C Wochenmarkt in Dornbirn (c) Angela Lamprecht - Vorarlberg Tourismus
The markets of Vorarlberg offer a feast for all the senses
almost every day of the week. Bregenz and Feldkirch kick things off on Tuesdays, Dornbirn has its market day on Wednesdays and Hohenems follows suit on Thursdays. On Saturdays, visitors are spoilt for choice. In the summer months, the markets in Bezau, Bregenzerwald (Fridays) and in Schruns, Montafon (Thursdays) are also well worth a look.
Lined with arcades, the medieval city centre features a weekly market on Tuesday and Saturday mornings. Enjoy lovingly nurtured and freshly harvested produce from fruit and vegetable farmers in and around Feldkirch. Additional stands stock a variety of other goods such as fresh fish, local cheese and quality delicacies from Italy and France. Feldkirch hosts a farmers’ market two Saturdays every month in the summer.
At the Bregenz weekly market held in Kornmarktplatz square every Tuesday and Friday, some 35 vendors offer fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables, bread, flowers and freshly-caught fish from Lake Constance. Not only are the many nearby cafes ideal for taking a break, the vorarlberg museum and the Kunsthaus Bregenz art gallery are also within easy reach.
From 8 am to 12 noon every Wednesday and Saturday, the city’s central square in front of the imposing parish church is transformed into a delightful market for farm-fresh produce plus a wide range of specialities, flowers and seedlings. Accompanying events such as flower, pottery and bike markets are also held on certain Saturdays.
Hohenems is home to a weekly market every Thursday morning, with the stands in front of the Renaissance palace in Schlossplatz square serving up fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, sausage products, flowers and plants. The surrounding restaurants and bars and the steps down to Emsbach stream are perfect for catching your breath after exploring the market.
The Alpine town of Bludenz offers a colorful variety of markets three days a week. On Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 am to 12 noon, the Stadt & Landmarkt invites you to the old town of Bludenz with fresh, regional goods at traditional market stalls. On Mondays, the Krämer- & Wochenmarkt from 8 am to 5 pm attracts visitors with fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as clothing and all kinds of odds and ends.
Bezau in the Bregenzerwald region hosts a market every Friday morning from early June to mid-October. Held at the village square, this market is run by regional producers and dealers who offer a remarkable range of high-quality produce – some of which is only available on Fridays. There is also a number of themed markets throughout the season.
During the summer months every Thursday the weekly market takes place in Egg from 3 to 6 pm.
In the church square of Schruns, which is the main town in Montafon, regional producers and sellers gather every Thursday during the summer to sell their farm-fresh local produce and a variety of gift items.
