Tyrol & Vorarlberg - Austria - page 705

6 Hotel Alpenrose B2

Eating

7 April C2

8 Dogana C2

9 Möbelle B1

10 Rauch Cafe B2

11 Wirtschaft Zum Schützenhaus D2

Drinking & Nightlife

12 Poolbar A3

Sights
Feldkirch has several towers surviving from the old fortifications. These include the
40m-high, late-15th-century Katzenturm MAP GOOGLE MAP (Hirschgraben) , where Vorarlberg's
biggest bell (weighing 7500kg) still tolls. The Mühletor MAP GOOGLE MAP (Mühletorplatz) , also
known as the Sautor, is where the pig market was held in the Middle Ages. The step-
gabled Churertor MAP GOOGLE MAP (Heiligkreuzbrücke; off Hirschgraben) is the gateway to the
bridge that was once used to transport salt across the Ill River to Switzerland.

Schloss Schattenburg
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CASTLE

( www.schattenburg.at ; Burggasse 1; adult/child €6/4.50; 9am-noon & 1.30-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat & Sun)
This 13th-century hilltop castle is story-book stuff with its red turrets and creeping vines.
It's a steep climb up to the ramparts, which command far-reaching views over Feldkirch's
rooftops. Once the seat of the counts of Montfort, the castle now houses a small museum
displaying religious art, costumes and weaponry.

Domkirche St Nikolaus
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(Domplatz; 8am-6pm) Identified by a slender spire, Feldkirch's cathedral has a large, for-
bidding interior complemented by late-Gothic features and dazzling stained glass. The

CATHEDRAL