Bregenz
Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switzerland in the west and Germany in the northwest and big forests in the east - the Bregenzerwald. Wikipedia
Population 29,476 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Austria
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Kunsthaus Bregenz Museum · 140 m -
Martinsturm Bregenz Museum · 440 m -
vorarlberg museum Museum · 200 m -
Künstlerhaus - Palais Thurn-und-Taxis Gallery · 710 m -
Schmalstes Haus Europas Attraction · 480 m -
Anton Schneider Memorial · 120 m -
Jodok-Fink-Denkmal Memorial · 690 m -
Kriegerdenkmal Memorial · 710 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Bregenzer Frühling
June
A modern dance festival attracting choreographers and dancers from around the world. All performances are staged in the Bregenz Festival House (Festspielhaus Bregenz).
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Bregenz); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Eating nearby
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Getting around
- Bregenz Hafen 150 m
- Bregenz 740 m
- Bregenz Bahnhof 790 m
- Bea´s Taxi 2.4 km
- Riedenburg 2.5 km
- Lochau-Hörbranz 2.8 km
More train stations: Lauterach 3.6 km, Lauterach Unterfeld 3.7 km, Hard-Fussach 5.3 km, Wolfurt 5.4 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.