Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
St Laurentiuskirche
(Mutterstrasse; 9am-5pm)
Climb the covered staircase to this Gothic parish church, domin-
ated by an octagonal onion-domed spire. There are stellar views over the town's rooftops
to the Alps beyond from up here.
CHURCH
Stadtmuseum
(Kirchgasse 9; adult/child €2/1.50;
MUSEUM
3-5pm Mon-Sat)
This museum houses a small display on folk
art and prehistoric finds.
WALKING
Muttersberg
(
www.muttersberg.eu
;
Hinterplärsch; cable car adult/child 1 way €7.10/4.50, return €11.90/7.40; cable car
9am-5pm)
About 1km north of the town centre, a
cable car
rises up to this 1401m peak, 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.
Kletterhalle
(Untersteinstrasse 5; adult/child €5/3; hall 6am-10pm, ticket office 8am-noon & 1-5pm Mon-Fri)
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.
ROCK CLIMBING
MILKA CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL
One of Bludenz' best features can't even be seen. Almost anywhere you wander in the centre, the rich, enticing
aroma of chocolate will fill your nostrils. The source of these divine smells is the Suchard chocolate factory. Un-
fortunately there are no guided tours but you can stock up on Milka at its
shop
(Fohrenburgstrasse 1;
9am-
noon Mon, to 4.30pm Tue-Fri, to noon Sat).
Bludenz' sweetest event is the
Milka Chocolate Festival
in July, when 1000kg of
Schokolade
is up for grabs
in prizes. There's also music, games and plenty of kids too full of sugar to control.
Sleeping
Private rooms usually offer the best value, even though a surcharge of around €3.50 per
day applies for stays under three days.
Gasthof Hotel Löwen
HOTEL
€€
