Discover Sankt Jakob am Arlberg

Sankt Jakob am Arlberg offers you several distinct ways to approach a trip: Baroque church art, specific mountain tours, routes with a spiritual connection and winter activities centred around the Ganderau cross-country ski trail. This allows you to choose your accommodation based on whether you mainly want to discover culture, plan a mountain tour or combine different interests during your trip.

Baroque art in St. Jakob Church

The central cultural attraction is St. Jakob Church. It is dedicated to the apostle James the Elder and is considered the oldest church in the municipality. The present-day Baroque church was built in 1773 and consecrated on 22 July 1778. Its interior features richly decorated Baroque vault frescoes. A notable detail is the pulpit with its depiction of a falling Satan by Johann Schnegg.

The Catholic parish church of St. James the Elder is protected as a historic monument by decree. For a trip with a cultural focus, it is therefore a specific place to visit where architectural history, sacred art and regional history come together. St. Jakob Parish Church underwent a complete renovation in 2007 and 2008. The St. Jakob cemetery at St. Jakober Dorfstraße 93, 6580 St. Anton am Arlberg (St. Jakob am Arlberg), is also protected as a historic monument by decree.

Hiking between Putzenalpe, the Way of St. James and the Gand mine

If you are planning a longer day of hiking alongside your cultural activities, you can put the mountain tour to the Putzenalpe on your list. It is moderately difficult, 10.8 km long and takes around 4 hours. On the way back, the tour follows Route 28B to St. Jakob. Putzen Alm is an alpine pasture, a mountain hut and a mountain gastronomy destination in Sankt Jakob am Arlberg.

Another travel idea is the Way of St. James. On the section from Pettneu in Tyrol to Klösterle am Arlberg in the Klostertal valley, a detour to St. Jakob Church is recommended. If you prefer shorter hikes, the Bergwerk Gand circular hiking trail branches off from the Way of St. James, Route No. 14, after around 300 m and takes approximately 1.5 hours. This allows you to distinguish between a moderately difficult mountain tour, a section of the Way of St. James and a shorter circular hiking trail when planning your day, without trying to fit all the experiences into the same outing.

High-altitude and winter ideas

The Leutkircher Hut can also be included in your travel planning: it is located at 2,251 m in the Lechtal Alps. For cross-country skiing enthusiasts, the Ganderau trail starts east of the Tirolerhof Hotel or at the fire station in Sankt Jakob am Arlberg. These two details represent different planning options – a hut in the Lechtal Alps and a specific cross-country ski trail – and help you narrow down the preferred season and focus of your holiday apartment search.

When choosing accommodation, you can therefore base your decision on your actual plans for each day. Anyone who places Baroque art and protected historic sites at the forefront will plan differently from someone who wants to use the Putzenalpe, the Way of St. James or the Bergwerk Gand circular hiking trail. For families with different interests, it may make sense to plan the trip not only around a single activity, but around the desired balance between culture, activity and winter planning.

Compare other places

If you would like to compare other places with Sankt Jakob am Arlberg for your travel planning, you will find the relevant destination pages here: Pettneu am Arlberg, Tösens, Pfunds, Fliess, Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Fiss, Langesthei and Landeck.

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