Hergiswald (Maria Loreto chapel)

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5km/3mi southwest of Kriens at Hergiswald there is the beautiful 17th C. pilgrimage chapel of Maria Loreto (flight of 1,000 steps; timber ceiling with more than 300 symbolic images of the Virgin by K. Meglinger, 1654). The road continues to the mountain resort of Schwarzenberg (831 m/ 2,727ft).

Hobbies & Activities category: Significant work of art; Christian sites