Activities in Vorarlberg
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Pfänder Cable Car
The Pfänder rises sharply above Bregenz and affords a breathtaking panorama of the lake and the pointy peaks of the Alps. The cable car will whiz you to the top. At the summit, kids and fans of furry critters will love the Wildpark, a 30-minute circular trail bringing you close to deer, ibex and marmots in their near-to-natural habitat. There's also a Greifvogelflugschau (bird of prey show), where feathered performers amaze with aerial feats (11:00 & 14:30 May-Sep).
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Cable Car
cable car rises up to Muttersberg (1401m), the starting point for numerous hiking, Nordic walking and cycling trails. If you don’t want to walk it, catch bus 1 from in front of the train station to the cable car station.
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Kletterhalle
Practise clambering up boulders before tackling the real thing in the Alps at this excellent hall, run by the Austrian Alpine Club. The ticket office is on the 1st floor.
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Diedamskopf Cable Car
The Diedamskopf cable car which climbs to 2090m, from the summit, paragliders launch themselves into the air and walkers trundle back down the side of the mountain.
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City Tour
To explore the other attractions, join a free City Tour organised by the tourist office; departing at 10:00 on Thursday from mid-May till October.
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Sommerrodelbahn
Test-drive the thrilling Sommerrodelbahn, a 1850m-long toboggan run comprising 80 hairpin bends.
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Fahrradverleih Bregenz
Fahrradverleih Bregenz rents quality city and e-bikes.
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Gasthof Löwen
Bike hire is available at Gasthof Löwen for €12 per day.
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Gondola
gondola rises to 1390m Alpe Rossstelle year-round.
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Vorarlberg Lines
This is one of a number of companies taking you out onto the lake from April to mid-October. There are two-hour Bodensee panorama cruises (adult/child €15.20/7.60), one-hour Bregenz trips (€9.20/4.60) and regular boat transfers to lake destinations including Lindau, Mainau, Friedrichshafen and Konstanz.
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Strandbad Hard
A lakefront contender 5km south of town, this lido has outdoor pools, barbecue areas, minigolf and a secluded FKK (nudist) beach for skinny-dippers.
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Strandbad Bregenz
Packed with bronzed bods, overexcited kids and flirty teens in summer, this central lido has a lakeside beach, several outdoor pools with waterslides, and activities like volleyball and table tennis.
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Silvretta-Montafon
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Dreiländerweg
The Feldkirch region is criss-crossed with cycling trails, including the 30km Dreiländerweg (Three Country Trail), taking in beautiful scenery in Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Pick up the free Feldkircher Radwegkarte map from the tourist office.
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Downhill Skiing
Though lesser known than other Austrian ski regions, the Bregenzerwald has fine downhill skiing on 255km of slopes, well suited to beginners, intermediates and ski tourers. Lift queues are virtually nonexistent and free ski buses shuttle between resorts. Nonskiers can shuffle through snowy forests on cross-country or snowshoe trails, go winter hiking or bump downhill on toboggan runs in Au and Damüls.
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Bodensee Radweg
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Rheindelta
Easily explored on foot or by bike, this nature reserve sits 5km south of Bregenz, where the River Rhine flows into the Bodensee. The mossy marshes, reeds and mixed woodlands attract more than 300 bird species, including curlews, grey herons and rare black-tailed godwits.
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