C Enjoyment at mountain huts in the Kleinwalsertal - (c) Oliver Farys / Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen
Vorarlberg’s hosts and hostesses are talented cooks: Enjoy delicious specialities from the region, which are prepared down-home style or creatively refined. Alternatively, head to gourmet events to enjoy special palate pleasers.
The winter programme of the freshly renovated MS Oesterreich features cruises to the Christmas Magic in Konstanz in Germany (8, 15 and 22 December), Magic Christmas cruises with dinner and music at several dates, as well as the imperial New Year’s Eve cruise on 31 December featuring a gourmet menu and live music.
Lech Zürs am Arlberg invites you each year to enjoy an exceptional wine tasting inside the gondolas of the Auenfeldjet. The cable cars are accessible for both winter hikers and skiers. For an entire afternoon, enjoy and sample wines in the gondolas, interact with the wine makers and enjoy small snacks.
After ascending with the Kristbergbahn cable car, guides lead participants on a snowshoe hike to the wonderfully scenic Ganzaleita view point. From the top, enjoy a cosy picnic with regional delicacies such as Montafon Sura Kees cheese. On the way back, marvel at the idyllic Maisäss mid-elevation pasture huts and enjoy a freshly prepared “Kaiserschmarren” shredded pancake to round off the day.
Culinary winter hikes in Bregenzerwald: Day tours, which are bookable through Bregenzerwald Tourismus, unite hiking and enjoyment. The path leads from breakfast to lunch and on to dessert because every meal is hosted by a different mountain inn or restaurant. Guests can select from hiking trails in Hittisau/Hochhäderich, Mellau-Bizau-Bezau and Sibratsgfäll-Schönenbach.
Read our magazine story about culinary winter hikes here.
From lodge to lodge and course to course: on this culinary tour skiers in the Brandnertal will be treated to three courses of regional delicacies, drinks included.
Where do milk and meat come from? Once a week, a guided snowshoe ramble through the Kleinwalsertal gourmet region offers insights into regional agriculture, tastings included.
A wine parlour with 100 delicious wines to choose from in the middle of the mountains at 2,000 m elevation? You heard right: At the VINNOVA, you can enjoy a glass of fine wine in front of a large window showcasing the impressive mountain scenery beyond.
In December entire Lech Zürs will become a pleasure room for several days, where visitors can enjoy various wines and other delicacies. You will be enchanted by the scent of different wines, the matching dishes thought out down to the smallest detail and the pre-Christmas charm of Lech Zürs am Arlberg.
This culinary hike leads from hut to hut along groomed winter hiking trails starting from the mountain station of the Sonntag-Stein cable cars. At each station, there is a different culinary course to be enjoyed.
