Culture en Excursions

Attractions in and around the Lech Valley

Many attractions make the Lech Valley attractive for bus companies. In the Lech Valley, there is the more than 200 metre long and 106 metre high Holzgau suspension bridge, the Simms Waterfall, the many local carvers, that Steeg dairy, the Elbigenalp carving school, the Geierwally open-air stage, the churches, the Cabinet of Curiosities, etc. In the surrounding area, you will find the smallest town in Austria: Gramais, the Rosengartenschlucht, the Kaunertal Glacier, the Golden Roof, and Innsbruck, the Tyrolean Farmhouse Museum in Kramsach, the Silver Mine in Schwaz, and the Crystal Worlds in Wattens, Bregenz and the Bregenz Festival, Lindau, Neuschwanstein Castle, Hohenschwangau Castle, Castle Linderhof, Wies Church, Füssen, the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain (but on the Austrian-German border), and more.

Processions and Lech Valley costumes

The processions in the Lech Valley villages take place every year at the same time. The rifle companies, the bands, as well as the women take part in them with some very valuable, original Lech Valley costumes. In Holzgau these processions/parades are on Ascension Day, Whitsun, Corpus Christi, on our fair day - that's on 15/08 on Assumption Day and the Harvest Festival on the 1^st Sunday in October. At the same time we have the great Holzgau village festival with a market and marquee party and which goes on for 2 days.
We also have market day on the Harvest Festival.
On Sacred Heart Sunday - the solstice lights the rural youth of all villages, after dark the mountain fires with different motifs and symbols.

Tyrolean evenings

Weekly Tyrolean evenings with demonstrations of traditional dances are a visual treat. The young Schuhplattlers dance to live music spirited dances.

Cattle parades in the Lech Valley

Every year in mid-September, the various cattle parades take place in Holzgau, Steeg and Bach.

The valley with its impressive culture!

Magnificent murals, such as the frescoes and lush colourful flowers decorating the houses characterise every village image. Tyrolean evenings - village festivals - processions - cattle parades - plays - local museums are cultural activities in the villages of the valley.

Gasthof Bären

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