Vaduz with kids - a day in Liechtenstein and a campsite with swings

Vaduz is the capital of Liechtenstein, a small principality between Switzerland and Austria. You can walk around the centre in a few hours: there is the neo-Gothic St. Florin Cathedral and the postal museum, and above the town, on a rock, stands the castle where the princely family lives. We were here on 14 August 2024, during our campervan holiday through the Alps.

From Lucerne to Liechtenstein

From the campsite in Horw near Lucerne, where we had come back from Mount Pilatus the day before, it was 130 km to Vaduz.

A walk around Vaduz

We saw St. Florin Cathedral and the post office. On a lawn in the centre there is a big sculpture shaped like an umbrella, with room for three of our daughters under it, and in one of the buildings you can sit on a golden throne and put on a crown.

You cannot visit the castle, because the princely family lives there, but you can see it well from the centre.

In a bakery we bought bread and asked them to slice it. Our request alone caused quite a stir in the shop, and when we heard that slicing cost more than the loaf, we politely said no, thank you. We sliced the bread ourselves later at the campsite.

Camping Mittagsspitze in Triesen

For the night we drove to Camping Mittagsspitze in nearby Triesen. There is a small pool, and the swings are right next to the pitches, so the kids could swing right next to our van.

Apple trees grow on the campsite. There was a clever tool for picking apples, and we liked it so much that later we bought the same one for our garden.

For dinner we made pancakes, and in the morning we had breakfast at a table on our pitch. We always cook outside, because Beza is only for driving and sleeping.

After breakfast we set off for Germany, for the last days of our holiday in Uffenheim and Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Practical info

We checked this in November 2026.

Vaduz

• St. Florin Cathedral was built in 1869-1873 and has been a cathedral since 1997. Entry is free.
• The Postal Museum (Liechtensteinisches PostMuseum, Städtle 37) shows all stamps from Liechtenstein since 1912. Entry is free.
• Vaduz Castle is the home of the princely family and is not open to visitors.
• Liechtenstein uses the Swiss franc.

Camping Mittagsspitze

• Address: Sägastrasse 29, Triesen.
• The pool is open from 15 June to 15 August.
• The campsite has playgrounds, and there is a big Robinson playground nearby.