Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 735 g
Reihe: The Global Traveller Series
Central Switzerland (Hiking edition)
Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 735 g
Reihe: The Global Traveller Series
ISBN: 978-3-906861-35-7
Verlag: Hans Beumer
Volume II: Central Switzerland
(hiking edition - B/W print)
300 Churches, 800 km Hiking, 1’000 yrs History on the Way of St. James through Switzerland
The Routes from Einsiedeln to Fribourg in 14 possible stages in German-speaking Central Switzerland:
- Detailed descriptions of 356 km signposted route nr. 4 (ViaJacobi)
- Geographical route maps of each stage
- Profiles and charts of 356 km hiking distances and 21’243 altitude-meters
1’000 years History and contemporary information on:
- Cantons Schwyz, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Luzern, Bern, and Fribourg, and their main cities
- 155 churches and chapels, their medieval religious artefacts and special features, including cathedrals in Bern and Fribourg, and 1’000-year-old churches along Lake Thun
- 25 monasteries, of Jesuits, Franciscans, Capuchins, Augustinians, Dominicans, and more
- Biographies of 75 saints, skeleton relics of 7 lusciously decorated catacomb saints
- Location of Saint Nicholas of Flüe in Flüeli/Sachseln, Saint Beatus in a cave high above Lake Thun, and Saint Peter Canisius in Fribourg
- 50 points of interest, including 21 castles, medieval city-fortifications and clock-towers, 16th century decorated fountains, 14th century wooden footbridges, and 3 boat crossings
Zielgruppe
hikers and pilgrims of the Way of St. James through Switzerland