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 another work of art in
Vaduz by globetrott
Ski-Museum in Vaduz is open
Monday-friday 02.00p.m.-06.00p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and in the mornings the museum
will be open upon prior appointment !
the entrance-fee is 6 sfr / 4 Euros
For holders of the "Erlebnispass Liechtenstein" it is free of charge ! Leave a Comment
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In Malbun - a small village in the south-east of Vaduz - you may watch the falcons hunting. Another quite interesting event might be the "Adler Erlebnis Wanderung" - you may book it at their web-page ! The falconer will take you for a walk into the mountains and you will be accompanied by a golden eagle. First you will take the chairlift into the mountains - just imagine : you, the falconer and the golden eagle riding uphill on the chairlift....
As soon as you have arrived in the mountains, you may see the eagle fly.
Schaufalknerei Malbun is open daily except mondays
performances are always at 03.00p.m.
between may 1st and october 17th
The entrance-fee for the show is 6 sfr / 4 Euros
and for holders of the "Erlebnispass Liechtenstein"
The Falcon-show is free of charge ! Leave a Comment
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 The 'lesser'
Liechtenstein home in
Vienna by mtncorg
http://www.fuerstenhaus.li/museum.0.html?&lang=en for more on the history of the Ruling Family of the House of Liechtenstein.
http://www.liechtensteinmuseum.at/en/pages/home.asp for more on the new to open Liechtensteinmuseum located in the Gartenpalais - also in Vienna.
http://www.kunstmuseum.li/web2306e/index.html for the present art museum in Vaduz which serves as the present port for the public to witness the art holdings of the Liechtenstein family. It is an austere building more of the Bauhaus tradition. The new location in the Gartenpalais will be much more in keeping with the richness of baroque treasures. Leave a Comment
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 Inscriptions and flags in
front of family house by mtncorg
The royal family of the house of Liechtenstein is one of the older families in Europe, being founded in the 12th century and taking the name of Burg Liechtenstein, a castle south of Vienna that the family has reclaimed. Much of the families principal holdings over the years were in Moravia - today, the Czech Republic. The country still has problems with the Czech and Slovak Republics. They do not want to officially recognize Liechtenstein because of the vast holdings the Family held in those countries. Liechtenstein denies a desire to press claims and the matter stands there.
The family was one of the shining lights in the Hapsburg Empire and the family served closely after some reversals of fortune in the 14-15th centuries. The family was elevated to that of hereditary Imperial Princein 1608. It took 100 years, but the family was finally able to buy the counties of Schellenberg - northern Liechtenstein near Planken - and Vaduz in 1699 and 1712, united both counties and creating the Principality of Liechtenstein by Imperial Decree in 1719. All of this was about elevating the family within the Court in Vienna and the family, itself, never visited the region. The family lived in Feldsberg (Valtice), Moravia in the 18th Century but moved closer to the powers that be - Vienna - in the 19th Century.
http://www.fuerstenhaus.li/museum.0.html?&lang=en for more on the history of the Ruling Family of the House of Liechtenstein. Leave a Comment
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 Malbun (c) Galina by loisl
Watch his majestic eagles, hawks, falcons and owles flying freely in the nature.
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Right along the Austrian border in northern Liechtenstein, just outside the town of Schellenberg, is a monument to where several hundred cossacks escaped the advancing Soviet armies at the end of World War II. The cossacks sought protection in neutral Liechtenstein and were granted it by order of the Prince. The small monument marks the spot where the cossacks crossed the border, and is worth seeing as an interesting curiosity and little known moment in World War II. Visit it after stopping at the excellent nearby Wirthschaft zum Lowen restaurant. Leave a Comment
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THE HIGHEST POINT IN LIECHTENSTEIN IS GRAUSPITZ. ELEVATION: 2599 METERS. HERE ARE SOME NOTES FROM THE NET BY A PROSPECTIVE CLIMBER: We started from Frankfurt in two rental cars with the Grauspitz (8,076') in Liechtenstein as our first objective. We figured since Liechtenstein was so small and the peak low, it would be straightforward - wrong. Going to a tourist information office, nobody had any idea as to the route. Usually country highpoints have trails or extensive detailed climbing information but not here. Through the language barrier, we finally thought we had it figured out after looking at some poor detail maps. There was the Pfalzer hut on the ridge about one mile west of the summit and everyone seemed to think we could go along the ridge to reach the summit on the second day.
The four mile trail hike up to the hut was spectacular even in this area of lower elevation Alps peaks. Beautiful scenery and a light snow was falling as we reached the hut by late afternoon. As with all the European huts, there was great camaraderie among climbers of different countries, hot food and comfortable bunk beds. Nobody knowledgeable about the route to the Grauspitz could speak English but several seemed to indicate that going up the ridge was the right way. We did learn that we would be going over Noafkopf Peak. Our third day started fine and climbing through a couple of inches of fresh snow, in less than an hour we were to the top Noafkopf with Grauspitz clearly visible across a .5 mile very broken ridgeline. No way were we equipped for it so nothing to do but retreat. Leave a Comment
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