Bregenz Lakefront
A flat lakeside promenade along Lake Constance with views across to Switzerland and Germany. Free to walk and the starting point for the famous floating stage during the Bregenzer Festspiele.
City in Austria
Bregenz
4 things to see1 of them free
Bregenz sits on the shores of Lake Constance, where the lakeside promenade is free to walk and the medieval Oberstadt on the hill above costs nothing to wander. The Pfänder cable car runs year-round for a paid ride to panoramic views across four countries, but the lakefront and old town fill a full day for free. Outside the July and August festival season prices and crowds ease off, so shoulder months are kinder on a budget. Easy to pair with Dornbirn or a longer loop through the Bregenzerwald.
What to see
Things to do in Bregenz
1 of these cost nothing at all.
Kunsthaus Bregenz
A contemporary art museum designed by Peter Zumthor, considered one of the finest museum buildings of the late 20th century. The translucent glass facade glows at night. The interior is four stacked concrete exhibition floors with natural light filtering through the shell. KUB hosts international rotating exhibitions with no permanent collection.
Oberstadt Bregenz
The Oberstadt of Bregenz is the original medieval town, perched on a hill above the modern lakeside city and enclosed by remnants of its Roman-era and medieval walls. The Martinsturm, with its enormous Baroque onion dome, is the visual anchor and houses a small local history museum.
Pfänder
The Pfänder rises to 1,064 meters directly above Bregenz on Lake Constance, and the four-country panorama from its summit, covering Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein in a single sweep, is one of the most compact displays of Central European geography available from any single viewpoint.
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