SWISS CAMINO - Volume I

SWISS CAMINO Volume I: North-East Switzerland (Hiking edition) 300 Churches 800 km Hiking 1’000 yrs History on the Way of St. James through Switzerland General Introduction to the 20-day pilgrimage on the Way of St. James through Switzerland: - Organizational tips for a successful pilgrimage at a low cost in this high-cost country. - Religious context of St. James Roman catacomb relics saints monastic Orders the Swiss religious Reformation in the 1520s-30s. - Church terminology designations architecture interiors monastic Order terminology. - Route decisions route possibilities stages route signalling. Pilgrimage Routes: a complete coverage of the trails churches saints catacomb relics monasteries castles cities and other points of interest in German-speaking North-East Switzerland: - From Konstanz to Einsiedeln via Rapperswil (101 km in 4 stages); - From Rorschach to Einsiedeln via Rapperswil (101 km in 4 or 5 stages) and via Siebnen (105 km in 4 or 5 stages).