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From the highest volcanoes to the world’s least visited country: 10 places to visit this year

From salt pans to Arctic wilderness, here are 10 world-class, offbeat, off-the-grid destinations to escape the heaving crowds.

  • Fiona Carruthers

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The capital of Liechtenstein, Vaduz.

The overlooked European country you can hike across in just three days

The trail spanning the entire country is just 75 kilometres. While you can do it in three days, I went at a leisurely pace – it took me five.

  • Julia D'Orazio
Liechtenstein’s capital, Vaduz.

It may be in a tiny country, but this European capital rocks

Europe’s fourth-smallest country is so compact, at 160-square-kilometres, that it could fit comfortably inside Vienna – twice over.

  • Steve McKenna
Liechtenstein is a tiny Alpine nation of 39,000 inhabitants that once ranked among the world’s most notorious tax havens.

The royal family of this tiny country controls a $520b empire

Europe’s richest royal heads a multibillion-dollar dynasty dating back almost 1000 years that’s endured wars, floods and scandals. Today, it’s about managing money for the world’s super-rich.

  • Ben Stupples
The Faberge Apple Blossom Egg on display in the Treasure Chamber in Vaduz Museum.

Vaduz, Liechtenstein: Treasure Chamber - a tiny museum that holds royalty's prized and strange possessions

Royal gifts from Russia and India are collected in a curious yet enchanting collection.

  • Tim Richards
Balzers village with saint Nicholas church in Liechtenstein.

Best way to see Liechtenstein: Tiny European country opens new walking trail to celebrate 300th anniversary

Nestled between the Rhine and majestic mountains, Liechtenstein has something to celebrate.

  • Tim Richards
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Prince Hans-Adam, right, handed over the reins to his son Prince Alois, left, in 2004.

'One big family': fancy a beer with the monarch?

Liechtenstein is celebrating its 300th anniversary on Thursday as an island of peace and prosperity in an unsettled world. And there's a party in the royal garden.

  • Michael Shields