Guided winter snowshoe hikes are organised at many resorts in this province in the west of Austria. Those who visit the region with their own transport will be able to join up with a guided …
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Category: Vorarlberg
Find out more about Austria’s westernmost province, with the high mountains of the Arlberg and Montafon descending through the wooded hills of the Bregenzerwald towards Lake Constance and the border with Switzerland and Germany. test
The Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg
The Bregenzerwald is an area of rolling hills, mountain valleys and small villages in the area to the east of Bregenz and between the border with Germany and the main Ill valley running towards the …
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Around Three Mountain Ranges
The Montafon Hut Circuit in the Vorarlberg takes in three different mountain ranges at refreshing altitudes. Flowering meadows in the Verwall, glaciers in the Silvretta, impressive rock formations in the Rätikon: hikers who walk the …
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The Verwall Walking Tour
The Verwall hiking circuit can take up to eight days on a walking tour over the borders of the Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The Verwall mountains stretch from Bludenz in Vorarlberg to Landeck in Tyrol. The …
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The Schubertiade Festival in Vorarlberg
The Schubertiade in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg is one of the most renowned Schubert festivals in the world. With around eighty events, the festival has been marked in the diaries of those who love …
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The Sound of Stone
What does nature sound like? The “Klangraum.Stein” (‘Soundspace.Rock’) theme trail in the Großes Walsertal Biosphere Reserve in Vorarlberg attempts to answer this question. The trail begins at the top station of the Sonntag-Stein cable car. …
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Rediscovering a Taste Sensation
Sura Kees from the Montafon in Vorarlberg is a regional speciality and one of the oldest cheeses in the world. The cheese is particularly healthy because of its low fat content and the speciality is …
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The Bregenz Festival – Behind the Scenes
The largest lake stage in the world is getting ready for the summer performances of Rigoletto in 2019. The stage design of the lake performances at the Bregenz Festival is always spectacular and full of …
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Two Friends Help Save Rare Sheep from Extinction
Peter Kasper and Martin Mathies have something in common: they want to save the Montafon stone sheep. This attractive, approximately 70 cm high animal is quite robust and resistant, you could even say remarkably undemanding. …
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