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ANDERMATT, BRIG, MURTEN, SWITZERLAND.

3 places worth a visit.

These are three places in Switzerland,that i did"t know about before. BRIG was used as a stopover on a journey.--ANDERMATT was recommended by a fellow tourist.-- MURTEN just sort of happened.---All are well worth a visit or more.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MURTEN in German or MORAT in French, is in the See District of Fribourg Canton in West Switzerland. It is a small medieval town on the Southern shore of Lake Murten /Morat. It is the smallest lake in the Swiss Lake District. There are boat trips. The compact old town is surrounded by a Wall.,with covered walkways. Most of the ramparts are well preserved. Good views from the wall. --The Grand Rue is the main street and leads to the Berntor Gate. The clock in the tower is still wound by hand cranking,.I arrived in MURTEN by train. Bern is about one hour and Fribourg half an hour. Brig is just over two hours ,with two changes.----- MURTEN  SWITZERLAND.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND

MURTEN SWITZERLAND

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND.   Murten in German, and Morat in French.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND. Murten in German, and Morat in French.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND....View of Lake Morat , from city wall.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND....View of Lake Morat , from city wall.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND.    Main  street.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND. Main street.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND.    Grand Rue.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND. Grand Rue.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND..   Renewed in 1778.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND.. Renewed in 1778.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND.   Berntor  [ Bern gate

MURTEN SWITZERLAND. Berntor [ Bern gate

The clock is still wound by hand cranking.]MURTEN  SWITZERLAND..  City wall ,outside city.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND.. City wall ,outside city.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND.. City wall

MURTEN SWITZERLAND.. City wall

MURTEN   SWITZERLAND   From city wall.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND From city wall.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND  .  City wall, covered walk.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND . City wall, covered walk.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND...Info in pictures.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND...Info in pictures.

MURTEN  SWITZERLAND.  Rubenloch Hauptgasse.

MURTEN SWITZERLAND. Rubenloch Hauptgasse.

-------------------------------------------------ANDERMATT is a mountain village in Uri Canton Switzerland, in the Urseran Valley.
The altitude is 1,437m above sea level. The Adula Alps are all around.. There are two main Ski areas in winter.I visited on a day trip from Zermatt,by train the journey time was about three hours each way. Beautiful scenery all the way. After walking around the lovely
village i made my way back to the rail station. I heard an unusual noise, it got louder.
I came across a parade of men and boys, carrying and ringing cow bells of different sizes. The men and boys were dressed in sackcloth. The loud cacophony of cowbells could be heard a long way off. The parade is a Chilbis parade dating from 1397.ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND.  Train station  sign.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND. Train station sign.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND.   Beautiful scenery.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND. Beautiful scenery.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND,  in the Urseren  Valley.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND, in the Urseren Valley.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND,..The Adula  Alps  behind the village.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND,..The Adula Alps behind the village.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND.  There are two  ski areas in  winter.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND. There are two ski areas in winter.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND  River Reuss. and Adula  Alps.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND River Reuss. and Adula Alps.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT SITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT SITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND.     Parish church of St. Peter and Paul.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND. Parish church of St. Peter and Paul.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND .

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND .

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND.

ANDERMATT  SWITZERLAND. Chilbis  parade, ringing different sizes of cowbells.

ANDERMATT SWITZERLAND. Chilbis parade, ringing different sizes of cowbells.

-------------------------------------------------BRIG is in Valais Canton Switzerland, at the foot of the Simplon Pass to Italy.
I was travelling to Greece, Turkey and Cyprus by train ,ferry, and bus. So i used Brig as a stopover at an hotel. The town is easy to get around.
The main place of interest is the Stockalper Palace, a former Jesuits College, dating from 17th century.It has a triple tier in the courtyard.--- The railway station is a major hub, with three standard lines and two metre gauge lines. On the Matterhorn Gothard metre gauge line a train takes one hour twenty minutes to Zermatt.------------------BRIG  SWITZERLAND.   Hotel

BRIG SWITZERLAND. Hotel

BRIG  SWITZERLAND.

BRIG SWITZERLAND.

BRIG  SWITZERLAND.

BRIG SWITZERLAND.

BRIG  SWITZERLAND.

BRIG SWITZERLAND.

BRIG  SWITZERLAND   Saltina  Stream.

BRIG SWITZERLAND Saltina Stream.

BRIG  SWITZERLAND.

BRIG SWITZERLAND.

BRIG  SWITZERLAND.

BRIG SWITZERLAND.

BRIG  SWITZERLAND.

BRIG SWITZERLAND.

BRIG  SWITZERLAND...Stockalper  Palace.  dates from 17th  century.  Triple tier arcade courtyard.

BRIG SWITZERLAND...Stockalper Palace. dates from 17th century. Triple tier arcade courtyard.

BRIG  SWITZERLAND.  Stockalper Palace.,  former Jesuits College.

BRIG SWITZERLAND. Stockalper Palace., former Jesuits College.

BRIG   SWITZERLAND.    Train to continue journey .

BRIG SWITZERLAND. Train to continue journey .

Lesser known parts of Switzerland.

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