Audio walk · Vaduz
Städtle: the pedestrian street & the Kunstmuseum
Put your phone in your pocket and walk. Your phone reads each stop aloud, then waits while you walk to the next one; tap “I've arrived” to carry on. Everything it says is written out below, so the walk works without sound too.
- 5 stops
- about 8 min of listening
- about 13 min between stops
- Cluster guide
5 stops · about 8 min listening · about 13 min between stops
Before you start
Voice and speed
The script is in English. On-device voices keep working with no signal once this page is open or saved.
Transcript
Everything the tour says, in order. Read it instead of listening if you prefer.
Before you start
Welcome to the Städtle: the pedestrian street & the Kunstmuseum audio walk in Vaduz. 5 stops: St Florin Cathedral, Peter-Kaiser-Platz and the government quarter, Liechtenstein National Museum, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and Prince’s wine cellar and the Red House. The centre: one pedestrian street with the Kunstmuseum, the cathedral and the government buildings; 60–90 minutes of walking.
The Städtle pedestrian street with St Florin's Cathedral and the government quarter. Underfoot: paved, level; slope: flat; shade: medium.
Vaduz is a capital you can walk end to end before lunch, and that is the point: a country of about 40,000 people, ruled by a prince and governed by a parliament, fits along one pedestrian street below a castle.
Before you start: Do not photograph the government buildings' guards or entrances. Keep your eyes on the street, and pause the audio before you cross a road.
1. St Florin Cathedral
Kathedrale St. Florin
Look for
- Nave and stained glass
- Forecourt and bells
- The tower from the Städtle
- Interior light through stained glass
Stop 1 of 5: St Florin Cathedral. Locally, Kathedrale St. Florin. Arrival point: Städtle, near Peter-Kaiser-Platz.
A neo-Gothic parish church made a cathedral in 1997: ten to fifteen minutes on the Städtle, free, and quiet; check that no service is on.
Look for Nave and stained glass: A tall neo-Gothic interior; check the tomb chapel. Look for Forecourt and bells: Photograph the tower from the Städtle. For a photo: The tower from the Städtle, late afternoon. For a photo: Interior light through stained glass, late morning.
Quiet voices; no photography during services. Quiet except at Sunday services and on National Day. Allowed without flash outside services; not during them. It became the cathedral of the new Archdiocese of Vaduz in 1997. The building dates from the 1870s in a neo-Gothic style; the tower is a landmark from the valley. It is free; there may be a donation box. Cover shoulders and knees is polite, not enforced (check).
Walk:Next, stop 2: Peter-Kaiser-Platz and the government quarter. It's about 2 minutes on foot, about 100 metres to the north. Route: Walk to the square. The tour waits here. Tap I've arrived when you get there.
2. Peter-Kaiser-Platz and the government quarter
Regierungsviertel
Look for
- Government house
- Parliament (Landtag)
- Town hall and statues
- Square with castle above
- Parliament façade
Stop 2 of 5: Peter-Kaiser-Platz and the government quarter. Locally, Regierungsviertel. Arrival point: Städtle, north end near Peter-Kaiser-Platz.
The small civic square with parliament, government house and the town hall: 15–20 minutes, free, and the best place to understand how tiny the state is; go on a weekday when the offices are open. On a first visit: Shows the scale of the capital in one look.
Look for Government house: A stately building from the early 20th century. Look for Parliament (Landtag): A modern building with a glass and stone front. Look for Town hall and statues: A short loop around the square. For a photo: Square with castle above, morning. For a photo: Parliament façade, late afternoon.
Do not photograph guards or entrances; the buildings are working offices. Quiet; a few tour groups mid-morning. Fine from the square; no photographs of people entering offices. The offices are working buildings; you see them from outside.
Walk:Next, stop 3: Liechtenstein National Museum. It's about 3 minutes on foot, about 100 metres to the south. Route: Walk along the Städtle. The tour waits here. Tap I've arrived when you get there.
Peter-Kaiser-Platz and the government quarter: hours, tickets and rules →
3. Liechtenstein National Museum
Liechtensteinisches Landesmuseum
Look for
- Permanent exhibition
- Temporary exhibition
- Museum shop
Stop 3 of 5: Liechtenstein National Museum. Locally, Liechtensteinisches Landesmuseum. Arrival point: Städtle, central Vaduz.
The national museum on the Städtle: how a mountain valley became a princely state; 60 minutes, cheaper than the Kunstmuseum and a good pairing on a wet day.
Look for Permanent exhibition: How the valley was settled, ruled and industrialised; objects, maps and short films. Look for Temporary exhibition: Changes through the year (check what is on). Look for Museum shop: Books, stamps and gifts.
The Liechtenstein family, wealthy Austrian nobles named after a castle near Vienna, owned large estates but no territory that was directly answerable to the Emperor, and without such land they could not sit in the Imperial Diet. In 1719 Emperor Charles VI united them as the Principality of Liechtenstein. When the Holy Roman Empire ended in 1806, Liechtenstein became a sovereign member of the Confederation of the Rhine, and later of the German Confederation.
Follow the museum’s rules on photography in each room. Quiet; school groups on weekday mornings. Usually allowed without flash in the permanent rooms (check the sign).
Walk:Next, stop 4: Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein. It's about 3 minutes on foot, about 250 metres to the south. The tour waits here. Tap I've arrived when you get there.
4. Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
Look for
- Entrance hall and shop
- Upper galleries (rotating exhibitions)
- State art collection
Stop 4 of 5: Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein. Arrival point: Städtle, central Vaduz (Vaduz Post or Städtle bus stops).
The modern and contemporary art museum in a black block on the Städtle: 60–90 minutes; a good weather-proof stop, so keep it for rain or the middle of the day and check the Monday closure.
Look for Entrance hall and shop: Books, postcards and the locker bank. Look for Upper galleries (rotating exhibitions): Modern and contemporary art from the museum and international loans; the building’s black concrete and stone-chip walls are part of the effect. Look for State art collection: Liechtenstein’s own collection appears within the changing displays (check what is on).
Almost every public building stands on or beside it, from the Kunstmuseum at the south end, past the Landesmuseum, the post office and the cathedral, to the parliament and the government house at the northern end. The Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, opened in 2000 and designed by the Swiss architects Morger, Degelo and Kerez, is the town’s architectural statement. The Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein holds the national art collection and shows modern and contemporary work in changing exhibitions.
Bags and coats go in the lockers at the door. Quiet most days; school groups on weekday mornings; busier on rainy afternoons. Often allowed without flash in the permanent spaces; not in some loan shows (sign at the door).
Walk:Next, stop 5: Prince’s wine cellar and the Red House. It's about 5 minutes on foot, about 150 metres to the north-east. Route: Walk south to the Red House. The tour waits here. Tap I've arrived when you get there.
5. Prince’s wine cellar and the Red House
Hofkellerei des Fürsten von Liechtenstein
Look for
- Shop and tasting room
- Cellar tour
- Vineyard viewpoint
Stop 5 of 5: Prince’s wine cellar and the Red House. Locally, Hofkellerei des Fürsten von Liechtenstein. Arrival point: Walk from the Städtle south end (5–10 minutes).
The Prince’s own wine estate and cellar in a red house beside the vines: a 45–90 minute tasting in a country where vines grow beside the capital; book ahead for a set tasting, and know it is pricey.
Look for Shop and tasting room: Wines from the estate; ask for a taste of the flagship. Look for Cellar tour: Offered on set dates. Look for Vineyard viewpoint: A look at the vines above the town.
The prince’s portrait is on stamps and coins, and the state flag flies over the government house. If you want to see the prince’s hand in daily life, taste the wine from his estate, walk past the parliament next to the Landesmuseum, and notice that a country of this size has its head of state living five minutes from the town hall.
Do not walk into the vineyards; the vines are working ground. Quiet except for booked groups; afternoons in season. Allowed in public areas; ask first in the cellar.
Prince’s wine cellar and the Red House: hours, tickets and rules →
End of the walk
That's the end of the Städtle: the pedestrian street & the Kunstmuseum walk. To carry on, Castle hill & the viewpoint path is about 20 minutes away (walk up the castle path). To carry on, Rheinpark & the Rhine dam is about 12 minutes away (walk west).
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