F Ü R S T E N S T E I G

Liechtenstein is two thirds mountains, situated in the middle of the European Alps known as the Oberland, or Upper Country. The other third is the Rhine River Valley in the western part of the Principality. The Furstensteig begins at the Vaduz Schloss and ends up high on the crest of the mountains below the Gafleispitze.

The Liechtenstein Alps run south-north form the foothills of the Rätikon Mountains. The Drei Schwestern (Three Sisters) mountains cradle the Underland or Lowland of Liechtenstein. The Eschnerberg, a series of seven hills with a height of 739 m lies in the Rhine valley in the north of Liechtenstein. Three valleys lie high up in the mountains, the Samina, Malbun and Lawenatal. The remote Lawenatal Valley is surrounded by the Schwarzhorn, Grauspitz and Falknis peaks.

Looking down at Buchs and Schaan:

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