Fürstin-Gina-Weg
Ridge trail from Malbun to the Pfälzerhütte
Take the chairlift to the Sareiserjoch and follow the ridge, with the Rhine on one side and Austria on the other.
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Malbun & Triesenberg, Liechtenstein
Ideal: 1–2 daysBest: Jun–Sep · Jan–MarPrice: Expensive
In 60 seconds
Malbun & Triesenberg in 60 seconds
Liechtenstein is more mountain than valley, and the road up from Vaduz shows it fast. Triesenberg spreads across a steep slope above the Rhine, a village founded by Walser settlers from the Valais in the Middle Ages, who kept their own dialect and wooden houses; a small museum tells their story. Through a tunnel lies the Saminatal and, at the head of the road, Malbun: a cluster of chalets at about 1,600 metres, a gentle ski resort for families in winter and the start of the country's best walks in summer. The Fürstin-Gina-Weg follows the ridge above the valley to the Pfälzerhütte on the Austrian border, and Steg, below, is laid out for cross-country skiing. Easy to combine with Vaduz.
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- Mountains
- Hiking
- Hidden gems
Known for
- Malbun
- Fürstin-Gina-Weg
- Walser villages
- Steg
Skip if
You want big-resort skiing — Malbun's slopes are short and suited to families and beginners.
Your match
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See
Must experience
The things that would make the trip incomplete without them.
Malbun ski area
Family skiing at the head of the valley
Short, friendly slopes and a village you can walk around in ski boots.
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Walser Museum
The story of Triesenberg's settlers
How mountain people from the Valais made a home on this slope.
TriesenbergHistoryMuseum
Steg
Valley floor for cross-country skiing and walks
Level trails along the Samina, groomed for cross-country skiing in winter.
SaminatalNature
Orientation
Neighbourhoods
How the city is actually divided, and what each part is for.
Triesenberg
Walser village on the mountainside
Balconies with a view straight down the Rhine valley.
Malbun
Chalet resort at the road's end
Quiet, high and surrounded by peaks.
Stay
Where to stay
Areas rather than hotels — pick the right one and the rest follows.
Malbun
ExpensiveMountain hotels
Walk out of the door onto the trails.
HikingSkiing
Triesenberg
ModerateVillage hotels with valley views
Halfway between the capital and the peaks.
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Practical
Know before you go
- Getting in
- Buses climb from Vaduz through Triesenberg to Malbun.
- Hiking season
- July to September for the high ridges.
- Winter
- Ski lifts and cross-country trails from about December to March, snow permitting.
- Taste locally
- Käsknöpfle in a mountain inn, with Sura Kees from the alpine dairies.
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Context
History in 5 minutes
Enough to make what you are looking at legible.
- Late 13th century
Walser settlers from the Valais make their homes on the slopes of Triesenberg.
Further out
Nearby escapes
Worth a day if you have one to spare.
Vaduz & the Rhine valley
The capital below
Vaduz & the Rhine valley has its own guide.
30 min by busMuseums
Pfälzerhütte
Mountain hut on the Austrian border
The end of the ridge walk, with a hut for lunch in summer.
3 hr on footHiking