Swiss Camino - Volume I: North-East Switzerland

SWISS CAMINO - Volume I: North-East Switzerland

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 1520s-30s.
- Church terminology, designations, architecture, interiors, monastic Order terminology.
- Route decisions, route possibilities, stages, route signaling.

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).