The village of Amden nestles on a sunny terrace at 908m altitude in the canton of St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland. The south-facing location, with superb views of Lake Walen some 500 metres below, is fog-free all year round. Amden is a hiker’s heaven, with over 100 km of trails from easy to energetic. The top station of the Mattstock chairlift at 1300m is an ideal starting point. Snow-sport addicts are also well catered for with superb pistes, cross-country ski runs and winter-walking and snowshoe trekking trails. Amden also offers an extensive range of other leisure options to suit all tastes, all-year-round. And in the Amden Museum, culture lovers will find fascinating facts on local history dating back to the earliest settlers in pre-Christian times