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Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn
One of the world's largest Rolls-Royce collections, filling a converted 19th-century mill in the Gütle valley near Dornbirn with Phantoms and Silver Ghosts once owned by royalty.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Egg
Vorarlberg, Austria · Europe
About Egg
Egg works well as a base: 5 minutes from Schwarzenberg, 25km from Breitachklamm.
Egg is in Vorarlberg, Austria, with about 2,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Schwarzenberg, about 4 km away.
The Egg Museum is a local history museum located in Egg in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is the oldest regional museum in Vorarlberg. The museum was founded in 1904 and reopened again in 1988.
The museum's collection is centred around the Bregenz Forest region, focussing on traditional Bregenz Forest garb.Read more
Additionally, there are exhibits on agriculture, practices, customs and culture like ceramics, weapons, baptismal and charity gifts. A model of a typical Bregenz Forest house gives insight into the former living culture of the Bregenz Forest people. A small part of the exhibition is dedicated to the celebration of 100 years of the Wälderbähnle.
The museum features two special exhibitions each year, for example "The Bregenz Forest during WWI" (2014) or "FM.Felder" (2019).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Egg?
Within an hour or so of Egg: Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn (10 km), Furkajoch (19 km), Riedberg Pass (21 km), Breitachklamm (25 km).
Are there any good drives near Egg?
The nearest famous roads are Furkajoch, Riedberg Pass and Hochtannberg Pass.
Where is Egg?
Egg is in Vorarlberg, Austria, about 4 km from Schwarzenberg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,422
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Austria
- Region
- Vorarlberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Vienna
- Coordinates
- 47.4315, 9.8976
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Austria
Motorway vignette required. ÖAMTC roadside assistance: 120.
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Worth the detour from Egg
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
Furkajoch
A narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
19 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
Riedberg Pass
Germany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Breitachklamm
Central Europe's deepest rock gorge: walkways bolted to 150 m walls above the thundering Breitach near Oberstdorf, spray-soaked in summer and hung with giant icicles in winter.
25 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
Hochtannberg Pass
A pass linking the Bregenzerwald to Lech, held open through winter for the ski resorts.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Appenzell
A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.
38 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Oberjoch Jochstrasse
The most bend-rich road in Germany: the B308 Jochstrasse coils through over 100 curves as it climbs from Bad Hindelang to the mountain village of Oberjoch at 1,178 m in the Allgaeu.
39 km · about 45 min drive
restaurant
Berggasthaus Aescher
An 1846 guesthouse pressed under a 100 m overhanging cliff below Ebenalp, made world-famous by a National Geographic cover; cable car from Wasserauen, then a 15-minute walk to rösti on the terrace.
40 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Egg
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- 19 kmFurkajochA narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
- 21 kmRiedberg PassGermany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
- 25 kmHochtannberg PassA pass linking the Bregenzerwald to Lech, held open through winter for the ski resorts.
- 39 kmOberjoch JochstrasseThe most bend-rich road in Germany: the B308 Jochstrasse coils through over 100 curves as it climbs from Bad Hindelang to the mountain village of Oberjoch at 1,178 m in the Allgaeu.
- 41 kmArlberg PassA historic crossing between Tyrol and Vorarlberg at 1793m, offering a scenic old-road alternative to the Arlberg tunnel through classic Austrian Alpine landscapes.
- 42 kmArlberg Road TunnelAustria's longest road tunnel runs 14 km beneath the Arlberg massif between Tyrol and Vorarlberg; in summer the scenic pass road above makes a fine alternative.
Driving in Austria
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.62/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €12.4 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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