SWISS CAMINO - Volume III

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