Points of interest

Chur is Switzerland's oldest town with a history as a settlement going back between 11'000 and 13'000 years and which has an 800 year old cathedral. To help find the most important witnesses to the town's history, the city map and the newly introduced audio guide will lead you through the town. The audio guide is a personal city tour on your mobile phone or MP3 player. It is available in 11 languages and reveals interesting information about the history and culture of the Alpine city in 32 chapters.

 

Especially worth a visit

Examples include the Gothic old town dating from the 15th and 16th century, where the influences of the neighbouring countries remain visible today and attest to the skills of the Italian master builders, and the cathedral with its wonderful, three-sided carved altar dating from the 15th century. Visits to the Rhaetian Museum with its cultural-historical and folk art collection, as well as the Art Museum with its Grisons' paintings and sculptures from the 18th – 20th century, are particularly rewarding.