Vorarlberg / Bregenzerwald
Known for its: Mountain Traditions
The charm of the region lies in its ties to tradition; it’s the feeling that you’re experiencing ‘the way things used to be’, right here on your present day holiday. Dairy farms dot the landscape and still remain at the heart of an area that is famous for its ‘Cheese Trail’. Some great sampling to be had here!
TRAVELLING TO VORARLBERG / BREGENZERWALD
Nearest airports are Lake Constance, and Friedrichshafen.
New for 2008
May 30 - June 1: Anniversary of the Bregenzerwald Cheese Trail. Be there as an attempt is made to recognise the longest cheese table in the world (1km long) in the Guinness Book of World Records!
Throughout Summer: the Angelika Kauffmann Museum in Schwarzenberg hosts an exhibition that features the letters wrote by painter Angelika Kauffmann to her relatives in Schwarzenberg. Kauffmann (1741 – 1807) is known worldwide for her late baroque and classicistic portraits and paintings. Although she spent time in London, Rome, Florence and Venice, the idyllic town of Schwarzenberg in the Bregenzerwald, remained her adopted home throughout her lifetime.
For more information on Vorarlberg visit
www.vorarlberg.travel, call 0043 5574 425250, or email
info@vorarlberg.travel
For more information on Bregenzerwald visit
www.bregenzerwald.at, call 0043 5512 2365, or email
info@bregenzerwald.at
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Why start and end in the same location each day? Our 'hiking without baggage' packages mean that you can cover a progressive route while your luggage is transferred to your next hotel for you.
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From leisurely walks through villages, easy hikes in gentle hill country, to tours in high alpine terrain - find the route description that best fits you.
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Bregenzerwald's famed Cheese Trail celebrates its 10th anniversary this summer. Sample regional delicacies while en route!
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The extraordinary presence of contemporary buildings accompanies travellers throughout the entire region - even up the mountains.
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