650m. These little villages lie at the entrance to the Montafon region known as the "Valley of the stars", in a glorious mountain world with 3 mighty mountain ranges: Rhätikon (bordering on Switzerland and Liechtenstein), Silvretta (numerous peaks of 3000m, e. g. Piz Buin, 3316m) and Verwall. The idyllic Montafon is 35km long, beginning by Lorüns and Bludenz (medieval town centre, meeting point of 5 valleys: Montafon, Klostertal/Arlberg, Großwalsertal, Walgau). In Lorüns: Pop. 220, mostly family houses and farms, 2 inns, riding stable, railway station at the foot of the Zimba (2700m), a popular mountaineering peak. 2km distant, on the sunny side of the valley and facing Vandans awarded 1st. prize in 1989 forthe village with the most beautiful flower displays lies St. Anton, embeded in meadows and woods. The level walking trailalong the river to the main village of Schruns begins here (6km). Alpine trails lead up to the sunny platform Bartholomäberg where you can enjoy fantastic, panoramic views of the mountains, alpine pastures and chalets. In the village: waterfall, restaurants, inns, shop. Sport: mountaineering and climbing tours up to the glaciers of the Silvretta, mountainguide. In Bludenz, 2. 5km: indoor/openair swimming pool, indoor/outdoor tennis courts, cable railway, cycling paths as faras Lake Constance, bars, 2 discos, shopping, pizzerias, restaurants, fitness centres. In Vandans, 2-4km: openair pool, tenniscourts, chairlift, minigolf, restaurants. Excursions by car: Historical town centre and castle in Feldkirch, 25km, bathingbeaches of Lake Constance and festival city of Bregenz (50km, Pfänder cable railway and game park, boat trips to Lindau, Mainau, wine growing town of Meersburg), Dornbirn-Rappenlochschlucht (gorge), Liechtenstein, Switzerland (25-30km), Tyrol, South Tyrol/Italy, Bavaria, Schubertiadevillage Hohenems and bathing paradise Rheinauen (30km). WINTER: from 2-4km skicentre of Montafon with 73 cable railways, lifts up to 2400m, skiing schools. Cross country skiing track from St. Anton, cable railway, lifts, chairlifts, children's lift, ski courses, toboganning track in Vandans, 2-4km. Ski centre of Arlberg (Stuben, Lech/Zürs, St. Anton on the Arlberg, 30km). Skiing regions of the Brandnertal, Großwalsertal from 10-20km.