Discover Frastanz: Hiking Trails, Natural Swimming Pool and Culture

Frastanz combines diverse trails, swimming experiences and culture with fascinating insights into the history of Vorarlberg. 87 kilometres of marked hiking trails offer a variety of options for active days. In addition, there is the Untere Au natural swimming pool, several museums and historic sites. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Frastanz, you can therefore plan your stay around the experiences that are particularly important for your trip.

Hiking between the Samina and the Four-Country Corner

Frastanz is the starting point for 87 kilometres of marked hiking trails. A hike from the Amerlugalpe to the Feldkircher Hütte offers views of the Four-Country Corner, where Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and Germany meet. This allows you to combine a tour with an expansive landscape experience without limiting your hiking plans to a single destination.

Another option leads through the Samina Valley and follows the Samina River. Those interested in trails with distinctive technical features will find wire ropes serving as handrails and two iron ladders over larger rock steps on the Drei-Schwestern-Steig trail. This information can help you think more carefully before planning your day about which type of hike best suits your preferences. Cyclists can also consider a section of the regional cycle route between Vorderland and Walgau: around 880 metres run along the Ill towards Frastanz.

Water experiences for varied holiday days

The Untere Au natural swimming pool includes a 14,000-square-metre bathing lake. A dedicated children's area and a sandy beach for building sandcastles round out the facilities. For a stay with a variety of daily activities, you can plan a day of swimming here and spend the rest of your holiday hiking or sightseeing.

Another special feature is Felsenau Swimming Pool. It is the oldest swimming pool in Vorarlberg that is still in existence. Together with the Untere Au natural swimming pool, it expands the options for visitors who would like to spend time by the water as well as going on excursions.

Museums in a historic setting

The Vorarlberg Museum World presents its collections in the premises of the former Ganahl textile works, now the Energiefabrik on the Samina, in Frastanz. The location therefore combines a museum visit with a building whose former use is part of the region's industrial history. At the Frastanz Tobacco Museum, the focus is on a collection assembled from households in Frastanz. On display are pipes, snuff boxes and other smoking accessories.

These two museums have different focuses: the Museum World introduces visitors to several collection areas, while the Tobacco Museum provides insight into a local collection through specific objects.

History and living traditions

Historical themes are also part of the local character. The Battle of Frastanz took place on 20 April 1499 at the Letze and in the Ried. During the traditional night parade in Frastanz on Rose Monday, the groups marched through the town centre; the Schaaner-Ried-Fahren began at 7:30 p.m. In Frastanz, historical remembrance and regional customs thus come together.

The right base for planning your trip

When looking for a holiday apartment in Frastanz, it is worth first deciding on your preferred holiday rhythm. Should the focus be on marked hiking trails and routes along the Samina, on a day of swimming with a children's area and sandy beach, or on museums and history? The answer will help you choose accommodation according to your personal travel plans without reducing the destination to just one experience. Frastanz is therefore a suitable base for a holiday in which activities, water, culture and regional history all have their place side by side.

More places for your planning

If you would like to consider other places in addition to Frastanz when making your travel selection, you can also look at Laterns, Meiningen, Schnifis, Schlins, Satteins, Batschuns, Götzis and Altach.

For the higher-level travel overview: Feldkirch.