Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Bus 47 departs from Dornbirn train station and passes by the Rappenlochschlucht (€1.80,
30 minutes, nine daily).Dornbirn has frequent connections to Bregenz (€3.80, eight
minutes) and Hohenems (€2.20, eight minutes) on the Bregenz-Innsbruck railway line.
SCHUBERT IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The highly acclaimed
Schubertiade
( 05576-720 91;
www.schubertiade.at
) festival brings the
Lieder
(songs)
and chamber music of the great Austrian Romantic composer Franz Schubert to atmospheric venues in Schwar-
zenberg (mid-June to early September) and Hohenems (dates in April, May, July, September and October). Tick-
ets are like gold dust and should be booked well in advance.
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Bregenzerwald
The wooded limestone peaks, cow-nibbled pastures and bucolic villages of the Bregen-
zerwald unfold to the south of Bregenz. This rural region is great for getting back to
nature for a few days, whether cheese tasting in alpine dairies, testing out hay and herbal
treatments in spa hotels, or curling up by the fireside in a cosy farmhouse. One lungful of
that good clean air and you'll surely want to grab your boots, slip into your skis or get on
your bike and head outdoors.
Sights
Angelika Kauffmann Museum
(
www.angelika-kauffmann.com
;
Brand 34, Schwarzenberg; adult/child €7/1.50; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun)
This ul-
tramodern museum houses a permanent collection in winter and rotating exhibitions in
summer of Swiss-Austrian neoclassical painter Angelika Kauffmann's works. The artist
had strong connections to the village where her father was born.
A ticket covers entry to the neighbouring
Heimat Museum
(Heritage Museum), a pristine
alpine chalet. Displays of traditional painted furniture, extraordinary headwear, hunting
paraphernalia and filigree iron crosses focus on rural 19th-century life.
MUSEUM
Bergkäserei Schoppernau
SHOW DAIRY
