SWISS CAMINO - Volume II

SWISS CAMINO Volume II: Central Switzerland (Luxury edition) 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 - 25 monasteries, of Jesuits, Franciscans, Capuchins, Augustinians, Dominicans - 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