Montafon

The Montafon is a high valley some 40km/25mi long through which the Ill flows northwestward to join the Rhine. It begins south of Bludenz and goes up between the Rätikon massif in the west and the Verwall group in the east to the Bielerhöhe (2,032m/6,667ft), now traversed by the Silvretta Road. The first settlers were Raeto-Romanic, and they have left their mark on the place names and family names found locally. This inviting valley and its side valleys are popular with walkers and skiers in both summer and winter.