Cultural events in Damüls
In Damüls Faschina, cultural customs are still practiced in their original form, but new things find their place in both villages. The villages also offer open-air concerts and other musical events.
Or how about a visit to the Bregenz Festival or the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg?
Church of St. Nicholas
The church of St. Nikolaus is a well-known gem in the mountain village of Damüls. The striking and prominent location of the church has contributed significantly to the harmonious townscape of Damüls and should definitely be visited during a stay in Damüls.
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Vorarlberg FIS Ski Museum
The history of skiing in Vorarlberg goes back some 130 years. It is the subject of the Vorarlberg FIS Ski Museum Damüls, housed in the Damüls vicarage.
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Walser in the forest
The musical summer series "Walser im Wald" (Walser in the forest) includes different styles from classical to rock.
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Cultural events in the Großes Walsertal Biosphere Reserve
WALSER HERBST
Every two years, Walserherbst invites you to the "steepest festival in the mountains". In the Großes Walsertal Biosphere Reserve, the festival stages encounters with music, visual arts, European cinema, literature, land art, theater, culinary delights and folk culture.
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Museum Großes Walsertal
The museum, opened in 1981, is housed in a three-storey building in the village center of Sonntag. The central part of the building is one of the oldest structures in the municipality and is therefore itself a piece of history. The current exhibition comprises 15 rooms and a stable building, in which objects from the life and history of the people of the Grosses Walsertal are on display. Selected themes are also presented in special exhibitions.
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Provostry of St. Gerold
The Propstei St. Gerold is located in St. Gerold and is the cultural center of the valley. Originally a small monastery founded by Einsiedeln Abbey on land given to it by St. Gerold, St. Gerold's Abbey is now a place of encounter, of the senses and of finding meaning. Seminars, cultural events, guided tours of the grounds, wine tastings, the path of the senses and silence, fine food and good wines bear witness to this. Benedictine hospitality has a long tradition. Visit this spiritual and unique place.
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Customs and tradition
The mountain villages of Damüls and Fontanella-Faschina were settled by the Walser people from the Swiss canton of Valais over 700 years ago. Over the centuries, numerous customs and traditions have become firmly established among the inhabitants, while others have been lost.
The Walser people reclaimed the land, brought with them the form of three-tier farming that is still practised today and laid the foundations for the region's natural and cultural heritage. To this day, they are said to have a thirst for freedom, a love of livestock and a great love of nature. The Walser tradition lives on in their customs and dialect. Wearing traditional costumes on festive occasions expresses the close connection with tradition.
