In 1788, on his way back from his famous trip to Italy, he stopped in Vaduz, Liechtenstein's capital. What the poet prince imagined in the Principality of...

to eat and drink is unfortunately not known. But how one enjoys today in Liechtenstein, about it the following lines give a small insight.

Wine-growing regions are the preferred territories of gourmets. Where a noble drop grows, there is usually also good cooking. Thus, the small country between the Rhine and the Rhaetikon is a promising area for the hunters of sophisticated pleasure, because more than 100 winegrowers dedicate themselves here to the cultivation of the noble vines. In the climatically favored Rhine Valley, the Föhn wind causes excellent wines to ripen on the southern slopes of the mountains.

Princely wine enjoyment
The fact that Liechtenstein as a wine country has not yet penetrated the consciousness of connoisseurs is perhaps due to the fact that the people of Liechtenstein prefer to drink their good wines themselves. So you have to go local to be rewarded with delicious discoveries. The first port of call for guests is certainly the Fürstliche Hofkellerei in Vaduz, where oenological rarities can be tasted and purchased in the Vinothek. But there are also many other small wineries - from Eschnerberg to Schaan, Vaduz and Triesen to Burghügel Gutenberg in Balzers - that hold fine wines for visitors and open their doors for tastings.

However, Liechtenstein does not only have an exquisite wine culture. The Principality does not have to hide from its "big" neighboring countries when it comes to noble distillates, Liechtenstein whiskey and typical beer.

Good food with good wine
The solid basis for the fine wines is provided by a cuisine that is traditionally oriented toward the countryside, but is open to a wide variety of influences. The culinary spectrum therefore ranges from gourmet menus in restaurants awarded stars and toques to traditional dishes in "urchigen Beizen" and alpine huts. Original Liechtenstein specialties include Käsknöpfle (cheese dumplings) with apple sauce, dishes made from Ribel maize, pork belly and slowly ripened sour cheese. Is there a better way to experience a country with all your senses?

Goethe would be spoiled for choice
In addition to the still existing night camps for hikers - meaning three quietly located mountain huts - the variety of accommodation options in Liechtenstein is great. Whether in a luxury hotel, in a small but fine middle-class hotel or in a family hotel, hospitality is equally important everywhere. The wide range of accommodation is rounded off with guesthouses, mountain huts, a youth hostel and a camping site. How the wanderer Goethe would decide today can only be speculated. In any case, he would be spoiled for choice with this wide range of offers.

Gourmet restaurants
On an area of only 160 square kilometers, five restaurants in Liechtenstein scored highly in the Gault Millau gourmet travel guide. Measured against its population of around 37,000, Liechtenstein has probably the highest density of gourmet restaurants of any country in the world. It is a pity that there is no separate award for the "gourmet density" of a country.