SWISS CAMINO - Volume III: South-West Switzerland (Hiking edition)

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SWISS CAMINO Volume III: South-West Switzerland (Hiking edition) 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 museu