Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Bregenz, Austria

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.3 km
Ascend 109 m
Descend 83 m

Explore Bregenz in Austria with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Bregenz

Sight 1: Maria Hilf Kirche

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The Roman Catholic parish church of Bregenz-Mariahilf is in the Rieden-Vorkloster district in the city of Bregenz in Vorarlberg. The parish church named after Maria, the help of Christians, belongs to the Deanery of Bregenz of the Diocese of Feldkirch. The church was built as a heroic dance church in Vorarlberg for the First World War. It is under monument protection.

Wikipedia: Pfarrkirche Bregenz-Mariahilf (DE)

185 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Kosmos

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Kosmos Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

Theater Kosmos is a theatre in Austria.

Wikipedia: Theater Kosmos (EN), Website

1528 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 3: Seebühne Bregenz

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Seebühne Bregenz This picture was taken by a police officer of the austrian police. The identity of this police officer will stay secret out of reasons of anonymity. Please give as source "Landespolizeikommando Vorarlberg". / CC BY-SA 3.0

Bregenzer Festspiele is a performing arts festival which is held every July and August in Bregenz in Vorarlberg (Austria). It features a large floating stage which is situated on Lake Constance.

Wikipedia: Bregenzer Festspiele (EN)

900 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: vorarlberg museum

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The vorarlberg museum in Bregenz is the state art and cultural museum of the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg.

Wikipedia: Vorarlberg museum (EN), Website

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Kunsthaus Bregenz

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Kunsthaus Bregenz Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and if you want send me a message. or (rufre@lenz-nenning.at) / CC BY-SA 3.0 at

The Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB) presents temporary exhibitions of international contemporary art in Bregenz, Vorarlberg (Austria).

Wikipedia: Kunsthaus Bregenz (EN), Website

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Nepomukkapelle

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The Johannes Nepomuk Chapel is located in Kornmarktstraße near the Kornmarktplatz in the city of Bregenz in Vorarlberg. The Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk belongs to the parish church of Bregenz-Herz Jesu in the deanery of Bregenz in the diocese of Feldkirch. The chapel is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Johannes-Nepomuk-Kapelle (Bregenz) (DE)

467 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Herz Jesu-Kirche

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The Roman Catholic parish church of Bregenz-Herz Jesus stands on a small plateau above the city center on the Kolpingplatz of the city of Bregenz in Vorarlberg. The parish church of the Holy Heart of Jesus belongs to the Deanery of Bregenz of the Diocese of Feldkirch. The patronal feast of the church is celebrated for the Herz-Jesu festival-on the third Sunday after Pentecost. The church is under monument protection.

Wikipedia: Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Bregenz) (DE)

370 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Martinsturm Bregenz

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The Martinsturm in Bregenz is a former granary in the first courtyard of the Counts of Bregenz in the upper town. It was built in 1601 as a tower with a loggia with three arched arcades each on columns and a stone balustrade, and is crowned by a tall curved onion dome with a lantern. In the meantime, the tower is considered one of the landmarks of the Austrian city of Bregenz on Lake Constance. From the top floor of the Martinsturm, you have a comprehensive, 360° panoramic view of the city. In the Martinsturm there is also an exhibition on the history of Bregenz and that of the building.

Wikipedia: Martinsturm (Bregenz) (DE)

295 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Schmalstes Haus Europas

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Schmalstes Haus Europas Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The building at Kirchstraße 29 is a residential building in Bregenz, Germany. It was first mentioned in 1796 and is advertised to tourists as the "narrowest house in Europe".

Wikipedia: Kirchstraße 29 (Bregenz) (DE)

295 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Künstlerhaus - Palais Thurn-und-Taxis

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The Künstlerhaus Bregenz, originally Villa Gülich, then Palais Thurn and Taxis, is an international center for contemporary art in the City Palace of Thurn and Taxis in Bregenz, Austria. It has existed since 1984.

Wikipedia: Künstlerhaus Bregenz (DE)

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