Vaduz Liechtenstein, Appenzell Switzerland

Travelled:129km

Stay: Appenzell Switzerland-free parking near pool and river N47.3267 E9.4179

Visited: Vaduz Liechtenstein 

We drove an hour or so on the motorway to the stadium parking area in Vaduz Liechtenstein. It is one of the smallest and wealthiest countries in the world in the Rhine Valley between Switzerland and Austria with a population of 37,000. It is a constitutional monarchy headed by a prince and uses low corporate tax to entice companies resulting in there being more registered companies than citizens! We went to have a look at the old bridge over the Rhine measuring 135m built in 1901.

 In the middle was the Swiss/Liechtenstein border which begged a photo opportunity.

From here we got a good view of the castle perched on top of a steep hill where his royal highness lives overlooking the capital city.

We walked to the centre and strolled along the main pedestrian street. There is a mixture of old and modern architecture. We walked past the 1933 Rathaus, the 2008 Parliament building and the impressive Government Building before having a look at St.Florin church. 

We then doubled back and returned to the motorhomes, paid our 0.50chf parking fee then took off on the motorway to Appenzell.

It’s a lovely little town at the foot of the Alpstein mountains with plenty of ornately decorated colourful buildings. 

We tasted some local produce whilst following the tourist map around the centre... almond marzipan sandwiched between gingerbread, a roll with pear, fig and walnut. 

We finished with a beer from the brewery and then ventured back to the motorhomes and took a refreshing dip in the river before calling it a day.