
Wine, spas and the landscapes of Heidi's homeland
Between Lake Constance and the Graubünden border lies the Rhine Valley, a wide valley with vineyards, orchards and villages at the foot of the mountains. In the south, Heidiland begins with Maienfeld, where Johanna Spyri set her story of Heidi, and Bad Ragaz with its thermal springs.
The Sargans region links Lake Walen with the Rhine Valley, overlooked by the Pizol with its five mountain lakes and the Flumserberg. The Tamina valley climbs up to Vättis, and in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley, Altstätten and Berneck welcome you with their old towns and wine presses.
Parkn'Sleep shows you pitches in the Rhine Valley at winegrowers, on farms and at mountain railways. That way you combine good food and nature without detours.
The Tamina Gorge near Bad Ragaz is the source of the thermal water that has attracted visitors for centuries. The Bündner Herrschaft around Maienfeld is one of the best known wine regions in Eastern Switzerland.
Wine walks through the Bündner Herrschaft, bathing in the Tamina Therme, cycling on the Rhine dam and hiking on the Pizol. In winter the slopes of Flumserberg and Pizol beckon.
April to October for hiking and cycling, autumn for the grape harvest and wine press festivals. In winter there are thermal baths and ski resorts nearby.
Yes. With Heidi Village, short trails and mountain railways it is ideal for children.
There are car parks in Bad Ragaz, from where a bus runs to the Old Pfäfers Spa.
Very much so. It is flat and runs for miles through the valley all the way to Lake Constance.
Usually in September and October. Many winegrowers then open their wine presses to visitors.