SWISS CAMINO - Volume III: South-West Switzerland

By Hans Beumer

SWISS CAMINO - Volume III: South-West Switzerland

The ViaJacobi Pilgrimage Routes from Fribourg to Geneva/French Border in 9 possible stages in French-speaking South-West Switzerland:
- Detailed descriptions of 214 km signposted route nr. 4
- Geographical route maps of each stage
- Profiles and charts of 214 km hiking distances and 6’744 altitude-meters

1’000 years History and contemporary information on:
- Cantons Fribourg, Vaud, and Geneva, their main cities, and role during the Reformation
- 73 churches and chapels, their medieval religious artefacts and special features, including cathedrals in Lausanne and Geneva
- Bishopric-Kingdoms of Lausanne and Geneva
- 14 monasteries, of Cistercians, Knights of St. John, Great St. Bernard, Cluniac
- Biographies of 40 saints, skeleton relics of a lusciously decorated catacomb saint
- 44 points of interest, including 11 castles and 10 chateaus, medieval city-fortifications, Roman archaeological sites, and a unique stained-glass museum

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hans Beumer
• Release date: Sep 5, 2019
• ISBN: 9783906861401