Cathedral, Speyer
Alps Wreathed with Fog
Another Spire in Speyer
Swiss Chalet
Vineyards, Malans
Speyer – House along the Speyerbach
Alps and Fall Color
Gallery November 2015
Tag Archives: Graubuenden
Wandering with Wine and Cheese
Wine and Cheese, an iconic pairing. Swiss wine and cheese – not so often thought of. But that was exactly what came to mind on this hike.
Most people picture Swiss scenery as idyllic: alpine peaks, pristine villages, high meadows and green pastures. This hike offered it all, on a family-friendly trail that never ceased to amaze.
Wine Notes: Graubuenden Canton
What I Learned
The historical wine tradition in this area dates to at least 966, when the emperor gifted a vineyard in Malans to the nearby Bishop of Chur. But vines may have also been planted in earlier times.
Weinrunde Malans-Jenins: Trail in a Nutshell
Trail Name: Weinrunde Malans-Jenins or Rundweg Malans
Trail Type: Medium distance; almost exclusively paved, well maintained, and very well-marked.
Length: 10.4 km/ 6 miles
Convenient to: Chur, and Bad Ragaz, Switzerland; Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Marking: Rectangular blue and white arrows with white lettering: Weinwanderweg” (and sometimes red lettering “Rundweg Malans”) (See comment below)
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