In earlier times, the Schauenberg was a high watchtower. This alarm system was very fast: in the canton of Zurich, for example, all 23 high watchtowers could transmit the signal …
After the easy ride along the Töss, the climb to Kyburg begins. A steep 160 meters in altitude! But the effort is definitely worth it, because the castle of the …
Irgenhausen Castrum is a Roman fort at Irgenhausen, situated on Pfäffikersee lake shore in Switzerland. It was a square fort, measuring 60 metres (197 ft) in square, with four corner …
There is not much left of the castle ruins, but the wall is still impressive and, above all, the path over the Tannegger Grat is an absolutely beautiful rooty and cool ridge path. Is worth a trip!
"The castle Alt-Landenberg [...] was built as a typical grubbing castle around 1200. Its beginnings and first inhabitants are not documented, but in 1315 the last knights of the castle, …