Amden

Built around alpine farming hamlets, Amden grew into a mountain resort on a terrace high above Lake Walen (Walensee), in the canton of St Gallen. The municipality extends from the lakeshore settlement of Betlis to the slopes beneath the Mattstock, giving it an unusually broad sweep of terrain for a small community. At Betlis, the Seerenbach Falls descend toward the lake; higher up, Arvenbüel is a base for walking routes in summer and snow sports in winter. Alpine pasture farming remains part of local life, and cheese traditions are closely associated with this part of eastern Switzerland. See how Amden belongs to the wider Lake Walen and eastern Swiss Alpine area by browsing webcams nearby.

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