SWISS CAMINO
Volume I: North-East Switzerland
(eBook edition - EPUB)
300 Churches, 800 km Hiking, 1’000 yrs History on the Way of St. James through Switzerland
General Introduction to a 20-day pilgrimage on the Way of St. James through Switzerland:
- Organizational tips for a succesful pilgrimage at low cost in this high-cost country
- Religious context of St. James, saints, catacomb relics, monastic Orders, and the Reformation
- Hiking routes, route decisions, route possibilities, stages, and route signaling
- Church terminology, designations, architecture, interiors, and monastic Order terminology
- Raising expectations of routes, churches, monasteries, castles, and other points of interest
The Routes from Konstanz and Rorschach to Einsiedeln in 10 possible stages:
- Detailed descriptions of 209 km signposted route nr. 4 (ViaJacobi). From Konstanz over the rolling foothills of the Thurgau pre-Alps and the Hörnli mountain (1’132 m) to Rapperswil at Lake Zurich and the highland plateau of Einsiedeln. From Rorschach over the Toggenburg foothills (up to 1’083 m) to Rapperswil at Lake Zurich (or to Siebnen) and the highland plateau of Einsiedeln
- Geographical route maps of each stage
- Profiles and charts of 209 km hiking distances and 10’129 altitude-meters
1’000 years History and contemporary information on:
- Cantons Thurgau, St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Schwyz, and their main cities
- 82 churches and chapels, their medieval artefacts and special features
- 9 monasteries, including: former Abbey-Kingdom of St. Gallen, its library and treasures; Abbey of Einsiedeln with the Black Madonna and Saint Meinrad; Abbey of Fischingen with Saint Idda
- Biographies of 60 saints and skeleton relics of 6 lusciously decorated catacomb saints
- 24 points of interest, such as the castle of Rapperswil and Switzerland’s longest footbridge
