurants? meadows. In the so-called three-stage farming method, following their The Bregenzerwald is an Austrian ­winter in the barn, the animals graze gourmet region. These days, the word on the mountain pastures located “gourmet” is used all too frequently at medium height (around 900 m) in advertising: however, the expres- ­during the spring and the autumn, sion “gourmet region” has a specific and on the high mountain pasture meaning: it is a registered brand by during the summer. The mountain the Austrian Ministry for Food and pastures are run as a collective, since the AMA (Agrarmarkt Austria), wish- the farmers only have an average of ing to remind consumers of regional 12 cows in the barn. specialities. The basic ­prerequisites The three-stage farming method are that the ingredients come (inscribed in the Austrian national from the region, that production is UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural regional, and that the products are Heritage in the spring of 2011) in firmly rooted in regional gastronomy. particular gives the alpine cheese the In the Bregenzerwald, this means special flavour which means it can alpine cheese. Every year, approxi- easily contend with the well-known mately 3,000 tons of alpine cheese European full-fat cheeses. It has are produced in the valley’s 15 dairies. been like this for a long time: back Every year, 200 tons of alpine cheese at the start of the 19th century, the are handmade by the 70 or more inhabitants of the Bregenzerwald dairy alps every summer. The special sold over 30,000 kg of cheese to the thing about this cheese is the silo- monarchy and abroad. In 1877, Karl käsestrasse & bregenzerwald culinary delights region 93 guest card von ­Seyffertitz wrote: “Everywhere – and businesses, the “Gourmet region including in the cheerful Vorderwald, of the ­Bregenzerwald” in 2005, the in Hittisau and Lingenau, you will ­Vorarlberg quality marketing “luag meet a unique people in strange druf” in 2005 and the inclusion of national dress in wood-panelled ­Bregenzerwald mountain cheese parlours with floors scrubbed white, into the “Ark of taste” by Slow Food with shiny door handles – the men 2008. The toughest taste test is still hiking busy looking after a dairy breed of the most regional however: every cow and overseeing the production of year, alpine and mountain cheese is a popular, world-famous fine cheese, judged in Schwarzenberg. The winner the women busy with elaborate at this event is enough to ­satisfy any

whitework embroidery.” However, it gourmet’s taste buds. active summer wasn’t the producers back then who made all the money – it was the sell- ers. The Schnepfau local Josef Ambros Moosbrugger, for example, made so Käsestrasse & tasting much profit from selling cheese that The KäseStrasse Bregenzerwald he could afford a city palace in Milan. is an association of farmers and alps, alpine dairy farmers and No doubt he dined differently to the family tips people back home, where cooking cheesemakers, cheesemongers over an open fire resulted above all in and restaurants, museums and simple pan-fried dishes such as the cable car operators, members of “Riebel” and the “­Schwozermuas”. Up the tourism industry and partners on the alp, flour, salt, butter, quark from the worlds of trade and

and cheese were the main ingredi- commerce. The over 160 partners architecture ents. The recipe for “­Schwozermus” – which make up the KäseStrasse named for the woodcutters from network are joined together in the Schwaz – was: “Water, flour, salt, objective of maintaining and pre- dripping – and that’s it!” serving taste and regional culture. The lack of bread on the alp gave rise Programme: “Bregenzerwald to the “­Käsknöpfle”, to “Sig”, known ­Käsekeller in Lingenau” only in the Bregenzerwald and which A look through the glass wall culture is caramelised lactose, since they into the Käsekeller (cheese cellar) wanted to make a further product where around 32,000 alpine and from the whey. mountain cheese wheels mature, The passage of this modest alp fare information pertaining to cheese to the current first-class restaurants culture in the Bregenzerwald,

in the Bregenzerwald – which now the maturing and storage of out dining use over 50 regional types of cheese – alpine cheese, showing of the went through a series of changes KäseStrasse film, tasting of the which demanded quality rather than diverse types of cheese and other ­quantity. These include the 1997 EU specialities Protection of Origin of alpine and information & registration mountain cheeses, the establishment KäseStrasse Bregenzerwald well-being of the “­KäseStrasse Bregenzerwald” T +43 (0)5513 42870-41 in 1998 as a network of farmers, www.kaesestrasse.at alpine ­dairies, craftsmen, publicans 94 alpine dairy shops

Sennerei Andelsbuch Alpenkäse Bregenzerwald Hof 366, 6866 Andelsbuch Sennerei Bezau T +43 (0)5512 2507 Ach 586, 6870 Bezau www.sennerei-andelsbuch.at T +43 (0)5514 30020 Mon – Sat 8 – 11.30 a.m. www.alpenkaese.at Fri 8 – 11.30 a.m. and 2 – 6 p.m. Mon – Fri 8 – 12 a.m. and 2 – 6 p.m. 24-hour cheese vending machine Sat 8 – 12 a.m. Käsehaus Andelsbuch Sennhaus Bezau Oberdorf The Bregenzerwälder Käsehaus Mittlere 119, 6870 Bezau (cheese house) in Andelsbuch sells M +43 (0)664 1982000 up to 60 different types of hard, cut, www.sennhaus-bezau.at fresh and soft cheeses made from Dec – May: Mon – Sat 8 – 12 a.m. cow’s, goat’s and ewe’s milk. It’s also and 6 – 7 p.m., Fri 4 – 7 p.m. home to a restaurant and cheese June – Nov: Tue, Fri, Sat 9 – 11 a.m., is made on location at 4 p.m. every Fri 4 – 6 p.m. Sunday. Alma Bergsennerei Huban, Doren Hof 144, 6866 Andelsbuch Huban 139, 6933 Doren T +43 (0)5512 26346 T +43 (0)5516 2001 www.kaesehaus.com www.sennerei-huban.at Mon – Sat 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Mon – Thur 8 – 12 a.m. Sundays and bank holidays Mon, Wed, Thur 4 – 6 p.m. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri 8 – 12 a.m. and 3 – 6 p.m. Alpenkäse, Au Sat 8 – 12 a.m. Argenau 354, 6883 Au Sennerei Hittisau T +43 (0)5515 2310 Platz 190, 6952 Hittisau www.alpenkaese.at T +43 (0)5513 2786 Mon – Sat 8 – 12 a.m. www.sennerei-hittisau.at Rehmer Sennhaus, Sennhuslädele, Au Mon – Sat 8 – 12 a.m., Rehmen 88, 6883 Au Thur and Fri 2.30 – 6 p.m. T +43 (0)5515 2959 Sat 2 – 5 p.m. www.feinkost-kaese.com Hofsennerei Läßer family, Langen Mon – Sat 8.30 – 11 a.m. Hub 99, 6932 T +43 (0)5575 4503 www.kaes.at Fri 8.30 – 12 a.m. and 2 – 6 p.m. Sat 8.30 – 12 a.m.

Weekly market in Bezau Every Friday from the beginning of June to the end of October, 9 a.m. to noon. What makes this market unique is the regional producers and trad- ers who run it. www.bezau-bregenzerwald.com Schwarzenberg market with cheese awards Saturday, 19 September 2020, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Market through the listed center of Schwarzenberg, Program for children, cheese awards at the Angelika-Kauffmann Hall. www.schwarzenberg.at KäseStrasse Bregenzerwald – HERBST.GENUSS.ZEIT (AUTUMN.PLEASURE.TIME) A variety of events and culinary delights at the highest level, 12 September - 4 October 2020, www.kaesestrasse.at alpine dairy shops 95

Dorfsennerei Langenegg Mon – Sat 9 – 12 a.m. and 1 – 6 p.m. guest card Berkmann 116, 6941 Langenegg Sundays and bank holidays: 1 – 6 p.m. T +43 (0)5513 6190 „Birglar“ Sennerei Warth www.kaeserei.com Hausnummer 73, 6767 Warth, Mon – Fri 8.30 – 11.30 a.m. and 3 – 6 T +43 (0)5583 3598 p.m., Sat 8 – 12 a.m. www.waeldermetzge.at Sennerei Lingenau Winter season daily: 9 a.m. – 7.30 p.m. Hof 28, 6951 Lingenau Rest of the year daily: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. hiking T +43 (0)5513 6420 www.sennerei-lingenau.at Mon – Fri 8 – 12 a.m. and 4.30 – 6 p.m. Sat 8 – 12 a.m. KäseStrasse Bregenzerwald and cheese

Metzler dairy farm Egg active summer cellar – sales of cheese and regional The project naturhautnah products has created a place for energy- Zeihenbühl 423, 6951 Lingenau T +43 (0)5513 42870-43 efficient and sustainable farming. www.kaesestrasse.at Visitors can grasp, literally and 1st April – 31 Oct.: Mon – Fri 10 a.m. – figuratively, life on the farm and 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m – 5 p.m. everything that it involves or cre- 1st Nov. – 31 March: Tue – Fri 10 a.m. –

ates; an experience that inspires family tips 5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. an appetite for nature. From Dorfsennerei Sibratsgfäll the imposing cow pens and the Dorf 132, 6952 Sibratsgfäll turbulent goat romping house T +43 (0)5513 2442 with its visitor gallery, to the www.sennerei-sibra.at small animal cuddling zone, the Summer: Mon – Fri 9 – 11 a.m. and 6.30 – 7.30 p.m., herb garden, the high-tech cool- architecture Sat 8 – 11 a.m. and 6.30 – 7.30 p.m. ing and heating system, through Winter: Mon – Fri 9 – 11 a.m. to the cheese production, on to and 6 – 7 p.m., whey-based cosmetic processing Sat 8 – 11 a.m. and 6 – 7 p.m. and the farm shop with its choice Sundays and bank holidays: only in range on offer: there is nothing the evening to hide. Alma Bergsennerei Schnepfau Farm visit culture Kirchdorf 123, 6882 Schnepfau for individual visitor and groups T +43 (0)5518 2820 Whey-based cosmetic products 24-hour cheese vending machine Cosmetics, refreshing drinks, bath Bergkäserei Schoppernau additives Unterdorf 248, 6886 Schoppernau Milk the goats and cows T +43 (0)5515 30151

with brunch/cheese buffet and out dining www.bergkaeserei.at Mon – Fri 8.30 – 11.30 a.m., 3 – 6 p.m. whey drinks Sat 8.30 – 11.30 a.m., 3 – 5 p.m. Alpine dairy school Only in the mornings during the low Making cheese season in summer. information & booking Das Käsehaus der Sulzberger Käse­ for all programmes rebellen Metzler Käse – Molke GmbH well-being Dorf 8, 6934 Sulzberg T +43 (0)5512 3044 T +43 (0)5516 21351 www.molkeprodukte.com www.kaesehaus-rebellen.com 96 culinary hikes

Step by step from course to course

Step by step from course to course. The hikers are walking through the cultural landscape that typifies the Bregenzerwald: gently rolling alpine meadows, steep slopes, rocky walls and impressive views. They stop for break- fast, lunch and dessert in selected inns that particularly value regional and seasonal products. There are five impressive walking routes to choose from.

Bezau hike Lingenau-Hittisau hike Magnificent views and a typical Water hiking path and the Rotenberg ­mountain pasture settlement 1 May to 31 October 2020, every day 8 June to 6 October 2020, every day except Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- except Monday and Tuesday day Walking time: approx. 3½ h Walking time: approx. 4½ h This hike starts with a comfortable This hike starts with a relaxed ride on the Bezau cable car to the breakfast in the Hotel-Gasthof Baumgarten mountain station. Adler in the centre of the village Hikers can then fortify themselves of ­Lingenau. From there you hike with a mountain breakfast in the down to Gschwendtobel and along Panorama Restaurant with its large the ­Subersach to Hittisau. From the sun terrace. center there is a one-hour circular From there, the hike continues to route through the impressive Engen- the mountain pasture settlement lochschlucht gorge. After lunch at of Schönenbach. In the Bregenzer- landhotel Hirschen you walk via wald, mountain pasture settlements Rotenberg back to the centre of are called “Vorsäß”, describing the Lingenau, where a delicious dessert middle level of alpine farming. awaits them in the Hotel-Gasthof Delicious “Käsknöpfle” (cheese Adler. spätzle) is served in the Jagdgasthaus Egender. Finally, the hikers will enjoy a ­dessert in the Café-Restaurant Katrina in Bezau. culinary hikes 97 guest card Schwarzenberg hike Warth-Schröcken hike A picturesque village and wide views High alps and Körbersee 1 May to 31 October 2020, 26 June to 4 October 2020, every day every day except Monday, Tuesday and except Wednesday Wednesday Walking time approx. 4¾ h Walking time: approx. 4½ h You can prepare for the coming This hike starts with a comfort- efforts at the breakfast buffet at hiking able bus ride from Schwarzenberg Ski- & Wanderhotel Jägeralpe in up the Bödele. Here we find the Warth. After breakfast the hike Berghof Fetz mountain inn, where leads via the Old Salt Road to the the ­hikers can fortify themselves “Steffisalp Express” valley station

with a ­mountain breakfast before at Warth. The chairlift takes you to active summer the next stage. From the Bödele pass, the mountain station at 1,870 m. the hike continues with magnificent From the mountain station you hike views of the Bregenzerwald on to through the picturesque meadows Kaltenbrunnen, where the ­hikers to the wonderfully located Berg­hotel can enjoy lunch in the Gasthof Körbersee, located on the ­idyllic Alpenrose. From there, they will mountain lake of the same name. The hikers can then enjoy beautiful continue to the centre of the village family tips of Schwarzenberg, where a delicious views of the mountain landscape as dessert awaits the hikers in the Café they walk down to the Hotel Tann- Angelikahöhe. berg in Schröcken, where they will round of the hike with a delicious Mellau hike dessert.

Flowering alpine pastures and the architecture striking Kanisfluh 11 June to 18 October 2020 Daily except Tuesday services included Walking time: approx. 5 hours · Description of the rambling route, The hike begins quite comfortably including excerpt of the map with a cable car trip right to the cen- · Vouchers for a mountain break- tre of the Mellau alpine region. The fast, the main course and a sweet culture Bergrestaurant Simma where break- conclusion fast is served in the garden or in · Tickets for the cable cars and buses the friendly lounge is located to the right of the mountain station. The Price per person hike then leads across the Kanisalpe € 47 to € 64* (depending on the

along a narrow path to the summit ramble) out dining of the Kanisfluh. Hikers may enjoy * Discount for holders of the lunch at the Edelweiß – Kraftplatz Bregenzer­wald Summer Season am Öberle. A delicious dessert awaits Ticket, 3Valley annual season ticket at Hotel Bären – Café Deli back in the and Bregenzerwald Guest Card valley. information & booking well-being Bregenzerwald Tourismus T +43 (0)5512 2365 www.bregenzerwald.at 98 cuisine guide

Enjoy the culinary diversity of the Bregenzerwald. Our listing makes it as easy as possible for you. What do you fancy? A destination for the day or a restaurant for the evening? The categories and symbols will help you choose. We have explained some of the particular specialities in italics.

Legend Open-air restaurant/terrace: The option to eat outside in good weather. Haute cuisine: Sophisticated dining in smart surroundings, elegantly presented and served. Child-friendly: Children’s menu, play area or petting zoo – children are looked after here. International cuisine: Mediterranean, Far Eastern or Latin American – there’s plenty of variety here. Bregenzerwald “KäseStrasse”: Partner operations in the Regional Association for the Maintenance and Promotion of the Bregenzerwald Cheese Culture.

hotel restaurants

A guest amongst families: Those who value cosy conviviality and a hospitable atmosphere will enjoy the multi-course half-board set meals in many hotels. These offer the perfect opportunity to get to know many traditional hotels in a new way – including coffee and cakes in the day or on a detour to the hotel bar.. Um eine Voranmeldung wird gebeten. Hotel Krone, au Hotel Hubertus, mellau 5-course gourmet set meals| T +43 (0)5518 2306 Day off: Sun, Mon, Tue|T +43 (0)5515 2201-0 Hotel Kreuz, mellau Hotel Tannahof, au T +43 (0)5518 2208 Day off: Tue|T +43 (0)5515 2210 Gesundhotel Bad Reuthe, reuthe Hotel Sonne, bezau All-day cake buffet|T +43 (0)5514 2265 Austrian specialities | Almhotel Hochhäderich, riefensberg T +43 (0)5514 2262 T +43 (0)5513 8254 Hotel Post, bezau Hotel Edelweiß, schoppernau T +43 (0)5514 2207 Locally caught game|T +43 (0)5515 2496 Boutique Hotel die Mittagspitze, damüls Sporthotel Krone, schoppernau T +43 (0)5510 211 Fondue if ordered in advance| Hotel Alpenstern, damüls T +43 (0)5515 2116 T +43 (0)5510 513 Wellnesshotel Linde, sulzberg Hotel Damülser Hof, damüls Healthy dishes|T +43 (0)5516 2015 T +43 (0)5510 210 Boutique Hotel Lechtaler Hof, warth Hotel Gasthof Adler, damüls T +43 (0)5583 2677 T +43 (0)5510 220 Gasthof Tirolerhof, warth Hotel Gasthof Walisgaden, damüls Regional cuisine, steaks| Day off: Wed| T +43 (0)5510 214 M +43 (0)664 2564142 Hotel Hohes Licht, damüls Hotel Walserstube, warth 5-course menu if pre-ordered| T +43 (0)5583 3557 T +43 (0)5510 201 Sporthotel Steffisalp, warth Hotel Kanisfluh, mellau T +43 (0)5583 3699 Products from own livestock and farming| T +43 (0)5518 2256 cuisine guide 99

restaurants guest card

Long live diversity: In the à-la-carte restaurants of many hotels and in the more sophisticated or cosmopolitan establishments, innovative ­cuisine is combined with regional products and international influences.­ Renowned hiking chefs and authentically ethnic ­concepts mean that variety on the plate is guaranteed. Pizzeria La Montanara, andelsbuch Gasthof Krone, hittisau Home-made ice cream|T +43 (0)5512 6138 Innovative Vorarlberg cuisine| active summer Hotel Rest. Das Schiff in den Bergen, au Day off: Wed, Thur|T +43 (0)5513 6201 T +43 (0)5515 2229 Landhotel Hirschen, hittisau Alpenhotel Post „Wälderstube“, au In-house patisserie, Regional food| Locally caught game|T +43 (0)5515 4103 Day off: Tue, Wed until 2.30 p.m.| Hotel Adler, au T +43 (0)5513 2320 Innovative evening meals| Romantikhotel „Das Schiff“, hittisau Day off: Tue| T +43 (0)5515 2264 Gourmet-Restaurant Hotel Gasthaus Hubertus, au „Wälder Stube 1840“|Day off: Sun, Mon „Ladenwirtschaft ERNELE“| Home-made strudel|Day off: Wed| T +43 (0)5515 2342 Day off: Sun, Mon, Tue| family tips Hotel Gams „Goldstück“, bezau T +43 (0)5513 6220 T +43 (0)5514 2220 Gasthaus Adler, krumbach Hotel Gretina, bezau Meat and vegetables from our own farm|Day off: Wed, Thur| Local dishes, breakfast buffet| Day off: Tue, Wed| M +43 (0)664 88197434 T +43 (0)5513 81560 Café-Restaurant Katrina, bezau Schulhus Restaurant, krumbach Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5514 2285 Inventive regional cuisine| Day off: Mon, Tue |T +43 (0)5513 8389 architecture Biohotel Schwanen, bizau Seminarhotel Krone, langenegg wild women and tough guys, awarding- winning (two toques) cuisine based on the prin- Day off: Mon, Tue|T +43 (0)5513 6178 ciples developed by Hildegard von Bingen| Hotel Gasthof Wälderhof, lingenau Day off: Tue, Wed|T +43 (0)5514 2133 Day off: Mon, Tue | Berghotel Madlener, damüls T +43 (0)5513 62440 Pizzeria Sandro, mellau T +43 (0)5510 221 Hotel Restaurant Alpenblume, damüls Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5518 2416 T +43 (0)5510 265 Sonne Lifestyle Resort –

Hotel Walliserstube, damüls Gasthaus zur Sonne, mellau culture T +43 (0)5510 236 Bregenzerwald late lunch| Day off: Mon, Tue, Sun|T +43 (0)5518 20100 Pizzeria da Ingo, damüls T +43 (0)5510 505 Golfpark Restaurant, riefensberg T +43 (0)5513 8400 Pizzeria La Montagna, doren Day off: Mon, Tue|M +43 (0)681 10686216 Hirschen Wohlfühlhotel, schoppernau Chef’s table|Day off: Mon, Tue| China Restaurant Yinbin, egg T +43 (0)5515 21150 Day off: Wed|T +43 (0)5512 2324 Tresoli, schoppernau out dining Schettereggerhof, egg Day off: Tue (low season)| Day off: Wed|T +43 (0)5512 3220 T +43 (0)5515 2577 Adler Großdorf, egg Hotel Gasthof Adler, schoppernau Sunday inn|Day off: Mon – Sat| T +43 (0)5515 2106 M +43 (0)650 4563437 Gasthof Alte Mühle, schwarzenberg Asia Restaurant Hyotan, egg Game specialities|Day off: Mon, Tue| Teppanyaki grill, sushi|T +43 (0)5512 26457 T +43 (0)5512 3780 Pizzeria Ampuls, egg

Hotel Gasthof Hirschen, schwarzenberg well-being T +43 (0)5512 20433 Day off: Tue, Wed (end of June to mid China Restaurant, hittisau Sept. continuously) |T +43 (0)5512 2944 Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5513 41851 100 cuisine guide

Restaurant Gasthof Adler, ­schwarzenberg Adler Sulzberg Pizze & Pasta, sulzberg plain food|Day off: Mon, Tue| Day off: Wed, Thur|T +43 (0)5516 2296 T +43 (0)5512 2966 Hotel Jägeralpe „Jägerstube“, warth Pizzeria Panorama, schwarzenberg Raclette and fondue on request, T +43 (0)5512 2990 regional cuisine|T +43 (0)5583 4250 Bödele Alpenhotel, schwarzenberg-bödele Warther Hof „Hochtannberg“, warth Vegan meals|Day off: Sat| Day off: Mo – Wed|T +43 (0)5583 3504 M +43 (0)660 4447777 inns

The traditional foundation of Bregenzerwald hospitality. Cosy (wooden) parlours, typical regional dishes, reasonable prices and ­personal contact with the hosts are the main features to enjoy when you stop here. Conveniently, they are also open in the afternoon, offering a limited menu or coffee and cakes.

Gasthof Wälderstüble, alberschwende Gasthaus Traube-Brennar, egg Day off: Wed, Thur from 4 p.m.| Day off: Tue from 1.30 p.m., Wed| T +43 (0)5579 4791 T +43 (0)5512 2265 Wirtshaus zur Taube, alberschwende Gasthof Falken, egg Traditional creative cuisine| Day off: Mon, Tue afternoon| Day off: Wed, Thur|T +43 (0)5579 4202 T +43 (0)5512 2211 Gasthof Löwen, andelsbuch Gasthaus Gams „Tonele“, egg Day off: Wed, Thur until 5 p.m.| Käsknöpfle (cheese spätzle)|Day off: Thur, T +43 (0)5512 2287 Sun from 6 p.m.|T +43 (0)5512 2327 Gasthaus Ziegler, andelsbuch Gasthof Goldener Adler, hittisau Lunch served from 11.30 a.m. - 2 p.m.| Day off: Mon|M +43 (0)664 1003293 Day off: Wed, Thur until 5 p.m.| Gasthof Ochsen, hittisau T +43 (0)5512 2287 Day off: Tue, Wed|T +43 (0)5513 6237 Erlebnis-Gasthof Ur-Alp, au Gasthaus Brauerei, krumbach regional cuisine (all-day)| Day off: Tue, Wed during the day| Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5515 25192 T +43 (0)5513 8158 Sägerstuben, au Gasthof Kressbad, krumbach Bregenzerwald Cordon Bleu|Day off: Wed| Day off: Wed|T +43 (0)5513 8115 T +43 (0)5515 2949 Gasthof Löwen, krumbach Gasthof Engel, bezau Meals on request |Day off: Wed| Offal|Day off: Sun evening, Mon| T +43 (0)5513 8335 T +43 (0)5514 2203 Gasthof Post, krumbach Gasthof Hirschen, bezau Day off: Tue, Wed, Thur|T +43 (0)5513 8256 Day off: Wed, Thur until 4 p.m.| Krumbacher Stuba, krumbach T +43 (0)5514 2382 Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5513 8724 Gasthof Taube, bizau Gasthaus Adler, langen b. bregenz Day off: Tue|T +43 (0)5514 2124 T +43 (0)5575 4436 Gasthaus Glöckle, damüls Gasthaus Stollen, langen b. bregenz T +43 (0)5510 380 Day off: Mon, Tue|T +43 (0)5575 4615 Gasthaus Zimba, damüls Gasthaus Hirschen, langenegg T +43 (0)5510 379 Special pizza and burger menu| Gasthof Jägerstüble, damüls Day off: Tue, Wed|T +43 (0)5513 6194 T +43 (0)5510 373 Gasthof zum Löwen, lingenau Gasthof Adler, doren plain food|Day off: Wed| Meat and vegetables from our own T +43 (0)5513 63600 farm|Day off: Mon, Tue|T +43 (0)5516 2014 Gasthof Pension Adler, lingenau Gasthaus Löwen – Kässtadl, egg Schnitzel specialities| A wide range of cheese specialities| Day off: Mon, Tue| T +43 (0)5513 6367 Day off: Tue, Thur|T +43 (0)5512 2207 Gasthof Traube, lingenau M +43 (0)664 2146898 cuisine guide 101

Dorfgasthof Adler, mellau Hotel Gasthof Tannberg, schröcken guest card T +43 (0)5518 2260 wild game specialties from own hunting Nazes Hus, mellau grounds|T +43 (0)5519 268 A little gem of a listed building| Gasthof zur Buche, schwarzenberg Day off Summer: Mon, Tue ; Winter: Thur| Day off: Sun, bank holidays| M +43 (0)650 4627929 T +43 (0)5512 2972 Gasthaus Goldener Adler, riefensberg Mesnerstüble, schwarzenberg T +43 (0)5513 8398 Day off: Tue, Wed|T +43 (0)5512 2002 Gasthof-Pension Hochlitten, riefensberg Berghof Fetz, schwarzenberg-bödele

Day off: Tue|T +43 (0)5513 8363 T +43 (0)5572 77400 hiking Wirtshus Bartle, riefensberg Gasthof Hotel Ifenblick, sibratsgfäll Home-made cakes and sweets| Day off: Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5513 6432 Mon, Thur|M +43 (0)681 81330581 Katharinahof, sibratsgfäll Gasthof Schrannenhof, schoppernau T +43 (0)5513 2213 farm products, homemade cakes and Der Hirschen, sibratsgfäll gateaux|Day off: Wed, Thur| Day off: Mon, Tue|T +43 (0)5513 2111 active summer T +43 (0)5515 2162 Alpenblick, sulzberg Wälderstube, schoppernau In-house cake and bread bakery| Day off: Thur|T +43 (0)5515 2444 Day off: Thur; Nov – June: Wed, Thur| Wirtshaus zum Gämsle, schoppernau T +43 (0)5516 2217 Home-made cakes and Strudel| Gasthof Ochsen, sulzberg Day off Summer: Tue, Wed;Winter: ­ Wed| Homemade cakes, Day off: Mon, Tue| T +43 (0)5515 30062 T +43 (0)5516 2114 Gasthaus Bauernstube, schröcken Hochsträßstüble, sulzberg T +43 (0)5519 30303 Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5516 2863 Holzschopf, schröcken Gasthaus zur Taube, sulzberg-thal family tips hearty food, Spare ribs| Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5575 4405 Day off Summer: Mon, Tue ; Winter: Tue| Krone Thal, sulzberg-thal T +43 (0)5519 340 Day off: Mon, Tue|T +43 (0)5575 20030 mountain inns

Far from the villages, in hiking or ­skiing areas, mountain inns are architecture popular destinations for the entire family. Sometimes in (remote) ­mountain locations, occasionally accessible by cable car or car, they provide not only good home cook- ing but also wonderful panoramic

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Alpengasthof Brüggele, alberschwende Jagdgasthaus Egender, bezau mountain breakfast upon request, Käsknöpfle (cheese spätzle), locally ­Kaiserschmarren (sliced pancake)| caught game|Day off: Mon| Day off: Tue; Wed (from mid July to mid Sept. M +43 (0)664 2440447 continuous operation|T +43 (0)5579 4391 Sunnegg Hütte, damüls Alpengasthaus Edelweiß, au Tray bakes|M +43 (0)676 7837858 Day off: Tue (Oct. – June)| Berggasthof Elsenalpstube, damüls out dining M +43 (0)664 4324840 Wine cellar, Mountain breakfast| Berggasthof Niedere, andelsbuch T +43 (0)5510 297 Mountain breakfast on request| Berggasthof Uga Alp, damüls open when cable car is operating | Italian cuisine|Day off: Tue| M +43 (0)664 4429447 T +43 (0)5510 318 Bergkristall-Hütte, au Gasthof Alpenrose – Kaltenbrunnen, egg Day off: Mon|M +43 (0)664 1808482 Homemade cakes|Day off: Tue, Wed|

Panoramarestaurant Baumgarten, bezau T +43 (0)5512 2433 well-being Mountain breakfast|open when cable car Alpengasthof Höfle, hittisau is operating |T +43 (0)5514 2254-7 Day off: Mon|M +43 (0)664 4956022 Berggasthaus Hochhäderich, hittisau Mountain breakfast on request| Day off: Wed|M +43 (0)664 9222410 102 cuisine guide

Burgl Hütte, hittisau Gasthof Berchtoldshöhe, schwarzenberg 150-year-old mountain hut|Day off: Tue, Wed| T +43 (0)5575 4676 T +49 (0)8328 92492666 Gasthof Frohe Aussicht, schwarzenberg Jausenstation Neuschwand, hittisau Day off: Tue|T +43 (0)5512 2783 Trout pond|M +43 (0)664 1615074 Bregenzer Hütte, schwarzenberg-bödele Hirschberg Hütte, langen b. bregenz Day off: Fri (May – Nov.)|M +43 (0)664 4000864 open during alp-season|T +43 (0)664 4869760 Dornbirner Hütte, schwarzenberg-bödele Alphof Roßstelle, mellau M +43 (0)664 5467227 Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5518 2310 Hochälpele Hütte, schwarzenberg-bödele Bergrestaurant Simma, mellau Day off: Tue (May – Oct.)|M +43 (0)664 3890302 Mountain breakfast|Day off: Tue| Lustenauer Hütte, schwarzenberg-bödele T +43 (0)5518 2761 Day off: Mon (May – Oct.)|T +43 (0)5512 4913 Alpe Moos, riefensberg Meierei Oberlose, schwarzenberg-bödele Home-made cakes|Day off: Wed| Day off: Tue (May – Oct.)| M +43 (0)664 2814917 M +43 (0)676 7032225 Einkehrstube „Zum Bergfrieden“, riefensberg Bergrast Wildries, sibratsgfäll Day off: Wed|M +43 (0)664 1371613 Day off: Wed (May – Oct.)| Berghaus Kanisfluh, schnepfau M +43 (0)664 9989608 Large ice cream sundaes|Day off: Mon, Stuiners Einkehr, sulzberg Tue; June – Aug.: Mon|T +43 (0)5518 2108 Local wine tavern, farm shop|open from Neuhornbachhaus, schoppernau Easter to October; Fri – Sun: 4 p.m – 21 p.m.| M +43 (0)664 5367595 T +43 (0)5516 2818 Panoramarestaurant Diedamskopf, Hochalphütte, warth ­schoppernau Mountain breakfast in summer, regional Regional food|open when cable car cuisine|open June – Oct.; Dec. – April| is operating|T +43 (0)5515 4110-351 T +43 (0)5583 4250 Berggasthof Auenfelder Hütte, schröcken Punschhütte, warth Dumpling specialities|Day off: Wed| T +43 (0)5583 3557 M +43 (0)664 4111251 Widderstein Hütte, warth Biberacher Hütte, schröcken open June – Oct.| open from June to Oct.|T +43 (0)5519 257 M +43 (0)664 3912524 Berghotel Körbersee, schröcken open from June – Oct., Dec. – April | T +43 (0)5519 265 cafés/bistros/bars

Enjoying a break in between is important too. Tasty snacks with a little glass of wine, cake with ­cappuccino, a light lunch or a quick bite to eat while travelling – the choice of delicious things to eat is huge and varied.

Cäsars Café, alberschwende Liss Bar, andelsbuch A wide range of ice creams| Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5512 26160 Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5579 20003 Wälderstüble, andelsbuch Tannerberg Stüble, alberschwende Meat and sausage specialities|Day off: Sun| Day off: Mon|M +43 (0)664 4647006 T +43 (0)5512 26065 Café Konditorei Künz, andelsbuch & egg Werkraum Wirtschaft, andelsbuch Day off: Sun|T +43 (0)5512 2295 Set lunch, meeting place for craftspeople| Gastgarten Tanna, andelsbuch Day off: Sun, Mon|M +43 (0)699 18205059 Only open in good, warm weather| Bregenzerwälder Käsehaus, andelsbuch M (0)664 7815421 “Schaukäsen” event cuisine at the exhibi- Jöslar Lokal – Laden – Kino, andelsbuch tion cheese dairy“|T +43 (0)5512 26346 Breakfast,“Warm Souls” (open rolls au Mooserstüble, andelsbuch gratin), Salads|Day off: Sun, Mon| open when cable car is operating | T +43 (0)5512 2312 T +43 (0)5512 4855 cuisine guide 103

Bergbrennerei & Stube Löwen, au Café Stollwerk, krumbach guest card Guided tours of the distillery, special- Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5513 30102 ity cakes| Day off: Mon, Tue| Heurigen Toni‘s Kuhstall, langen b. bregenz T +43 (0)5515 25964 T +43 (0)5575 20048 Fischteich, au Stubô Bar, lingenau Catch and eat your own trout| Bar in the vaulted cellar|Day off: Sun – Wed| T +43 (0)5515 30052 M +43 (0)664 1030492 Bäckerei Kleber, bezau Café Deli, mellau Day off: Sun|T +43 (0)5514 23842 regional breakfast, special coffees|

Café Konditorei Natter, bezau T +43 (0)5518 2207 hiking Large selection of cakes and gateaux, Metzgerstüble – Bar & Bistro, mellau including takeaway |Day off: Mon, Tue| Day off: Wed|M +43 (0)664 4118337 T +43 (0)5514 2222 ’s Bärle – Bar & Bistro, mellau Sutterlüty Gusto Restaurant, bezau Day off: Tue|M +43 (0)664 3204399 Self-service|Day off: Sun|T +43 (0)5514 4130 M1, mellau Bäckerei Kleber, bizau Burger specialities|open when cable car is Day off: Sun|T +43 (0)5514 2579 operating|T +43 (0)5518 20095 active summer „ediths“ Deko & Café, bizau Café Lässer, schnepfau Breakfast with a view of the Kanisfluh| Day off: Thur|T +43 (0)5518 4114 Day off: Sun|T +43 (0)5514 2928 Ski Inn Diedamskopf, schoppernau Jausenstation Tüble, bizau Snack, cosy Aprés Ski| open from May – Oct.; Fri – Sun| T +43 (0)5515 4110-118 T +43 (0)5514 2253 Café-Restaurant Gräsalperstube, In’s 137, damüls ­schoppernau M +43 (0)664 75021169 Day off: Tue|T +43 (0)5515 25348 Kiosk Uga, damüls Vinothek FranzMichl, schoppernau family tips open when cable car is operating | Wine lounge, open wines, snacks| T +43 (0)5510 211-0 Day off: Mon, Thur, Sun| Café-Restaurant Rose, doren M +43 (0)664 3801536 Motto brunch every 1st Sunday in the Bäckerei Fetz, schwarzenberg month|Day off: Fri, Sat|T +43 (0)5516 2054 Day off: Sun|T +43 (0)5512 2955 Café Ochsen, egg Café Angelikahöhe, schwarzenberg M +43 (0)664 4349011 Cakes and gateaux|Day off: Mon| Sophie Döner, egg M +43 (0)664 4170664 architecture Home-made bread |M +43 (0)699 14078527 Haldenstüble, schwarzenberg Sutterlüty Gusto Restaurant, egg Day off: Tue, Wed|M +43 (0)664 1236264 Self-service|Day off: Sun|T +43 (0)5512 2466 Kiosk im Schwimmbad, schwarzenberg Vernissage Bar, egg open when swimming pool is open| Bar in the vaulted cellar|Day off: Sun, Mon| T +43 (0)5512 4389 M +43 (0)664 4520045 Konditorei-Café Alber, sulzberg Café Trude, egg In-house patisserie, snacks|Day off: Sun| Homemade cakes, soft ice cream| T +43 (0)5516 2116

Day off: Mon|T +43 (0)5512 2291 Altes Sennhus, warth culture Naturpark Metzgerei, Hittisau, hittisau 250-year-old farmhouse| Cold cuts and other meat products from the T +43 (0)5583 2677 Nagelfluhkette Nature Park| Dorfcafé, warth Day off: Sun, Mon|T +43 (0)664 3550750 T +43 (0)5583 3615 Konditorei-Café Alber, hittisau Wälder Metzge, warth In-house patisserie, snacks|Day off: Sun| Guided tours of the dairy| T +43 (0)5513 30044 T +43 (0)5583 3598 dining out dining

Learning to cook the home-made way“Frau Kaufmann” teaches her stu- dents to cook a four-course meal ­according to old recipes, either sticking to the original or applying contemporary changes. Everybody participates in each course, either cooking or observing. The individual dishes are eaten as

soon as they are ready, served with a suitable wine. well-being information Karin Kaufmann, M +43 (0)676 4954144, www.fraukaufmann.at 104 cuisine guide

summer alpine dairy farms

Probably the most delicious way of experiencing the rural production cycle of many milk, cheese and meat specialities at close quarters. The alpine pastures, which are farmed from May/June to September/­ October, serve delicious snacks and are the high point of many a hike or excursion.

Alpe Vordere Niedere, andelsbuch Alpe Uga, damüls M +43 (0)664 4429447 M +43 (0)664 5367398 Mitteldiedamsalpe, au Alpe Unterdamüls, damüls Alpine cheese, goats’ cheese, cakes| M +43 (0)664 73552399 M +43 (0)664 7994806 Alpe Brongen, egg Oberealpe, au Delicious alpine products, home-made M +43 (0)664 6585487 cakes|M +43 (0)664 6304073 Säckelalpe, au Alpe Obere Falz, egg M +43 (0)664 3207249 Alpine cheese production| Satteleggalpe, au M +43 (0)664 3744794 Milk, cheese, bacon|T +43 (0)5515 2920 Alpe Untere Falz, egg Mittelargenalpe, au Milk and cheese products| M +43 (0)664 4302296 M +43 (0)664 1367720 Alpe Greußing-Wildmoos, bezau Alpe Glockenplatte, hittisau Snack platters, Segen (whey soup)| M +43 (0)664 5559681 M +43 (0)664 9780388 Alpe Hochleckach, hittisau Alpe Leugehr, bezau Käsknöpfle (cheese spätzle) if ordered in Cheese, milk, butter|M +43 (0)664 1617305 advance|M +43 (0)664 7823346 Alpe Stongen, bezau Alpe Juliansplatte, hittisau Cheese, bacon, eggs, butter| M +43 (0)664 40510793 M +43 (0)664 1978880 Alpe Hintersuttis, mellau Alpe Wildmoos, bezau M +43 (0)664 3235989 Cheese, butter, “sig”, schnapps| Alpe Kanis, mellau M +43 (0)664 5818400 T +43 (0)5512 3748 Alpe Ostergunten, bizau Alpe Obere, mellau M +43 (0)664 5318584 M +43 (0)664 1355951 Alpe Pfützental, bizau Alpe Wildgunten, mellau M +43 (0)664 5367481 M +43 (0)664 1142415 Alpe Sattelegg, bizau Alpe Wurzach, mellau M +43 (0)664 1349318 Alpine farm breakfast|M +43 (0)664 3938582 Alpe Stoggertenn, bizau Althornbachalpe, schoppernau M +43 (0)664 1838092 Alpine cheese, alpine pork| Alpe Unterhirschberg, bizau M +43 (0)664 8654998 Snack platters|M +43 (0)664 3427814 Hinterüntschenalpe, schoppernau Alpe Wölflersgunten, bizau Hay milk, yoghurt|M +43 (0)664 1349316 Goats’ milk products| Vorderüntschenalpe, schoppernau M +43 (0)664 5457249 Milk, cheese|M +43 (0)664 4309407 Alpe Elsen, damüls Unterdiedamsalpe, schoppernau M +43 (0)664 5013413 Mountain cheese, goats’ cheese, quark| Alpe Oberdamüls, damüls M +43 (0)664 4411792 M +43 (0)664 1008335 Alpe Felle, schröcken Alpe Portla, damüls M +43 (0)664 3207160 M +43 (0)650 9889692 Alpe Batzen, schröcken Alpe Ragaz, damüls Near the “uf’m Tannberg” alpine museum| M +43 (0)664 9250379 T +43 (0)5515 30149 105 guest card hiking active summer family tips well-being Who doesn’t occasionally long for a retreat, for a architecture leisurely pace, for stimuli which pamper the body and soul? The Bregenzerwald is such a retreat. With a great selection of specialised hotels and range of services for your very own well-being. culture dining out dining well-being 106 health & wellness hotels

Wellness with a view

Curative or preventative: if you want Hotel am Holand**** to lend your health a helping hand, Wellness area with saunas, large relaxa- you are in the right place! Some hotels tion area, infrared loungers, open fire- also offer wellness days for visitors place, heated infinity outdoor pool with who are not guests of their establish- view of the impressive Kanisfluh as well ments. Prior reservations are required as a Kneipp basin and a plunge pool. for all these programmes. Au, T +43 (0)5515 2932 www.amholand.at Hotel Krone Au**** Modern wooden architecture, Hotel GAMS zu zweit ****S Wellness area, Sky spa with a lovely “Paaradies” (Paradise for Couples) SPA ­panorama . Bathing­ lake with spa- with heated outdoor pool, new whirl- cious garden and relaxation complex. pool and resting rooms, including tea Indoor pool, wellness ­treatments. and snack bar, Steam baths and saunas, Au, T +43 (0)5515 2201-0 underground cool pool. www.krone-au.at Bezau, T +43 (0)5514 2220 www.hotel-gams.at Hotel Adler Au**** Family-friendly hotel, 700 m2 of Hotel Post Bezau wellness area with spectacular by Susanne ­Kaufmann ****S 18-metre infinity pool, panoramic A place of beauty, relaxation and holi- saunas and massages. stic well-being. DAY SPA Bezau, T +43 (0)5514 22070 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., one day admission to www.hotelpostbezau.com the SPAradies, incl. wellness bag with Discovery Day Spa bathrobe, bathing shoes, towel and a Breakfast, holistic use of the wellness sweet afternoon snack. area, participation in the activity and Price per person: € 45 sports programme, back massage, Alkaline Detox Signature Treatment. Price per person: € 172 health & wellness hotels 107 guest card Hotel Schwanen**** door pool heated all year round, modern The only certified organic hotel in nature spa, saunas and steam baths. the Bregenzerwald – detox, fasting Hittisau, T +43 (0)5513 6220-0 and wellbeing programmes. www.schiff-hittisau.com Bizau, T +43 (0)5514 2133 www.schwanen.at Landhotel Hirschen*** Nature experience days, intuitive paint- hiking Damülser Hof**** Wellness & Spa ing, days of spiritual magic, Moon week, Family-run establishment in a base and therapeutic fasting according picturesque location at an altitude of to Dr Buchinger, Sound therapy, herbal 1,500 m, wellness area (1,500 m²) with tea hour, own herb garden.

swimming pool, saunas, fitness room, Hittisau, T +43 (0)5513 2320 active summer sunbathing lawn with meditation www.landhotel-hirschen.at corner. A “Realm of the Senses” for Wellness day massages, beauty packs and baths. 1 massage of your choice, 1 sound NEW: meditation room therapy on the sound lounge, 1 colour Damüls, T +43 (0)5510 210 light therapy, use of the sauna, steam www.damuelserhof.at bath and wellness oasis.

Price per person: € 130 – 150 family tips Hotel St. Hubertus Spa area (massages, cosmetic Sonne Lifestyle Resort****S treatments), wellness complex with Modern-yet-cosy Superior and pent- 9-metre indoor whirlpool, 3-metre house rooms, 1,500 m² of Spa area outdoor whirlpool, swimming pool Mellau, T +43 (0)5518 20100-0

(28°C all year round), bar and open www.sonnemellau.com architecture fireplace. Egg-Grossdorf, Day spa available for non-residential T +43 (0)5512 2785, www.sthubertus.at guests from 16 years of age from Mondays to Thursdays or on inquiry: Romantik Hotel Das Schiff**** Bathing area from 7 a.m., nudist area enjoyment the metzler way: from 11 a.m. (in summer as required); Light-flooded relaxation areas, out- treatments from the spa programme available. Please book in advance. culture Susanne Kaufmann Spa Cosmetics The perfect feel-good day A clear look and essences from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., breakfast buffet, ­Bregenzerwald nature determine bathrobe, slippers and bath towels, the products. Available in the voucher € 80 applicable to all spa treat- Hotel Post and in the online shop. ments, Wälder Late Lunch, Tea & Juice

www.susannekaufmann.com Corner, Price per person: € 149 out dining

Honey skin care products Hotel Die Wälderin WERBINA range of body care Hotel directly at the Mellaubahn cable ­products with honey produced car’s valley station. Spacious sauna from own colonies of bees. and bathing world, children’s areas Available in the shop in Alber- and garden pool that’s heated all year well-being schwende and the online shop: round. www.gsiberger.at Mellau, T +43 (0)5518 20102 www.diewaelderin.at 108 health & wellness hotels

Gesundhotel Bad Reuthe**** Wellnesshotel Linde**** Applications using mud, wellness Wellness and golf hotel with elegant and beauty package deals. Lovely Sunset spa (open to the public). ­bathing house with a sauna and Sulzberg, T +43 (0)5516 2025 ­wellness complex and pool in the www.wellnesshotellinde.at ­garden (open to the public). Wellness day Tip: it is recommended that you make 1 pack of fresh hay flowers, 1 back mas- a reservation by telephone. sage, day ticket to the Sunset spa with Reuthe, T +43 (0)5514 2265-0 wellness pool, sauna complex, fitness www.badreuthe.at room. Relax day Price per person: € 87 1 mud pack with freshly cut natural mud or herbal bath, 1 all-over body Sporthotel Steffisalp**** massage, 1 facial exfoliant and mask, Right next to the Steffisalp-Express. including day ticket to the thermal Warth, T +43 (0)5583 3699 bath and sauna and wellness world, www.steffisalp.at f­itness room. Wellness day at SteffisSpa Price per person: € 130 Use of vitality pool and sauna complex (incl. bathrobe and sauna towels) Almhotel Hochhäderich **** Price per person: € 25 700 m² [AlmSpa], panorama indoor swimming pool, sauna landscape with various heat treatments, ­relaxation oases, hiking and yoga weekends, family experience week, wellness week, supervised children’s world. Schwarzenberg: SUMMER YOGA Riefensberg-Hochhäderich It’s possible for participants T +43 (0)5513 8254-0 (beginners and advanced) to start www.alm-hotel.at the morning full of mindfulness with yoga at the Schwarzenberg Hirschen Wohlfühlhotel****S swimming pool. To be followed by Informal establishment, adventure a leap into the cool water. Claudia swimming pool with panoramic view Jochum-Breuß is a qualified, of the countryside. approved 500h+ Yoga Alliance tea- Schoppernau, T +43 (0)5515 21150 cher and Svastha yoga therapist. www.hirschen.at Dates: 1/8/15/22/29July; 5/12/19 Breakfast & Wellness August from 8 to 9 a.m. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., feel-good breakfast Place: Schwarzenberg swimming (8 a.m. – 10 a.m.), feel-good bag with pool. If weather is bad: upper foyer bathrobe, bathing shoes and towel, of the Angelika Kauffmann Hall relaxing in the outdoor whirlpool Price per person: € 12 and new wellness area, dive into Information & weather the panorama adventure pool, € 10 telephone­ ­voucher for SPA treatments, voucher Claudia Jochum-Breuß for an alcohol-free cocktail T +43 (0)664 5396099 Price per person: € 75 www.erlebe-yoga.com water and moor 109 guest card hiking active summer

Moor room (Moorraum) in Krumbach

The moor is a habitat that can be 5 September: Krumbacher Stuba explored in various locations – some- Information & registration: with the

times even barefoot. relevant Moorwirt inn family tips guided walking tours of the moor Bizau – where water tickles your toes Dates: 4 June – 24 September: The Ulvenbach flows in the wide every Thursday, 9.30 a.m valley plane, close to the centre of Duration: 2 hours Bizau. It is here that visitors can walk Price per person: € 8, children under

barefoot over a stretch about 1 km in 14: free of charge architecture length, take in the natural sights and Information & booking: sounds of the stream, and admire rare Krumbach village hall plants. T +43 (0)5513 8157, www.krumbach.at information & brochure Bizau Tourismus, T +43 (0)5514 2129 Langen – Witmoos European nature www.bizau-bregenzerwald.com reserve The greatest feature of the Natura culture Krumbach – Vital energy in the moor 2000 area is the original high moor How do moors contribute to climate with creeping pine. In a sense, the protection? What plants and animals bog represents the ‘original state’ of are found there? How do we obtain the Langen moors before they were vital energy there? The moor guides extensively altered by peat extraction,

bring knowledge and exciting stories to partial drainage and litter gathering. out dining your journey between the centre of the In conjunction with the extensive ­village and the Rossband nature reserve. ‘Mooswiesen’ (‘Moss Meadows’) in the Secret tip: Moor hike between 6 and west, the Witmoos location is home 8 a.m. in the morning to many rare and endangered habitat dawn & moor breakfast types and species. Starts every Saturday, 6 a.m. information well-being 6 June: Restaurant Schulhus Langen Municipal Office 4 July: Krumbacher Stuba T +43 (0)5575 4415-0 1st August: Gasthof Adler www.langen.at 110 water and moor

Riefensberg – barefoot course Sulzberg – moor hike & Bodybalance On the barefoot and fitness trail, 22 using smoveys stations train your ­coordination, Hike on the Sulzberg moor with a endurance, strength, mobility and bodybalance program using smoveys: reaction. Training coordination, strengthening information the core, arm, shoulder muscles, Riefensberg Tourismus relaxation tips. T +43 (0)5513 8356, Date: On request www.riefensberg.at Duration: 2 hours Price per person: € 25 incl. rental Sibratsgfäll – Moorbad smoveys, prices for groups upon Surrounded by Mother Nature on request all sides, a paddling basin, two mud Minimum number: 4 people baths and a natural-water swimming information & registration pool await. (Early June to late Ingrid Fink-Nöckler September) M +43 (0)664 5323102 information www.kreativbewegen.at Sibratsgfäll Tourismus T +43 (0)5513 2112-13, www.sibra.at

Sulzberg – Moorbad Oberköhler (mudbath) Au-Schoppernau A belt of moorland with rare flora runs Natural soap-making workshop for several kilometres across the entire Selected vegetable fats and oils, mountain ridge at an altitude of 1,000 caustic soda and Schoppernau metres to the north of the village of spring water serve as the basis. Sulzberg. This complex of habitats is Flowers and herbs from her own the place where healing moor water garden and the surrounding rises in Oberköhler to fill an artificial mountain pastures are additives swimming pond and a surrounding which give the hand-made natu- shallow water habitat zone. This idyllic ral soap their colour, texture and setting on the edge of the forest is not other properties. (for guests from only the ideal place to enjoy a swim the age of 14) but also to take Kneipp cures (treading Meeting point: Karin Beer, water) and to play, enjoy a barbecue ­Schoppernau, Halde 395 (public barbecue area) and spend Date: 7 July – 25 August a little time. The swimming area is every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. between 0.5 and two metres deep and Duration: approx. 2½ hours is therefore also suitable for children. Price per person: € 45 including The facility also includes a changing materials and manuscript with area with WC and parking spaces. recipes. Opening times: June to the end of information and registration September by telephone until 6 p.m. the day information before Sulzberg Tourismus Karin Beer T +43 (0)5516 221310 M +43 (0)664 4155330 www.sulzberg-bregenzerwald.com directions, public buses and taxis 111

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München

Memmingen

Friedrichshafen

Lindau

Bregenz Bodensee Oberstaufen

Zürich Altenrhein Bregenzer- Dornbirn wald

Innsbruck Vorarlberg Feldkirch

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Chur

Arriving by plane Arriving by train Several regional and international and long-distance coach airports are located within the From Austria: www.oebb.at surrounding areas of Vorarlberg. From Germany: www.bahn.de, Transfer options from the airports to www.autozug.de the Bregenzerwald: From Switzerland: www.sbb.ch www.airport-drivers.com By long-distance coach: www.flixbus.at

Public buses in the region The Bregenzewald has an ­excellent public bus service. Timetables, fares and information: www.vmobil.at Use of the ­Bregenzerwald rural bus is included for holders of the Bregenzerwald Guest Card (→ p. 4)

Taxis in the region Taxi Mani Bezau, M +43 (0)664 2110500 Taxi Fechtig Bezau, T +43 (0)5514 2311 Taxi Veli Andelsbuch, M+43 (0)664 5233477 Taxi Meusburger Lingenau, T +43 (0)5513 6225 Hagspiel Touristik Hittisau, T +43 (0)5513 6335 Felder Reisen Mellau, T +43 (0)5518 2257 Ritter Tours Schröcken, T +43 (0)5519 211 Taxi Zündel Schwarzenberg, M +43 (0)664 98 53 113 Taxi Hörburger Krumbach, M +43 (0)664 1851333 Taxi Benjamin Bilgeri Sulzberg, M +43 (0)680 4450793 reisemagazin

The Reisemagazin Bregenzerwald (travel magazine) contains around 60 pages of stories and reports about the people and their culture in this region. The writers, some of whom work from Vorarlberg while others work internationally from further Damülser Mittagspitze is 2,095 metres afield, offer insights into what life in high and was once called “Trista”. From the Bregenzerwald is all about and its summit, the Damülser Mittagspitze, what is both pleasurable and enjoy- one of the Bregenzerwald’s ­mountain able. Available from Bregenzerwald icons, presents far-reaching views across Tourismus and other tourist offices the Bregenzerwald and the Große in the Bregenzerwald. Read online at Walser­tal valley – all the way to the www.bregenzerwald.at ­Arlberg. The Uga Express, a four-seater chairlift, takes visitors to the nearby mountain ­station at 1,830 metres.

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Bregenzerwald Tourismus GmbH, Ines Agostinelli (p. 86) Krumbach to show them a starry sky that Gerbe 1135, 6863 Egg Almhotel Hochhäderich (p. 55) is not aff ected by light pollution. Angelika Kauff mann Museum, Gabriela Metzler (p. 87) Cornelia Baldauf (p. 24) Design by: Rudolf Berchtel (p. 11/16/17/21/26/30) Ludwig Berchtold (p. 10/23/28/54/89/98) broger grafi k, Andelsbuch Adolf Bereuter (cover, p. 8/20/27/34/36/42/44/45/66/67 /68/70/71/75/83/92/96/112/113) Friedrich Böhringer (p. 15/25) Printed by: Ian Ehm friendship.is (p. 19/81) Druckhaus Gössler, Dornbirn Bregenzer Festspiele (p. 79) Johannes Larch comes from South Tirol. Johannes Fink (p. 12/22/76/100/102/106) He particularly appreciates the numerous Markus Gmeiner (p. 2) Text by: Golfpark Management GmbH (p. 52) signposted mountain bike routes in the Kinz Kommunikation Markus Grabher (p. 56) Bregenzerwald. They take him through Thomas Gretler (p. 35) Florian Aicher (p. 2 – 3, 66 – 67, 72 – 73) beautiful landscapes, to alpine settle- Werner Bentele has built a multifunctional Lukas Hämmerle (p. 82) Kurt Bracharz (p. 92 – 93) Martin C. Huber (p. 18) ments, High Alps and to summits. There’s building with showroom with the help of Christian Zillner (p. 68 – 70) Alex Kaiser (p. 9/104) also a wide range of available services the regional trades for his distillery and Gemeinde Lingenau (p. 33) Christoph Lingg (p. 78) and special hotels. bee-keeping activities in Alberschwende. Carthography: Björn Matt (p. 74) The local silver fi r – but also spruce, glass Norman Müller (p. 109) Aries Werbegrafi k-Design and concrete – characterise this structure, Peter Oberhauser (p. 32) Text and planning of hiking routes: Dr. Rudolf Oostenrijk TV (p. 14/99/101) which has been realised in line with the Popp & Hackner (p. 13) Berchtel traditions of Vorarlberg architecture. Ratko Medienagentur (p. 57) © Land Vorarlberg für Geodaten Erwin Reiter (p. 31) Roswitha Schneider (p. 72) Sebastian Stiphout (p. 40/43/49) Data and prices subject to change. Typographical Aaron Strahammer (p. 80) errors cannot be excluded. Edition: February 2020 Jürgen Ulmer (p. 29) Matthias Weissengruber (p. 90)

Anton Sutterlüty comes from the Bregenzerwald, but lives in Vienna. He runs his own cheese cellar there right in the city centre. He provides the content, Sonja Schwarzhans had no use for herbs i.e. the cheese wheels, himself when he and she hated gardening when she was produces his dairy products on an alpine a child. But now the former teacher has pasture in his original homeland dur- turned herbalist. She cultivates her products ing the summer. He talks about how that in Hittisau and sells them through 15 diff er- works and how it fi ts in with Vienna. ent shops across Vorarlberg and the Allgäu. [email protected] Gerbe 1135 Gerbe Monday times: Opening to Friday 9a.m.to 5p.m. Bregenzerwald Tourismus T +43(0)5512 2365 | 6863 Egg 6863 | F +43(0)5512 3010 | Vorarlberg | www.bregenzerwald.at | Austria

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