Bludenz is located in Vorarlberg, an area bordering
Germany,
Switzerland, and
Liechtenstein. For Austrian standards the mountains in Vorarlberg are just hills - well, I was pretty impressed with their altitude and the lovely scenery they're responsible for. Bludenz is one of the bigger cities in Vorarlberg, although not really huge. You'll find a lot of quiet, picturesque, small towns here surrounded by intermediate Alpine scenery.
I visited Bludenz with my dad who has friends there. We stayed at their place, a charming, rustic country Austrian home. When we were not having cake and coffee, they showed us beautiful scenery off the beaten hiking path. I took this photo in their front yard, not a bad view, wouldn't you say?