Discover Rehmen: Trails and culture

There are several ways to shape your stay in Rehmen around your interests: the “Alpgang” themed trail combines a short loop with insights into alpine farming; another route leads to the Holdamoos nature experience. Cultural attractions offer a different focus: the Baroque Master Builders Museum is in Au, and the Löwen mountain distillery offers public tours and tastings. If you are looking for a hotel in Rehmen, you can plan your outings around the themes, routes and visiting times mentioned here.

Alpgang: circular trail and alpine farming

The “Alpgang” themed trail offers insights at 14 stations into Bregenzerwald alpine farming and the practice, followed for centuries, of grazing pastures in several stages. The short loop passes through a gorge to Wika and returns to Rehmen via Holand. Alpgang therefore brings together two aspects: a specific circular route with named waypoints and an insight into multi-stage pasture management. When comparing activities, you can decide whether the route or learning about this subject is more important to you during your stay.

Route to the Holdamoos nature experience

The route to the Holdamoos nature experience follows a road downhill to the Au-Rehmen church. A route between Holdamoos and Au-Rehmen includes a 440-year-old alpine hut, which can be visited weekly on Friday afternoons. The hut visit is therefore a distinct scheduling consideration: if it matters to you, plan for Friday afternoon and confirm in advance that a visit is possible. Unlike Alpgang, which returns to Rehmen on a short loop, this route description names the Au-Rehmen church and the alpine hut as landmarks; Alpgang is described as a loop returning to Rehmen.

Culture in Au

The Baroque Master Builders Museum in Au is dedicated to the work of the Baroque master builders and the founding history of the “Auer Zunft” guild. It also presents the contemporary design skills of Au’s craftspeople. Its subject matter thus combines a historical perspective on master builders and guild history with a look at contemporary craftsmanship and design. This focus differs from that of Alpgang for your cultural itinerary: alpine farming is central there, while here the focus is on building crafts and the history of the guild.

Tours and tastings

The Löwen mountain distillery offers public distillery and house tours on Thursdays and Fridays from 4:00 p.m.; tastings are available in the shop. A tour on the specified days and a tasting offer are therefore two different reasons to visit. As tour times and tasting availability are operational details and may change, confirm both in advance if they are important to your travel plans.

If one of these appointments determines your stay, first set your travel dates accordingly and then look for hotels in Rehmen. If your plans are flexible, you can instead choose your focus based on Alpgang, the subject of alpine farming or the museum in Au.

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