SWISS CAMINO - Volume I : North-East Switzerland (Hiking edition)

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).