Pfäfers

The baroque monastery church and the old Pfäfers baths in the Tamina gorge in Pfäfers are impressive. According to a legend depicted on the ceiling of the sacristy, St. Pirmin moved to the area around 721. He wanted to build a monastery in Marschlins above the Rhine. A worker was wounded, whereupon a white dove carried the bloody splinter to the wooded hill. Where she dropped it, Pirmin recognized the right place for the monastery. Today, the former monastery church is a popular excursion destination and venue for various concerts in Pfäfers. Together with the mystical thermal water spring gorge, the museums and the restaurant, the Alte Bad Pfäfers is a natural and cultural attraction with supra-regional appeal. Hiking in a picturesque landscape - the Tamina Gorge and its surroundings are ideal for this and offer countless routes of varying degrees of difficulty. There is much to explore in the Pfäfers area. What was separated for a long time was united in June 2017: the Tamina Bridge connects the villages of Pfäfers and Valens at the entrance to the valley. The arch of the bridge impressively spans the deep Tamina Gorge. The bridge is considered the largest arch bridge in Switzerland and is definitely worth a visit.