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Kleinwalsertal Blog

Spectacular experiences in the Walser mountains, insider tips for trips with the family or news from the valley - that's all in the blog to read. Browse and "leaf through" the Walser summit book of experiences and get inspiration for your next holiday in the valley!

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  • Freeriding in the Kleinwalsertal | © Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen | Photographer: Frank Drechsel
    • 16/01/2018
    • Winter Activities
    • Sissi Pärsch

    Reunion on the Gottesacker plateau

    “I know you said, it beforehand – but it’s huge!” Eliane can’t take her eyes off the Ifen. And I’m sitting next to her on the chair lift with a broad “told you so” grin on my face. The Ifen is a safe bet if you want to impress people. I’m also grinning because I know that’s just the first of many “Wows!” to come. However, there is one thing I do not suspect: just how much this weekend on the Gottesacker plateau will blow me away too...
  • Duuratal Widderstein in the background | © Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen | Photographer: Andre Tappe
    • 30/10/2017
    • Summer Activities | Recuperation
    • Susa Schreiner

    Go with the flow

    Flow: In psychology, this is the blissful feeling experienced when in a state of complete and total absorption in an activity. Two days of total immersion following the course of the Schwarzwasserbach, from its source to the Walserschanze . . . An author experiences the flow ...
  • Kräutersalz mit Brennnessel
    • 10/10/2017
    • Culinary
    • Martin Schuster

    Recipes from the Herbal Kitchen: Nettle Salt

    Wild herbs and wildflowers are somewhat like the superfood of the Walser. We'll show you what you can make from them.
  • Biken | © Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen | Photographer: Frank Drechsel
    • 11/09/2017
    • Summer Activities | Culinary
    • Carolin Schratt

    Stopping Off for Refreshments on the Kleiner Grenzverkehr Mountain Bike Tour

    The 25 km-long circular cross-border mountain bike tour called the Kleiner Grenzverkehr (literally small cross-border) will take you across the German-Austrian border twice as you travel from Riezlern to Oberstdorf and back.
  • Walser Permakulturist Andi Haller | ©  Vorarlberg Travel
    • 29/08/2017
    • Summer Activities | Recuperation
    • Britta Maier

    Where hope and inspiration grow

    Four years ago, Andi Haller (36) was building kickers in the snow park.
  • Tour Rund um den Widderstein | © Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen | Fotograf: Dominik Berchtold
    • 12/07/2017
    • Summer Activities
    • Sarina Berchtold

    Route Check around the Widderstein

    ‘So, what do you do after work?’ – ‘I put many metres of altitude behind me.’
  • Heuzug im Winter | © Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen | Fotograf: Stefan Heim
    • 07/07/2017
    • Culture
    • Stefan Heim

    Looking Back on the Haizuug

    Agriculture used to be the mainstay of existence for the Walser people and in fact the whole of the Kleinwalsertal region. Cattle and dairy farming played a crucial role as it is not possible to grow cereal crops in the valley.
  • Vater & Tochter am Einstieg | © Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen
    • 26/06/2017
    • Summer Activities | Family
    • Elmar Müller

    On the ropes

    The via ferrata on the Kanzelwand with the large rope bridge is considered the family experience. Learn more about the route and the level of difficulty here.
  • Cafe Seiwald | © Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen | Fotograf: Stefan Heim
    • 18/05/2017
    • Culture
    • Stefan Heim

    The coffee brewer of Riezlern

    The café in Riezlern that is now called Café Amely opened shortly before the Second World War. The café’s own success story can be retold by tracing the development of tourism in Kleinwalsertal.
    • 04/04/2017
    • Culinary
    • Martin Schuster

    Recipes from the gourmet chefs

    The proprietors of our local inns and restaurants are giving some of their top secrets away. You can now cook some delicious recipes from our chefs yourself.