The Montafon Valley lies in the south of the Province of Vorarlberg, in Austria’s south western corner. It is surrounded by three mighty mountain chains: to the north-west the striking chalk cliffs of the Rätikon massif, to the south the crystalline rock and glaciers of the Silvretta Mountains and to the north-east the Verwall range. The individual peaks have evocative names such as Schesaplana, Zimba, Drei Türme [Three Towers], Sulzfluh, Madrisa, Litzner, Vallüla, Patteriol, Maderer and Piz Buin, at 3,312 metres the highest peak in Vorarlberg.