The Gotthard hotel in Lech am Arlberg is the top location this summer for horsepower fans

Grab an open top classic convertible or jump on a motorbike to conquer these Austrian mountain passes

  The Gotthard hotel in Lech am Arlberg is calling all motorbike and convertible car aficionados for an unforgettable summer of mesmerising mountain driving. If bends, high altitude passes and stunning grandiose views are your thing when roaming through the beautiful Austrian Alps, we have six of the best routes and how to drive them.

Thanks to its perfect location, The Gotthard hotel in Lech am Arlberg is the ideal starting point and central base to feel the freedom of driving on an open road, think James Bond circa 1960.

Hotelier Clemens Walch, and Lech local recommends six top touring tips for some of the most beautiful mountain pass drives in the Alps this summer: Map route

1. Furkajoch

(Round trip)

Duration: approximately: 2.5hours

Distance: approximately: 130 km

Route course: 
Lech – Schröcken – Damüls – Furkajoch (1.761 m) – Rankweil – Bludenz – Klostertal – Klösterle – Flexenpass (1.733m) – Lech 

1. Lechtal – (Round trip)


Duration: approximately:  4 hours

Distance: approximately:  200 km

Route course:
Lech – Reutte – Lermoos – Fernpass (1.216 m) – Nassereith – Imst – back via: Hahntennjoch (1.844 m) – Lech 

1. Around the Ländle Tour

(Round trip)

Duration: approximately:  4 hours

Distance: approximately:  170 km

Route course:
Lech – Hochtannberg – Bregenzerwald – along the Bregenzerwald Cheese routes – Lingenau – Bödele – Dornbirn – Laterns – Furkajoch (1.761 m) – Lech 

1. South Tyrol/Timmelsjoch-Tour
(Round trip)

Duration: approximately: 8 hours

Distance: approximately:  400 km

Route course:
Lech – St. Anton – Landeck – Reschenpass – Meran – Passeiertal – St. Leonhard – Timmelsjoch – Sölden – Umhausen – Haiming – St. Anton – Lech 

1. Romantic-Tour/Lechtal
(Round trip)

Duration: approximately:  5 hours

Distance: approximately:  270 km

Route course: Lech – Lechtal – Tannheimertal – Füssen – along the romantic German roads to Oberammergau – Garmisch – Ehrwald – Reutte – Lechtal – Lech

1. Silvretta- (Round trip)


Duration: approximately: 5.5 hours

Distance: approximately: 280 km

Route course: Lech – Bregenzerwald – Bludenz – Montafon – Bielerhöhe (2.036 m) – Paznauntal – Galtür – Landeck – Alpe Rauz – Lech

Prices start from £220 per person for any half board 3 night stay from 18th June to 23rd August 2015 per person or a 7 night stay (same dates) from £522 per person including: Welcome cocktail, half board – breakfast buffet and dinner, Lech access card, Underground car parking space

Gotthard package includes:

• 3 nights or 7 nights with a King's breakfast buffet and dinner
• Welcome cocktail
• Underground car parking space
• Free Lech Card

-ENDS- 

Notes to Editors:

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• N.B Flights not included starting prices with British Airways London Heathrow – Zurich from £120 with direct Arlberg shuttle bus transfer in winter Friday/Sat & Sunday. Arlberg Express: https://arlbergexpress.com/en/airport-shuttle-service/
• London Gatwick to Innsbruck from £84.00 return