Day trips. Four countries, one starting point.
Bregenz, Lindau, the Bregenzerwald, Switzerland — from Alpenloge, everything is close. Our tips for a day out, sorted by place. Driving times from the house.
Scheidegg
Our home town — both a few minutes away.
- Skywalk Allgäu
A treetop walk up to 40 metres above the ground.
- Scheidegg waterfalls
One of the most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria, overlooking a wild, romantic river landscape.
- Alpenfreibad Scheidegg
A beautifully kept natural pool, designed with love for detail, fed by spring water and with a wonderful view.
5 minutes by car.
Bregenz
Vorarlberg's cultural centre, home of the world-famous floating stage.
- Kunsthaus Bregenz
Designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, with changing exhibitions of contemporary art.
- vorarlberg museum
Archaeology, (art) history and folklore.
- Bregenzer Frühling
Dance festival at the Festspielhaus.
- Guided tour of the Bregenz Festival stage
- Pfänder
Up by cable car. A wonderful viewpoint at 1,064 metres, overlooking around 240 Alpine peaks.
Lindau
The historic old town on Lindau island: centuries-old façades, lanes full of stories. At around 70 hectares the island on the eastern shore is the second-largest in Lake Constance, and its winding lanes and medieval houses have a charm many find almost Mediterranean.
- Kunstmuseum Lindau
- Marionette opera
- friedens räume at Villa Lindenhof
- Stadttheater Lindau
Wangen im Allgäu
- Listed old town
Many historic buildings, one of the finest weekly markets in southern Germany and six museums.
20 minutes by car.
Bregenzerwald
Villages such as Hittisau or Schwarzenberg, where new and old architecture sit in harmony. Hiking, food, culture — something for every taste.
- Umgang Bregenzerwald
Architecture walks through the villages — craft, building culture and landscape in one.
- BUS:STOP Krumbach
Seven bus shelters designed by international architects.
- Werkraum Bregenzerwald
For lovers of architecture and design: the house of craft in Andelsbuch, designed by Peter Zumthor.
- Rolls-Royce Museum near Dornbirn
- Bregenzerwald tourism
Further afield
Three destinations for a whole day — in Bavaria and in Switzerland.
- Neuschwanstein Castle
One of the most visited castles in Europe today: around 1.4 million people a year come to see the fairy-tale king's castle.
About 1 hour by car.
- Säntis
2,502 metres high — a spectacular destination in Switzerland. For hiking, with or without the cable car.
90 minutes by car.
- St. Gallen
With the Abbey of St. Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983 and home to one of the oldest and richest libraries in the world.
About 50 minutes by car.
On Lake Constance
- Lake Constance boats
From the harbours of Bregenz or Lindau, the Lake Constance fleet calls at all the main ports between Bregenz and Konstanz from Easter to mid-October.
Swimming
In Lake Constance — and in spring water just around the corner.
- Old military baths “Mili” in Bregenz
A charming lido on wooden stilts, with SUP hire.
- Rohrspitz beach
The Rohrspitz peninsula in Austria.
About 50 minutes by car.
- Lindau island
Several sets of steps leading straight into the water.
- Lindenhof lido in Bad Schachen
