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On the trails of the barons of Vaz

Closed
Medium
8.1 km
2:40 h
340 mhd
283 mhd
Auf den Spuren der Freiherren von Vaz
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From Belfort via Nivagl and the local museum to the monastery of Zorten, you will visit all the important monuments of the time of the barons of Vaz. This exciting and beautiful hike is a must for all history lovers.

Technique
Fitness
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

Arrival by train to Chur. Then get on the buses of PostautoGraubünden and arrive in Brienz / Brienzauls village within an hour.

Anreise Information

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

From Milano - Lugano - San Bernadino tunnel - Thusis - Chur (exit Lenzerheide) - Lenzerheide - Lantsch / Lenz - Brienz / Brienzauls village.

Waypoints

Fig. 1
Museum Arosa Lenzerheide
Local Museum / Gallery "Sala Parpan"
The old rectory in Zorten, where Capuchin fathers worked from 1663 to 1933, is now home to the Vaz/Obervaz Museum.
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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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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
Catholic 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
Archaeological Site Arosa Lenzerheide
Nivagl Castle
History does not always leave clearly visible traces: almost nothing can be seen of the former Nivagl Castle, for example.
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Graubünden Rütli
Archaeological Site Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Graubünden 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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