Murten, Switzerland - Part II

The pictures ENLARGE if you click on them. A town wall that encircles the town provided protection. The almost entirely preserved wall, the only one in Switzerland which you can walk all the way round, has offered visitors a great view of the nearby lake and the roofs of the Old Town.

Lake Murten with its swans.

The medieval town of Murten on the south-east bank of the Lake Morat has preserved its original appearance, with the alleyways of the Old Town and the shady arcades. In the evening, you can watch the sunset over the lake, with great views of Mont Vully and the Jura.

We had a nice dinner at the Hotel Murtenhof overlooking the Lake Morat.



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Murten, Switzerland

The pictures ENLARGE if you click on them.

Our room at the Hotel Murtenhof.

When Catherine and I left Staufen, Germany we drove to Murten, Switzerland. This small medieval town lies in the Swiss "Midlands" on the shore of Lake Morat.

Murten is located on the southern shores of Lake Morat. Murten is situated between Berne and Lausanne and is the capital of the Lake District of the canton of Fribourg. The town’s name is derived from the Celtic word moriduno, meaning “lakeside fortress”. It was first mentioned in 515 as the existence of a defensive place called “Muratum”. By 1013, the place was known as a fortress. Murten is also famous for the defeat of Charles the Bold by the Swiss. The former fortified city, which has kept most of its ramparts and towers.

I am on the "Ring Wall" used as a defense for the town.

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