LECH AM ARLBERG - HOTELS & TOURIST INFO

Founded in the fourteenth century by émigrés from the Valais district of Switzerland, Lech still has its original Pfarrkirche (parish church) from that era. This type of a snug alpine ski village is joined to Oberlech, which is a small satellite resort a bit farther up the mountain. Lech is situated at 1,440 meters and Oberlech is at 1,710 meters.

Though its reputation as a ski resort, Lech offers and some great warm-weather activities. During the summer, visitors come here to tour the Upper Lech Valley that stretches for almost sixty kilometers to a scenic valley between the Lechtal and the Allgau Alps.

From middle June to middle September, Lech offers an Activ-Inclusiv Program. During this program, any hotel guest in the resort gains free access to the 5 cable cars that run in the summer, the tennis courts, and the indoor pool. Also great feature of this program are the daily guided hikes from five to eleven kilometers and with various difficulties. Snowboarding techniques are taught at each of the ski schools in Arlberg's resorts. Shredders have free access to all of the region's slopes, and Lech even has several slopes that allow only snowboarders.

Situated in the upper regions of the Arlberg Pass, the resort has no railway connections. Visitors can take the train to the rail stations at either end of the Arlberg Tunnel and then transfer to a bus that goes way up the mountain passes to Lech. Passengers from Vorarlberg or Tyrol are best advised to get off at Langen am Arlberg, which is the closest station to Lech. All Zurich-Vienna express trains stop here. Passengers then transfer to one of the 5-6 daily buses that depart for Lech (trip takes about half an hour).
If driving from Tyrol, one should take Route 198 north after passing through the Arlberg Tunnel.