SWISS CAMINO - Volume I

SWISS CAMINO

Volume I: North-East Switzerland

(Luxury 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).