Old Town and St. Martin's Church, Chur – St. Luzi Chapel loop from Chur
Old Town and St. Martin's Church, Chur – St. Luzi Chapel loop from Chur
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Old Town and St. Martin's Church, Chur – St. Luzi Chapel loop from Chur
02:16
6.36km
320m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 7, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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566 m
Chur Town Hall
Highlight • Historical Site
Things are wrong with Chur's politics: That's what anyone who takes a closer look at the town hall might think. Because of the irregular floor plan and the sloping roof ridge, the building appears to be out of joint. But this is not due to politics, but rather to the history of the house. After the city fire of 1464, the building was rebuilt and then expanded and redesigned several times. The Hospital of the Holy Spirit was also housed here until 1554. The interior of the building also reflects the varied history of the town hall with its cultural assets from different times.
Text / Source: Chur Tourismus, Bahnhofstrasse 32, 7001 Chur
churtourismus.ch
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Old Town and St. Martin's Church, Chur
Highlight • Historical Site
Chur has one of the most intact old towns in Switzerland. It has been continuously restored over the past 20 years and is now practically entirely traffic-free. The old town is often the setting for colorful markets, for example every Saturday morning from May to October is the weekly market (farmers' market) and the traditional Christmas market takes place at the end of the year.
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762 m
Rhaetian Museum
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Once a mansion, now a museum for the general public:
The Rätisches Museum once served as a private residence for Paul von Buol zu Strass and Rietberg. In 1675 the baron bought the property and built a baroque building in place of the old armory. In the 19th century the house became a site of cultural and historical memory. At that time, people around the lawyer and politician Peter Conradin von Planta were concerned about the migration of Graubünden cultural assets and wanted to put a stop to this development with a collection. This resulted in the Rhaetian Museum.
Text / Source: Chur Tourismus, Bahnhofstrasse 32, 7001 Chur
churtourismus.ch
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1.22 km
Chur High Trail
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2.58 km
St. Luzi Chapel
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5.22 km
View of Chur and the vineyard
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5.37 km
Episcopal Court
Highlight • Castle
At the top left the square is closed off by the episcopal castle. The secular counterpart to the cathedral received its current shape under Bishop Joseph Benedikt von Rost (r. 1728-54). The complex is built around an inner courtyard. The façade, which only has three window axes, is divided by rising pilasters into two wide and a narrow central section, with the two side parts being crowned by gables and the middle part by a hatch-like attachment. For reasons of symmetry, a counterpart was added to the left portal on the right, which, however, only forms the entrance to a carriage house. On the doors, bronze lion masks serve as ring holders. Doors and windows have stucco decorations. Joseph Benedikt von Rost came from Tyrol and it is not surprising that his work is influenced by the Austrian Baroque. The bishop managed to remove the building from the shadow of the cathedral and give it a dominant accent. Nowhere else in Graubünden can we find such rich sculptural outdoor decoration.
Text / Source: Chur Tourismus, Bahnhofstrasse 32, 7001 Chur, Switzerland
chur.graubuenden.ch/de/uebersicht-ausflugsziel/bischoefliches-schloss-hof
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5.45 km
Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (Chur Cathedral)
Highlight • Religious Site
The Bishop's Court in Chur appears like a small town high above the city. This is due to the fortifications surrounding the court.
At the center of the court stands the late Romanesque cathedral, which was consecrated in 1272 after a hundred-year construction period. The Bishop's Palace and the canons' houses were built around it, leading to a tower facing the city. A late Gothic drinking room from the early 16th century has been preserved in this tower. The first traces of settlement on the court can be traced back to the late Bronze Age (1300–800 BC).
Text: Chur City Map
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6.36 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.53 km
1.31 km
871 m
765 m
493 m
388 m
Surfaces
1.64 km
1.46 km
1.30 km
1.01 km
944 m
< 100 m
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