Travel guide Kleinwalsertal
A hidden mountain idyll
Kleinwalsertal with the municipality of Mittelberg is located in the Austrian Vorarlberg in the breathtaking Allgäu Alps and belongs to the Bregenz district. Nevertheless, you can only reach your affordable holiday apartment or holiday home in Kleinwalsertal from the Federal Republic of Germany. Due to the surrounding mountains, there is no direct road connection to Austria. You can reach your accommodation via the federal motorways A7 and A980 to Waltenhofen and further on the federal road 19 via Sonthofen and
Oberstdorf. Coming from
Tyrol and Austria, take the A7 to Kempten and continue on the B19 to Oberstdorf. In the winter months, suitable tires should be used for the journey. Direct connections to Kleinwalsertal by train are available to the train station in Oberstdorf. From there, a regular bus service runs to the vicinity of your accommodation. Book a cozy apartment or holiday accommodation with a view of the natural surroundings of the place and spend unforgettable holidays or a skiing holiday with your family in the beautiful landscape of the Walser Valley.
All-year-round travel weather
The Allgäu Alps and the mountain world are suitable for both summer and winter holidays. The best travel time for a hiking holiday is between May and September. Instead of continuous rain, there are rather short showers and summer heat thunderstorms in the evening. Temperatures range between 10 and 25°, depending on the altitude. In the valley, it can get up to 30° warm in July and August. The ski season in Kleinwalsertal starts early, as the location on the northern edge of the Alps provides sufficient precipitation. Perfect for a skiing holiday! There are also enough mountain railways to get to the peaks. For example, the railway at Kanzelwand or the Fellhornbahn. The border between Germany and Austria, Bavaria and Vorarlberg, the Allgäu and Kleinwalsertal runs all year round at Fellhorn. The maximum temperatures in winter are around freezing point. In cold nights, temperatures are in the double-digit minus range. Whether you rent your holiday apartment or holiday home in summer or winter, Vorarlberg awaits you with clear mountain air and pure nature.
Bridges connect
The sights in Kleinwalsertal and around the village are small pearls that you can explore on leisurely hikes across the countryside and peaks. At Hirschegg, a grown nature bridge made of rocks spans the Schwarzwasserbach. The reflecting sunrays in the dark water, the green moss, and the dense forest form a special ensemble. On the Breitachweg between Hirschegg and Riezlern is the Leidtobelbrücke. The covered bridge house was part of the old main connecting path from
Hirschegg to
Riezlern until 1930. A little further on the same path is the old sulfur spring "In der Höll", whose water is said to have healing effects against rheumatism, respiratory diseases, and circulatory problems. Other excursion destinations in Kleinwalsertal are the many churches and chapels in the surroundings of Riezlern. The Protestant Kreuzkirche in Riezlern, the Leidtoblkapelle Maria Hilf near Mittelberg-Riezlern, the parish church Mariä Opferung, whose history goes back to the end of the 15th century, and the Brother Klaus Chapel near Hirschegg. The sights can be easily hiked from your holiday apartment or holiday home. By car, a drive over the Silvretta High Alpine Road with its 34 hairpin bends on 25 kilometers is a special activity. The Silvretta High Alpine Road leads from the Vorarlberg Montafon region into the Trisanna Valley.
Walser history on site and big stage in Bregenz
The museum in the village of Riezlern shows the cultural history of Kleinwalsertal and its inhabitants, local customs, and traditional costumes. Hike the Walser culture from your guesthouse and discover historical country houses of the Walser Valley, expiatory crosses, and chapels on the Mittelberg cultural trail. Great art awaits you at the Bregenz Festival. It is an internationally significant cultural festival in the city of
Bregenz on Lake Constance, which can be easily reached by car from your apartment. The "Spiel auf dem See" and the lake stage are highlights every year and attract more than 100,000 people to Bregenz. The offer is so extensive that it is worth spending a few days in Bregenz. Rent affordable private apartments in a quiet location or centrally in the city. Almost all apartments and houses in Bregenz are equipped with Wi-Fi. Other sights are the Vorarlberg Museum, the Kunsthaus Bregenz, and the Künstlerhaus Bregenz in the Palais Thurn and Taxis.
This is how it tastes in the Vorarlberg pleasure region
The food in Vorarlberg in general and in Kleinwalsertal in particular offers many culinary highlights. The popular specialties of the region are game and beef. Farmers, beekeepers, hunters, and of course the chefs give their best here every day. The result is a fresh and healthy, regional cuisine that has everything to offer from down-to-earth to noble, whatever the heart and stomach desire. Regional specialties are cheese flans (Käsflada), Krutspätzle with sauerkraut, and roast pork with Hafaloab, a dumpling made from boiled potatoes, semolina, and Riebel corn. There are also restaurants with international cuisine, pizzerias, and cafes and breakfast places within walking distance of your holiday apartment. The offer of local markets is rich and of outstanding quality. Cheese, honey, and herbs come from the meadows and pastures of Kleinwalsertal. Your holiday apartment or holiday home is right in the middle of the pleasure regions, and your holiday becomes a pleasure holiday. If you want to cook in your house, the weekly winter market in the Walserhaus in Hirschegg offers a wide range of local delicacies. Try one of the delicious Austrian wines like the popular Blauer Zweigelt, the Grüner Veltliner, or the Welschriesling.
Slopes and forests, meadows and fields
In Kleinwalsertal, ski areas with 46 mountain railways and lifts with a good 120 kilometers of slopes await the whole family. Professionals and children alike get their money's worth. The slopes at Hohen Ifen are at 2,200 kilometers altitude above Hirschegg. Particularly
family-friendly are the ski areas at Söllereck with 13 kilometers of slopes and at the Heuberg-Arena with 17 kilometers of slopes. Rent a holiday apartment or an affordable holiday home from private in the valley and take the mountain railway to the ski, hiking, and excursion destinations in the mountains. Numerous ski schools are available for beginners. Cross-country fans have 42 kilometers of cross-country ski trails at their disposal. For children, there is also a fun park and a boarder park.