Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Rapperswil, Switzerland
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1.5 km
39 m
Explore Rapperswil in Switzerland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Sight 1: Kunst(Zeug)Haus
The Old Armoury in Rapperswil, a district of the Swiss municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen, was built in 1862 as an armoury.
Sight 2: Hauptplatz
The Hauptplatz is a public square in the old town of Rapperswil, a district of the Swiss municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen.
Sight 3: Stadtpfarrkirche St. Johann
Stadtpfarrkirche St. Johann is a Roman Catholic parish church in the city of Rapperswil, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Sight 4: Liebfrauenkapelle
Liebfrauenkapelle is a chapel in Rapperswil, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, which dates back to the ossuary that was built by the House of Rapperswil around 1253 AD.
Sight 5: Polenmuseum
The Polish Museum, Rapperswil, was founded in Rapperswil, Switzerland, on 23 October 1870, by Polish Count Władysław Broel-Plater, at the urging of Agaton Giller, as "a refuge for Poland's historic memorabilia dishonored and plundered in the [occupied Polish] homeland" and for the promotion of Polish interests.
Sight 6: Polnische Freiheitssäule
The Bar Column, also known as the Column of Freedom, is a monument in the form of a column with an eagle on top, unveiled in 1868 on the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the Bar Confederation. The column was created on the initiative of Władysław Plater – the founder of the Polish Museum in Rapperswil.
Sight 7: Lindenhof
Lindenhof in Rapperswil is a moraine hill and a public square being the historic center of Rapperswil, Switzerland.
Sight 8: Curti-Haus
The Curti-Haus is a town house on Curtiplatz at the western end of the historic old town of Rapperswil, a district of the Swiss municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen.
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