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In the footsteps of the Freiherren von Vaz

Closed
Medium
8.1 km
2:45 h
331 mhd
280 mhd
Auf den Spuren der Freiherren von Vaz
Auf den Spuren der Freiherren von Vaz (oua_11478337_4557082_profile)

From Belfort via Nivagl and the local museum to Zorten monastery, you visit all the important historical monuments of the Freiherren von Vaz. This exciting and beautiful hike is a must for all history lovers.

Technique
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Highest Point  1195 m
Lowest Point  996 m
Best Season
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Start
Brienz/Brienzauls village
Destination
Zorten village
Coordinates
46.668893, 9.595926

Details

Directions

Public Transport

Travel is by train to Chur. Then change to Postauto Graubünden buses and reach Brienz/Brienzauls village within an hour.

Travel Information

From Basel and Zurich - Chur South (exit no. 17 - Lenzerheide).

From Milan - Lugano - San Bernardino Tunnel - Thusis - Chur (Lenzerheide exit) - Lenzerheide - Lantsch/Lenz - Brienz/Brienzauls village.

Waypoints

Bus Station Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Brienz/Brinzauls, Dorf
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33.01 Thusis - Tiefencastel, Via Albula / Bernina
town scape Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Alvaschein/Alvaschagn
Alvaschein/Alvaschagn has an intact village centre. It is located on a terrace high above the Albula dammed up to the Solis reservoir, the Solis Bridge of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) and the church of St. Peter in Mistail.
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Brienz/Brinzauls (oua_56026398_image)
town scape Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Brienz/Brinzauls
In the village stands the parish church of St. Calixtus with one of the most important carved winged altars in Graubünden. Outside are the castle ruins "Belfort" and the "Bündner Rütli" in the Außenwacht Vazerol.
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Parish Church of St. Calixtus in Brienz
Church Val Surses Savognin Bivio
St. Calixtus Parish Church in Brienz
There is documentary evidence of a place of worship in Brienz/Brinzauls as early as 831.
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Nivagl Castle
Attraction Arosa Lenzerheide
Burg Nivagl
History does not always leave clearly visible traces: almost nothing can be seen of the former Nivagl Castle, for example.
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Attraction Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Bündner Rütli
More rights, more security and more autonomy vis-à-vis the authorities: this was what people in today's Graubünden wanted in the 15th century.
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