Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Chur, Switzerland

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 99 m
Descend 113 m

Experience Chur in Switzerland in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Chur

Sight 1: Friedenskirche

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The Church of Peace in the capital of Chur in Graubünden is a Protestant Methodist place of worship. It is located in the Welschdörfli at St. Margrethenstrasse 1.

Wikipedia: Friedenskirche (Chur) (DE)

983 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Malteserturm

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Malteserturm

The Malteserturm is a four-storey building in the capital of the canton of Graubünden, Chur. The building in the southwest of the old town, near the Obertor, is part of the oldest city fortifications, which were damaged in the city fire of 1464 and rebuilt in the first half of the 16th century. The late medieval tower shows in the lower area the Bollensteinwerk typical of the city fortifications of the 13th century, in the upper part the quarry stone masonry built after 1464 and is covered with a tent roof. Since its reconstruction in the 16th century, the structure of the building has been preserved intact.

Wikipedia: Malteserturm (DE)

201 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Stadtgarten

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The Stadtgarten in the cantonal capital of Chur is a public park and a public garden.

Wikipedia: Stadtgarten (Chur) (DE)

321 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Fontanapark

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Der Fontanapark ist ein Stadtpark und Volksgarten im Herzen des Bündner Hauptortes Chur. Er liegt an der Grabenstrasse unweit des Postplatzes am westlichen Eingang zur Altstadt.

Wikipedia: Fontanapark (Chur) (DE)

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Martinskirche

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Martinskirche Tilman2007|Dr. Volkmar Rudolf / CC BY-SA 4.0

St. Martin's Church in Chur is the largest late Gothic complex in Graubünden and the largest Protestant Reformed church building in the canton. With its late Gothic spire, it is the landmark of the old town. It is dedicated to Martin of Tours. The relatively frequent occurrence of St. Martin's churches in Graubünden is related to the fact that Raetia came into the sphere of influence of the Merovingians and Carolingians after 526.

Wikipedia: Martinskirche (Chur) (DE)

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Antistitium

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The Antistitium in Chur in the canton of Graubünden is a listed building at Kirchgasse 12 in the old town.

Wikipedia: Antistitium (Chur) (DE)

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Rätisches Museum

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The Rhaetian Museum is a museum in Chur. It is located in the old town and is also called the Graubünden Historical Museum. The Rhaetian Museum shows 100,000 exhibits from all eras of Graubünden's cultural history and is owned by the canton of Graubünden.

Wikipedia: Rätisches Museum (DE), Website

248 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Kathedrale Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt

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Chur Cathedral, otherwise known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, is the Catholic cathedral of the diocese of Chur in Switzerland. The episcopal palace of the bishop of Chur is beside the church. The cathedral claims the relics of St Lucius of Britain, said to have been martyred nearby in the late 2nd century. During the Swiss Reformation, the Catholic population of the city were confined to a ghetto enclosed around the bishop's court beside the cathedral. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Wikipedia: Chur Cathedral (EN)

463 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Regulakirche

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The Regula Church in Chur is the second Protestant Reformed Old Town church after St. Martin's Church and part of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Grisons.

Wikipedia: Regulakirche (Chur) (DE)

261 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Bündner Kunstmuseum

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Bündner Kunstmuseum is a Swiss art museum founded in 1919, and located in Chur, Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Bündner Kunstmuseum (EN), Website

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Theater Chur

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The Chur Theatre, at Zeughausstrasse 6 in Chur, is the largest theatre in the canton of Graubünden.

Wikipedia: Theater Chur (DE)

439 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Bündner Naturmuseum

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The Graubünden Museum of Nature is a museum in Chur, the capital of the canton of Graubünden. It is operated by the canton together with the Graubünden Art Museum and the Rhaetian Museum.

Wikipedia: Bündner Naturmuseum (DE), Website

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