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Pontresina (Graubünden)
Raron (Valais)
Rainer Maria Rilke himself chose his final resting place in this mystical village at the foot of the castle church.
Saint-Ursanne (Neuchâtel / Jura / Bernese Jura)
The St. Ursanne collegiate church and its cloister (parts of which date back to the 10th century) are certainly the most interesting archaeological sites in Jura.
Sempach (Central Switzerland)
St. Urban (Schweizer Mittelland)
The Cistercian Monastery of St. Urban was founded in 1194 by monks of the Lützel Abbey in Alsace with the assistance of the Barons of Oberaargau.
St.Gallen (Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein)
The Abbey of St.Gallen figures on the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage.The spirit of the Benedictine Monks is still perceptible in the Abbey Library, which is said to be the most beautiful secular Rococo hall in Switzerland.
Vättis (Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein)
In the early 14th Century, the free Walsers started to settle in the Calfeisen Valley. The church of St. Martin was first documented in 1432.
Vissoie (Valais)
A route taking you to the historic places in and around Vissoie.
Basel (Basel Region)
The Barfüsserkirche (church of the barefoot friars) is a combination of church and museum. The former monastery church is now a museum of history. Here you can admire the magnificent treasure of Basel cathedral and gain a valuable insight into the city's history.
Bern (Schweizer Mittelland)
This is the city's most impressive late-Gothic building. The three-aisled basilica towers above the roofs of the Old Town. The building was started in 1421. The vantage point of this masterpiece is located 344 steps above the entrance in the 100-meter-high cathedral spire (highest cathedral tower of Switzerland). Its promiment characteristic is the portal, on which the depiction of the last judgment can be admired.
