Just a few curves leading up to the weekend – When the Rheintal valley is still cloaked in dense fog, city dwellers make their way up the Losenpass to the Bödele mountain to catch the first rays of sunshine.

Bödele
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Vorarlberg
elevation: 1.139 M
length: 14 KM
open:year-round
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Bödele

Bödele is a place of Alpine idyll: wood-shingled beauties, meadows so green they nearly hum, and cows that absolutely do. Perched on a high saddle above Dornbirn, it feels wonderfully out of the way – a mix of forest and old farmhouses that haven’t forgotten how to charm.

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Where to stay
Bildstein

Mesmerhaus
A former barn high above Lake Constance, rebuilt with a designer’s eye and a host’s warm instinct. Where Italian pieces meet Vorarlberg craft.
Architecture
Apartments
Lake
Bregenz

Kleiner Löwe
A standout piece of architecture wrapped in an old-town facade – and the elegant little guesthouse Bregenz didn’t know it was missing.
Architecture
Interior
Lake
Mellau

Tempel 74
Two houses in silvered wood, built with the precision this valley is known for. A stay at Tempel 74 feels like stepping into Bregenzerwald architecture.
Architecture
Apartments
Culture
Hittisau

Die Krone
A beautifully crafted inn in the Bregenzerwald. Krone blends architecture, warmth and outstanding regional cuisine into a place that feels both cultural and deeply at ease.
Historic
Architecture
Culinary
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