Maienfeld Things to Do Tips by loisl

Walk trough Maienfeld, enjoy the pretty old houses and the narrow streets.
Many buildings are several hundred years old and nicely renovated.
Already the Romans had been settling down here, and since 2000 years mankind is growing wine here.

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Address: Center of Maienfeld
Website: http://www.buendnerherrschaft.ch

Enjoy the wide wineyards,

but please do not steal grapes!!!

The vineyards have been expanding steadily since the seventies. Today there are some 319 hectares under vines between Fläsch and Bonaduz; the main vine growing area is and has always been concentrated in the Bündner Herrschaft. The peak yield was achieved in 1982 with a record of almost 2.8 million litres. Since then production has steadied at some 2 million litres. The vintners making their own wine account for a good 45% of this. in 1982 they had some 35 enterprises, with the figure rising to over 50 by 1992. Another 30 percent of the vine harvest is made in to wine by Swiss dealers and 25 percent are taken away and processed by outsiders.

The Bündner Rhine Valley is the warmest vine growing region in German-speaking Switzerland. The high Oechsle values achieved year for year by the vintners, the weather and of course the warm Föhn only confirm the top position. Naturally, noblesse oblige. The Bündner vintners are committed to awakening the most tempting potential slumbering in their grapes.

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Address: Everywhere in the Heidiland

If you are a fan of the Heidi Story you should go and see the Heidi House

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Address: Above the village Maienfeld
Directions: follow the street signs
Website: http://www.heididorf.ch

Nice spot to take a break

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Address: on the route from Maienfeld to Luziensteig/Balzers

The Short Heidi Path

The railway station in Maienfeld (at an altitude of 510 metres) is the starting point for both the short (marked in red) and the long (marked in blue) Heidi paths. From there the way leads past Schloss Brandis castle through the narrow streets of the historic little town of Maienfeld (1). The path leaves the upper edge of the town to plunge into the vineyards where the grapes for the ripen for the aristocratic Blauburgunder wine. It soon reaches the Heidi Fountain (2). This landmark was created in 1953 by the artist Hans Walt in memory of Johanna Spyri, the author. If you do not feel like stopping at one of the numerous barbecue spots, you can continue towards Heidi Village (3) (altitude 660 m). The authentic Heidi House has been converted into a museum showing what it was like when Heidi lived here over a hundred years ago. From Heidi village the path continues past Rofels and back to Maienfeld

The long Heidi Path

If you want to visit the Heidi Alp as well, you branch off at the Heidi House and take the longer Heidi Path. This route takes you through the Luva forest, passes close to Peter the little goat herd’s house (4), to the Ochsenberg (altitude 1,111 m). There you come to the original Heidi Alp (5) where Heidi used to visit her dearly loved Grandfather and the goats. After a short climb to Kaltboden, a wonderful vantage point (6) you can start down for Jenins. This is where Johanna Spyri used to spend her holidays. As it leaves the picturesque vintner village the path runs past the monument to the Duc de Rohan, the famous 17th century warrior who brought the Blauburgunder grapes to Graubünden. There is a fascinating view of the Rhine Valley all the way back to Rofels. The circle closes at the this point and the long Heidi Path joins the shorter, red-marked path again.

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Address: Start at railway station
Directions: See next tip for map
Website: http://www.buendnerherrschaft.ch/html/en/

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Website: http://www.buendnerherrschaft.ch/html/en/

The Heidi Alp offers a spledid view offer the valley

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Address: Details see Heidi path tip