Ausflugsziele in Vorarlberg

The open-air museum Villa Rustica, near the town of Rankweil, consists of three buildings of an ancient Roman farming estate, inhabited from the first to the fifth centuries A.D.

Enjoy the mountain air high above the city rooftops

With an area of some 2,000 m2 and a climbing wall extending over 3,000 m2, the K1 climbing hall in Dornbirn offers challenges and fun for climbers of all abilities.

The municipalities of Zwischenwasser, Sulz, Röthis and Rankweil offer an inexpensive opportunity to learn how to ski in the immediate vicinity with the Furx ski lifts. At two practice lifts, budding skiers can practise in peace, while advanced skiers can use the slopes at the T-bar lift.

The rediscovery of the Nibelungenlied’s C and A manuscripts at Hohenems Palace in 1755 and 1779, respectively, marked the starting point of its renaissance and rapid establishment as the German national epic.

If you take Watzenegg as your starting point and hike in the direction of Palmern, you will reach the Schwende Alp after a 40-minute walk. After this moderately difficult tour, you stand at 910 metres above sea level above Dornbirn and are rewarded for the ascent not only with the view.

Since our environment is very important to us, we converted the farm to IP (integrated crop production) as early as 1989. In 1991 our farm was awarded the Vorarlberg Innovation Prize and in 1992 the Austrian Agricultural Marketing Prize.

The family ski resort that is right on your doorstep. Skiers of all ages appreciate its central location, its quick and easy accessibility and the abundance of natural snow throughout the area.

Open a window into the past. The Old Times Museum is located in the old village centre of Hohenems in a house built in 1602. The wooden building was saved from demolition in 2011 and has since been renovated and maintained by a sponsoring association.

The Vorarlberg Regional Museum – now known as the Vorarlberg Museum – was founded in 1857, making it one of the oldest museums in the Lake Constance area. Its collections are based on specifically Vorarlberg-orientated themes, whilst retaining national and international links where relevant.