Elevation l45Om. The world renowned winter ski resort and favorite summer holiday resort lies in a hollow in thevalley in the middle of an alpine region. In Lech there are numerous vacation possibilities for example, for theactive holidaymaker, there is a 6Om swimming pool built on the edge of the forest and having the character ofa mountainlake, heated, separate children's swimming enclosure. Sports fields, tennis courts, vast network oftrails to wander to the summit of the mountain, to alpine lakes or to the alpine huts, climbing with instructors, indoor swimming pools in the hotels, sauna, pingpong tables, fishing in the rivers and 6 mountain lakes inthe surroundings, observation of the protected wildlife, botany, hobbycooking, bowling, photography, smallcalibreshooting gallery, horseback, riding and dancing. As well as all these facilities Lech offers an excellent climategood healthy air because of the high altitude. Cafes, covered picnic shelters, sun terraces, park benches, cablecars, chairlifts, horse drawn carriages, guest lending library, flowered fields for the picknickers, outdoor concerts, folklore evenings, cinema, parking stations, discotheques, cosy pubs, happy rooms, automobile excursions. The nearest railway station is at Langen am Arlbergfrom there is a bus connection to Lech. From summer 1997: Each guest will receive the
Lechsummercard
which authorizes to the gratis use of different leisure facilitiesand events in Lech such as open air pool, tennis courts, summerchairlift and cable railways, bus to the valley Zugertal with lakes Spullersee and Formarinsee, participation in gregarious walkingtours with Lech's walkingguides, chilren's program, native museum etc... WINTER: Arlberg-Lech-Zürs, every ski fan knows this area very well. Lech and the neighboring town Zürs offerseverything that one could wish for: assurance of snow to 2772m, 4 funicular railways, l5 ski lifts, ll chair lifts, 6Okm of skiable slopes, 25 prepared pathways. ice skating, curling, sun terraces, apres skiing, hotel indoor swimmingpools, saunas, ski kindergarten, international kindergarten, sporting equipement hire, cross country slope, dancing. ZÜRS am Arlberg; 1750m. In summer all hotels, restaurants etc. closed., Everything in Lech, 8km distant.