Lake Constance-Vorarlberg

Water and mountains are the borders. To the north, Lake Constance. In the west, towards Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it´s the Rhine River. In the south and east it´s the Alps.

It is an open minded, modern region. A very lively business and culture area. With an eye for beauty and the aesthetic. Design determines life. This was also so long ago, when the inhabitants earned their living mainly by designing and producing embroideries and material. The magnificent villas of the "Textile barons" in Dornbirn are witnesses to that time of prosperity. Today´s designers, like Wolford, produce exclusive body wear or innovative lighting systems like that from Zumtobel Staff. They also design unusual houses which make the region the European centre for modern architecture. Perfect and well thought out productions.

Bodensee-Vorarlberg: Perfect productions

The cities of Bregenz, Dornbirn and Feldkirch are the focal points for all of the happenings. These people know how to celebrate. All kind of events!

The landscape on the lake inspires. Poets and thinkers, artists and athletes, inhabitants and guests. Come and take a look. A treat for both the eyes and ears: The Bregenz Festival with their spectacular productions on the largest water stage in the world. The Feldkirch festival: conceived by Thomas Hengelbrock, accompanied by Klaus Maria Brandauer. Visit one of the fun city festivals. The art Bodensee in Dornbirn, the largest art fair in the Lake Constance area. The traditional bon fires where the winter is chased away by the blazing fires. Jazz concerts, cabaret, small theatres - they are all here. Museums, exhibitions. Programmes to keep you busy.

For those who want to combine city culture with excursions to the numerous ski areas in Vorarlberg, this is the right place to be.

"Small & Nice" is the motto of the ski areas in the Bodensee-Vorarlberg region. The guaranteed snowy ski area of Bödele in Dornbirn offers nine ski lifts to liven up your day of skiing. A secret tip of the locals is the ski area in Laterns-Gapfohl with 27 km of well tended downhill runs, the half pipe and the Fun park for snow-boarders. It´s just a short trip to the larger ski areas on the Arlberg or in the Montafon from Bregenz, Dornbirn or Feldkirch. The easiest way to reach these areas is to use the ski buses and the ski train. You don´t feel like skiing? Then enjoy life in the city. Or be enchanted by the winter landscape on and around Lake Constance.