Discover Rehmen: Culture, Trails and Alpine Pastures

Rehmen combines cultural and historical discoveries with trails that offer insights into the landscape and traditional land management. Anyone looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home as a base for varied days away will find several themes here: Baroque architecture in Au, old alpine pasture huts in the area around Rehmen, a short loop through a gorge and the “Alpgang” themed trail. This allows you to plan your trip around culture, landscape and regional tradition.

Baroque Master Builders and the History of the Auer Guild

An important cultural highlight is the Baroque Master Builders Museum in Au. The museum is dedicated to the work of the Baroque master builders and the founding history of the “Auer Guild”. It also presents the craft’s design expertise in Au today. The exhibition therefore combines historical development with a look at the craftsmanship that continues to play a role in Au today.

For planning your holiday, this means you can arrange a day with a cultural focus without restricting your stay exclusively to nature experiences. Those interested in churches, architecture and crafts will find an independent gateway to the region’s history at the museum. The name “Auer Guild” remains just as tangible as the connection between the Baroque master builders and modern-day craftsmanship.

Alpine Pasture Huts and Trails through the Landscape

In the area around Rehmen, the work of the Natur-Erlebnis Holdamoos supporting association to preserve the cultural and natural heritage focuses above all on a 430-year-old alpine pasture hut. Another historical trace can be found on the route between Natur-Erlebnis Holdamoos and Au-Rehmen: This route includes a 440-year-old alpine pasture hut. The two details belong to their respective contexts and make it clear that alpine pasture huts are a defining feature of the cultural landscape described here.

If you are looking for a manageable trail idea, the short “Alpgang” loop leads through a gorge to Wika and back to Rehmen via Holand. At 14 stations, the “Alpgang” themed trail provides insights into Bregenzerwald alpine farming and the management of the pastures in several stages, as practised for centuries. The combination of the route and its stations offers a particular reason to pay closer attention along the way to the history of the pastures and the ways in which they are used.

One route to Natur-Erlebnis Holdamoos leads down a road to Au-Rehmen Church. For planning your day, you can therefore choose between different thematic focuses: The short “Alpgang” loop returns to Rehmen, while the other route brings Natur-Erlebnis Holdamoos and Au-Rehmen Church into focus together. Which accommodation is best located for you therefore depends primarily on whether you want to focus on culture, a loop through the landscape or a thematically structured trail.

Distillery, House Tour and Tasting

The Bergbrennerei Löwen also adds an insight into regional production to the range of experiences on offer. On Thursdays and Fridays from 4:00 p.m., it offers public distillery and house tours. Tastings are also offered at the Lädele of Bergbrennerei Löwen. These fixed times provide a concrete point of reference for planning your trip: If you would like to schedule a tour, you can choose your days of stay accordingly. The tastings at the Lädele add an extra highlight for anyone who would like to combine the visit with a culinary discovery.

Rehmen as a Starting Point for Planning Your Trip

When looking for accommodation in Rehmen, it is worth organising your desired holiday days according to your interests from the outset. Families, for example, can consider whether they would like to give particular attention to the 14 stations of the “Alpgang”. For travellers interested in culture, the Baroque Master Builders Museum in Au and the history of the “Auer Guild” take centre stage. Anyone wishing to combine regional traditions with a tour and a tasting can include Bergbrennerei Löwen in their plans.

You can also include Bildstein, Schwarzach, Schnepfau, Eichenberg, Alberschwende, Reuthe, Warth and Au in your wider trip planning. Rehmen itself offers enough different points of interest, with its museum, alpine pasture huts, routes and distillery, to choose a holiday apartment or holiday home based on your preferred holiday theme.

For the overarching travel overview: Bregenz.