Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
N 46° 37.765 E 010° 26.952
32T E 610935 N 5165003
During our way to the Lago di Garda in Italy we took a side trip to Müstair.
The coordinates represents the entrance of this site.
Waymark Code: WM3GMV
Location: Graubünden, Switzerland
Date Posted: 04/04/2008
Views: 19
The Convent of Müstair, which stands in a valley in the Grisons, is a good example of Christian monastic renovation during the Carolingian period. It has Switzerland's greatest series of figurative murals, painted c. A.D. 800, along with Romanesque frescoes and stuccoes.
Type: Building
Reference number: 269
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