Tripatini2024-03-28T20:22:53Zhttps://tripatini.com/group/liechtenstein/photos/feed/allLaid back Vaduz and its charming Mitteldorf quarterhttps://tripatini.com/group/liechtenstein/photos/vaduz-mitteldorf-liechtenstein-red-house-rotes-haus2023-05-03T08:33:41.000Z2023-05-03T08:33:41.000ZRiccardo Rhttps://tripatini.com/members/RicardoR<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/11062826662?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p><span style="font-weight:400;">With fewer than 6,000 residents, this capital on the Rhine has a very small-town feel as well as a number of landmarks an</span><span style="font-weight:400;">d sites of interest to visitors - such as, in the north of town, Mitteldorf with traditional architecture including the 14th-century gabled <em>Rotes Haus</em> (Red House) - which by the way is privately owned and not open for visits. </span><em><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /> <br /> </span></em><em><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /> </span></em><span style="font-size:8pt;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/libaer2002/328450972" target="_blank">Hellebardius</a></span></p><p> </p></div>Great skiing/winter sports in the principalityhttps://tripatini.com/group/liechtenstein/photos/malbun-liechtenstein-skiing-snowboarding-winter-sports2023-05-03T08:13:18.000Z2023-05-03T08:13:18.000ZRiccardo Rhttps://tripatini.com/members/RicardoR<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/11062819093?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p><span style="font-weight:400;">We’re right in the Alps here, and there are three resorts with pretty darn good skiing, snowboarding, and amenities, the most prominent being <strong><a href="https://www.bergbahnen.li/" target="_blank">Malbun</a></strong> (pictured here), just a 15-minute drive from capital <strong>Vaduz</strong>, with 23 km of slopes from 1,600 to 2,000m in elevation (and of course the resort also offers plenty of outdoorsy fun from spring through autumn, too). </span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><a href="https://tourismus.li/en/activities/winter-in-liechtenstein/skiing-and-snowboarding/the-winter-resort-of-malbun/" target="_blank">Tourismus.il</a></span></p><p> </p></div>The wine is fine in Liechtensteinhttps://tripatini.com/group/liechtenstein/photos/liechtenstein-wine-wineries-vineyards2023-05-03T07:49:59.000Z2023-05-03T07:49:59.000ZRiccardo Rhttps://tripatini.com/members/RicardoR<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/11062811898?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p><span style="font-weight:400;">Believe it or not, this tiny territory is home to more than 100 wineries, producing wine with a good reputation in Europe. <a href="https://www.hofkellerei.li/en/startseite.html" target="_blank">A number of them accept visitors for tours and tastings</a>, and one you shouldn’t miss is the nearly-600-year-old <a href="https://www.hofkellerei.li/en/startseite.html" target="_blank">Prince of Liechtenstein Winery</a> in Vaduz, with four hectares of vineyards</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schlossvaduzvineyards.jpg" target="_blank">Ed Sexton</a></span></p><p> </p></div>Imposing Gutenberg Castlehttps://tripatini.com/group/liechtenstein/photos/gutenberg-castle-balzers-liechtenstein2023-05-03T07:27:15.000Z2023-05-03T07:27:15.000ZRiccardo Rhttps://tripatini.com/members/RicardoR<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/11062806697?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Perched on a 70-metre rock in the southernmost town of Balzers, this fortification dating back to before the 12th century is one of five castles in the principality and one of just two which remain intact. Controlled by a succession of lords - and for a couple of centuries by the Habsburgs - for the past several decades <a href="https://www.burg-gutenberg.li/" target="_blank">Burg Gutenberg</a> has been a cultural-events venue and life-and-times museum.<br /><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:8pt;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balzers_Schloss.jpg" target="_blank">Adrian Michael</a></span></p><p> </p></div>