Elevation 398m. The provincial capital of Vorarlberg, also known as the music festival city, lies on the slopesof the panoramic mountain Pfänder and Lake Constance. Because of the ideal situation, this lovely city is a favorite place for swimming, hiking and excursions and offers many recreation facilities for the sportingenthusiasts. The provincial beauty of this area will put you immediately into the holiday spirit. BREGENZERFESTIVALS: This international famous theatre on the lake gives performance from mid-July to mid-August on afloating stage built out over Lake Constance where plays, concerts and operas are performed by famous artists. Open airstage on the lake (platform for 4500 visitors). Large, new festivaland congress hall, built in 1980, with international events during the whole year. Scenes of worldknown artists. Operasingers, musicians andorchestras. Additional attraction of the festival include exhibitions, displays of modern art and amusement parlours. SPORT: nonenclosed beaches and enclosed baths for swimming, sailing and motor boat harbour, sailingschool, waterskischool, boat rental, riding school and riding hall, open air- and indoor tenniscourts, sportsstadium, outdoor, indoorfitnesscourse, bicycle rental, midgetgolf, fishing. Bowling, billiards, open air chess game, shootinggallery, clay pidgeon, easy family hiking trails, 8km shoreline walk beside Lake Constance, mountain hiking onmountain Pfänder. ENTERTAINMENT: Concert bowl recitals, dancing, discotheques, cafes, comfortable and well keptrestaurants, waterfront and ship restaurant, mountain restaurants, some with panoramic view, 2 cinemas, folkloreevenings and atmospheric music, historical steam engine ride through the Bregenzerwald. National museum, old township excursions, sauna, massage. WINTER: Delightful ski resort on mountain Pfänder with cable car, 2 skiliftsand downhill ski slopes to Bregenz and Lochau. Natural toboggan run, indoor swimming pools in the hotels. Otherski resorts within close distance, include Bödele (17km), Bregenzerwald (17km) or one hours drive to Montafon, Brand and behind the Bregenzerwald. Bregenz lies in the alps but also lies like at the seaside.