ÖSTERREICH | AUSTRIA |
Bundesland: Vorarlberg | |
Bezirk: Bregenz |
The Pfänder (1,064 m) near Bregenz with its unique views of Lake Constance (Bodensee),
Germany, Austria, Switzerland and some 240 mountain peaks, is the most famous lookout point of the region.
With good visibility the view of the three countries reaches from the Allgäu and Lech valley Alps in the east, over to the
Bregenz Forest, the steep mountain peaks of Arlberg region, Silvretta, and the Rätikon to the Swiss mountains and the foothills
of the Black Forest in the west. Below is Lake Constance, surrounded by the Rhine valley and the Swabian hills.
[Text adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfänder]
The aerial lift, Pfänderbahn, was built in 1929.