Churches, temples, monasteries & shrines in Switzerland
Detourmap maps 90 churches, temples, monasteries & shrines worth the detour in Switzerland — churches, temples, monasteries and shrines. The best known is Abbey of Saint Gall. All of them are listed below. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Abbey of Saint Gall
Sacred sites · 8th century · Renowned
Abolished monastery and collegiate district with cathedral in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Saint John Abbey
Sacred sites · 8th century · Notable
Benedictine monastery in Müstair, Graubünden, Switzerland, founded in 780
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Einsiedeln Abbey
Sacred sites · 10th century · Notable
Benedictine monastery in Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
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Valère Castle
Sacred sites · 10th century · Notable
Castle in Sion in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
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Jesuit Church, Lucerne
Sacred sites · 17th century · Notable
Church building in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland
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former Benedictine monastery Muri
Sacred sites · 11th century · Notable
Monastery in Muri in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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Former Abbey Königsfelden
Sacred sites · 14th century · Hidden gem
Monastery complex in Windisch in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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St. Gallen Cathedral
Sacred sites · 18th century · Hidden gem
Church building in the city of St. Gall, Switzerland
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St. Ursus Cathedral
Sacred sites · 18th century · Hidden gem
Cathedral in the city of Solothurn, Switzerland
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Cathedral of Saint Lawrence
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Roman Catholic cathedral in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
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Disentis Abbey
Sacred sites · 7th century · Hidden gem
Benedictine monastery in Disentis/Mustér in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
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Romainmôtier Monastery
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Former Benedictine monastery in the Swiss municipality of Romainmôtier-Envy
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Madonna del Sasso
Sacred sites · 15th century · Hidden gem
Sanctuary in Orselina, above the city of Locarno, in Ticino, Switzerland
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Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Christ catholic church building on Rathausgasse in Bern's Old Town, Switzerland
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Russian Orthodox Church of Geneva
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Russian Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland
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Basilica Notre-Dame of Geneva
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
The main Roman Catholic church in Geneva, Switzerland
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Beth Yaakov Synagogue
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Church building in Geneva, Switzerland
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Arlesheim Cathedral
Sacred sites · 17th century · Hidden gem
Church building in Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Former Benedictine Abbey of All Saints (monastery/convent church, Erhard and Michaelis Chapel, infirmary and novitiate, beguinage, predecessor buildings I-III)
Sacred sites · 11th century · Hidden gem
Former Benedictine monastery in the city of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
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Pfafers Abbey
Sacred sites · 15th century · Hidden gem
Monastère et hôpital à Pfäfers, dans le canton de Saint-Gall, en Suisse, Former Benedictine abbey
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Hauterive Monastery
Sacred sites · 12th century · Hidden gem
Monastery building in Hauterive in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Tell's Chapel
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Chapel building in Sisikon in the canton of Uri, Switzerland
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Kreuzlingen Abbey
Sacred sites · 12th century · Hidden gem
Monastery in Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland
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Tibet Institute Rikon
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Tibetan monastery in Rikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
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Benedictine Monastery Fahr
Sacred sites · 12th century · Hidden gem
Monastery complex in Würenlos in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Neuchâtel
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Church building in the city of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Synagogue of Lausanne
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Synagogue in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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Kloster St. Georgen zu Stein am Rhein
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Church and former Benedictine monastery in Switzerland
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Engelberg Abbey
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Benedictine Abbey in Engelberg in the Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
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Fischingen Abbey
Sacred sites · 12th century · Hidden gem
Benedictine monastery in Fischingen in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland
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Benedictine abbey of Mariastein
Sacred sites · 17th century · Hidden gem
Abbey building in Metzerlen-Mariastein in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
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St. Martin parish church
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Church building in Olten in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
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former Cistercian monastery Wettingen
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Church building in Wettingen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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Former Monastery Buildings
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Church building ensemble in Interlaken in the canton Bern, Switzerland
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Former St. Urban's Abbey
Sacred sites · 12th century · Hidden gem
Former Cistercian monastery in St. Urban in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
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Bonmont cistercian abbey
Sacred sites · 12th century · Hidden gem
Former abbey in Chéserex in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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La Valsainte Charterhouse
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Monastery building of the Carthusian Order in Cerniat in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Thorberg Castle with outbuildings
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Former castle and current correctional facility in Krauchthal in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Abbaye de la Fille-Dieu Romont
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Cistercian abbey in Romont in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Former Premonstratensian abbey
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Former Premonstratensian monastery in Orpund in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Collège Saint-Michel
Sacred sites · 16th century · Hidden gem
School building in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Church and Monastery of St. Mary of the Assumption
Sacred sites · 15th century · Hidden gem
Monastery building in Claro in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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synagogue of liberal Judaism community located in Geneva
Sacred sites · 21st century · Hidden gem
Synagogue located in Geneva
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synagogue of Baden, Aargau
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Synagogue in Baden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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Synagogue of La Chaux-de-Fonds
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Synagogue in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Synagoge
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Synagogue on Löwenstrasse in the city of Zürich, Switzerland
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Heidegg Castle with residential building and chapel
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Château in Gelfingen in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
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Notre-Dame-des-Marches, Broc
Sacred sites · 18th century · Hidden gem
Chapel building in Broc in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
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St. Margarethen Chapel
Sacred sites · 17th century · Hidden gem
Chapel in St. Margarethen in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland
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Heilig Hüsli
Sacred sites · 15th century · Hidden gem
Chapel in Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Grimmenstein monastery
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Monastery building in Walzenhausen in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland
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Amthaus (former Cistercian monastery)
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Former church building in Fraubrunnen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Provostry, former Benedictine monastery
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Monastery in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Former Ittingen Charterhouse
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Former monastery building in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland
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Former Cistercian monastery Frienisberg
Sacred sites · 12th century · Hidden gem
Monastery building in Frienisberg in the municipality of Seedorf in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Wonnenstein Monastery with convent
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Monastery building of the Capuchin convent in Schlatt-Haslen in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland
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Monastery complex of Santa Maria Assunta
Sacred sites · 16th century · Hidden gem
Monastery complex in Bigorio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Cistercian Convent of Mariazell and Convent Archives
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Church buildings in Bollingen in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Cistercian convent with parish church and mortuary chapel
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Monastery building and part of an architectural ensemble in Eschenbach in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
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Cistercian Abbey Magerau
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Abbey in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Capuchin friary with wall enclosure
Sacred sites · 17th century · Hidden gem
Church building in Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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St. Andrew's Castle (castle complex with outbuildings, chapel and park
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Castle with outbuildings in Cham on a headland in Lake Zug in the canton of Zug, Switzerland
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castle with chapel
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Buildings in Hilfikon in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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Liebfrauenkapelle
Sacred sites · 15th century · Hidden gem
Chapel and part of the architectural ensemble in Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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St. Johannsen Abbey
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Former Benedictine abbey and today part of correctional institution in Gals in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Former Cistercian Monastery of Tänikon
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Monastry in Aadorf in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland
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