Laternser Tal

East of Rankweil lies the mouth of the Laternser Tal, a valley in which nestle a series of attractive villages, such as Batschuns (570m/1,870ft), with a modern church (1923) on the hill, the little Schloss Weissenberg (c. 1400) and the large house of retreat built in 1964. Laterns (998m/3,275ft; pop. 570), the chief place in the valley, Innertalerns and Bad Laterns are other villages to be found here. From Laterns a footpath (two hours) leads through the Üble Schlucht ("Evil Gorge") to Rankweil.