When there is still snow on the nearby mountains, Bregenz is already blossoming. In the lakeside gardens on Lake Constance, spring flowers delight walkers and cyclists. A little later, the chestnut trees are in blossom. On the Pfänder, the town's local mountain, nature becomes visibly greener. Sea blue and green are the dominant colours in summer. The cultural calendar sets colourful accents between spring and summer.

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CYCLING ON LAKE CONSTANCE

Exploring the landscapes around Lake Constance by bike is probably one of the most beautiful ways to experience the diversity of this destination. The excellently developed long-distance cycle route, which is mostly flat with a total length of 284 km, promises atmospheric views along the lakeshores. Thanks to numerous hotels and accommodations, overnight stays during the cycling tour can be planned well in advance, ensuring several days of cycling pleasure at Lake Constance. Whether flat, perfectly prepared cycling routes in the lowlands or challenging trails in the area of the Pfaender, everyone will find their own personal route here.

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THE HEART - THE CREW

The wind in your hair, a metal construction weighing tons under your feet, your gaze turned towards the horizon and water all around. This is how the crew of Vorarlberg Lines sails the "Swabian Sea" from the port of Bregenz throughout the season. With more than 60 different event cruises (pleasure cruises, fireworks cruises, dance cruises and adventure cruises), scheduled cruises from Bregenz to Constance and a wide range of round trips, Vorarlberg Lines offers a colourful programme from April to December. 

If you are looking for a ship, the lake and an entertaining programme, or an excursion adventure, you are sure to find a few trips you like with Vorarlberg Lines!

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FINEST
MOMENTS OF ENJOYMENT

CULINARY AT ITS BEST

CULINARY IN SPRING

Eating is a need, enjoying is an art. What La Rouchefoucauld wrote down has always been an open secret in Bregenz. Art simply suits us, why should eating in Bregenz be any different?

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Cafés
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Restaurants
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Bars & Clubs

COLOURFUL MARKETS - EVERYTHING YOUR SPRING HEART DESIRES

There's nothing like a weekly shop at the market. Fresh produce from the region, fresh air and perhaps also fresh news from the city? The best thing is to stroll through the weekly market in Bregenz city centre in bright sunshine and be inspired by the abundance of goods on offer. This experience is simply unbeatable, which is why the market days in Kaiserstraße, Kornmarktplatz and Leutbühel are so popular. It is a weekly ritual for the people of Bregenz to do their shopping in the centre on market days, sit in one of the cafés and celebrate life. People meet and exchange ideas at the market. The offer of the local farmers leaves nothing to be desired in terms of quality and variety, but products from the south also arrive on site in fresh quality.

Fortunately, in addition to the two market days, which are a fixed part of life in Bregenz all year round, other offerings also find their place in the city, such as the small version with a handful of selected market stalls every Wednesday at Leutbühel and every Thursday in Clemens-Holzmeistergasse in the Vorkloster - where vegetables, poultry and products from Carinthia are offered.

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At the regional organic market, local farmers show how many, healthy foods are grown in the region. Italian flavours and specialities, on the other hand, are brought to the centre of Bregenz by the Italian market in April for epicurean weekends.

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DANCE FESTIVAL: BREGENZER FRÜHLING

Profound, uncategorisable, visionary, classical, loud, joyful, lively, epic, reflective, moving, powerful, young and fresh: that is Bregenz Spring 2023. Experience dance in a new dimension. The dance festival of the year at the Festspielhaus Bregenz. 

With the upcoming festival season from March to June 2023, the provincial capital Bregenz invites you for the 36th time in a row to its top-class, international dance festival, which stands for itself in its kind in the Lake Constance region. Five world-class companies from France, Spain, Germany and Great Britain will transport their audiences into the diverse and breathtaking world of dance with expressive performances.

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MUSEUMS & GALLERIES

International, versatile, inspiring. The courage to take risks, the desire for the extraordinary and the overriding commitment to quality: with spectacular art events, comprehensive exhibitions of works and themed group exhibitions, the Bregenz galleries provide innovative splashes of colour in the local and international cultural scene.

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STAGE & THEATRE

With spectacular art events, comprehensive shows of works and themed group exhibitions, the Bregenz stages provide innovative splashes of colour in the local and international cultural scene.

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TIME OUT WITH A VIEW: PFÄNDER -
THE ADVENTURE MOUNTAIN ON LAKE CONSTANCE

CONQUER AROUND 600 METRES OF ALTITUDE IN SIX MINUTES AND EXPERIENCE A DIFFERENT WORLD - ON THE 1064 M HIGH PFÄNDER, WITH LOTS OF NATURE AND A PANORAMIC VIEW OF 240 ALPINE PEAKS AND LAKE CONSTANCE.

Families enjoy the playground at the mountain station. Deer, ibex, wild boar, mouflon and marmots cavort in the Alpine Game Park. The best view is on the 360° panorama terrace above the new seminar room. Whether a leisurely 30-minute round hike through the Alpine Wildlife Park or a sporty tour from the valley to the Pfänder peak - the Pfänder is the ideal starting point for exploring the landscape. The rustic Pfänderdohle inn invites you to stop for a bite to eat from September to May. Relax on the train to the Pfänder and cycle over the mountain: from 08:00 to 10:00, bicycle transport is free of charge.

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EASTER AT THE
BLOOMING LAKE CONSTANCE

EASTER HOLIDAYS IN BREGENZ

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FASHION TRENDS IN BREGENZ

SHOPPING IN THE CITY CENTRE

SHOP YOUR WAY INTO SPRING

From the exclusive fashion house to the jewellery and optics specialist and the beauty shop to the well-stocked specialist shop. A colourful mix of long-established and young businesses in Bregenz. Indeed: Bregenz offers much more than shopping. Bregenz offers a shopping city experience that is constantly reinventing itself.

While large shopping centres try to score points with hectic hustle and bustle and an abundance that can hardly be differentiated, the city by the lake convinces with the harmonious interplay of businesses and culinary and cultural offerings. In the smallest of spaces, high-quality specialist shops meet well-known cultural institutions such as the Kunsthaus, the Vorarlberg Museum or the Landestheater and are combined with real delicacies from the upscale gastronomy - from the trendy cappuccino bar to the traditional inn to the multi-award-winning gourmet restaurant.

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BREGENZ EXPERIENCE WITH THE BREGENZ VOUCHER

The charming Bregenz city centre with its streets within walking distance makes shopping a relaxed experience. Small, owner-operated shops mingle with large stores - and art and design boutiques also grace the retail palette, for the simply beautiful as well as practical things in life.

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