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Saint Gallen

Saint Gallen (St. Gallen, German: Sankt Gallen) is the main city of eastern Switzerland. For travellers, its main draw is the centuries old Abbey of Saint Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a world famous historic library. It's a place packed with listed heritage buildings and well-maintained museums. And if you are tired of all the urban highlights, Saint Gallen also serves as a gateway to the Appenzell Alps.

43km

47.41679.3667

Balzers

this town is home to a very beautiful church and castle

43km

47.0659.5

Memmingen

town in Bavaria, Germany

59km

47.98610.181

Heilbronn

Heilbronn is a city with 117,000 inhabitants in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

135km

49.159.2167
Sights (8)

Kunsthaus Bregenz

contemporary art museum in Austria

155m

47.504722229.74777778

Pfänderbahn

Signage throughout town will direct you to the cable car station.

415m

47.50489.7529

Bregenzer Festspiele

A famous festival attracting 200,000 visitors each year. The centerpiece of the festival is its main stage built on Lake Constance, the largest floating stage in the world. The open-air production changes every two years, with Mozart's The Magic Flute in 2013 and 2014. The setting – 7,000 seats looking out over the lake, the larger-than-life stage, night falling during the performance, and the cool breeze coming off the lake – is truly spectacular. In addition to the production on the floating stage, there is a yearly changing program including an opera in the Festival House (Festhaus), a series of orchestral concerts and other cultural events such as Kunst aus der Zeit (KAZ) and cross culture.

1.3km

47.5059.73777778

Territorial Abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau

A bit outside of the city, but can easily be reached by walking or cycling along the lake. The monastery has a museum with exhibits illustrating monastic life.

3.2km

47.5036119.720556

Lindau

town in Bavaria, Germany

7.9km

47.545833339.68333333

Lake Constance

31km

47.583333339.46666667

Rote Wand

mountain

35km

47.1861119.985

Kühtai

ski resort

143km

47.2136111111.02333333
Nature

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Bregenz

Austria
Someday we will visit Bregenz or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Bregenz

Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg in Austria at the Lake Constance.

The first settlements date from 1500 BC. Celtic tribe named Brigantii is mentioned by Strabo as a sub-tribe in these region of the Alps. In the 5th century BC, the Celts settled at Brigantion, which was one of their most heavily fortified locations. After battles in 15 BC, the Romans conquered Brigantion and the city became a Roman camp. It was conferred the status of a municipality (Brigantium) around 50 AD and was the seat of the Roman admiralty for Lake Constance. In 259/60 Brigantium was destroyed by the Alemanni, a Germanic people who settled in the area in around 450.

There were 14,769 employed people at Bregenz in 1991. The economy is mainly dominated by small businesses in the service, trade and industry sectors: these include textile industry (Wolford AG), iron-fittings manufacturer Julius Blum GmbH, glass processing and machine construction.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

3.4°C-1.6
Precipitation: 79.1 mm

Feb

4.9°C-0.9
Precipitation: 76 mm

Mar

9.5°C2.2
Precipitation: 86.1 mm

Apr

13.3°C4.8
Precipitation: 124.2 mm

May

18.5°C9.3
Precipitation: 146.7 mm

Jun

21.3°C12.2
Precipitation: 203.4 mm

Jul

23.7°C14.5
Precipitation: 191 mm

Aug

23.3°C14.4
Precipitation: 162.3 mm

Sep

19.2°C11.1
Precipitation: 138.2 mm

Oct

13.3°C7.2
Precipitation: 108.5 mm

Nov

7.6°C2.3
Precipitation: 120.2 mm

Dec

4.6°C-0.3
Precipitation: 94.6 mm