1. Old Town ChurChur The Old Swiss Confederacy began as a late medieval alliance between the communities of the valleys in the Central Alps, at the time part of the Holy Roman Empire, to facilitate the management of common interests such as free trade and to ensure the peace along the important trade routes through the mountains. The Hohenstaufen emperors had granted these valleys reichsfrei status in the early 13th century. As reichsfrei regions, the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden were under the direct authority of the emperor without any intermediate liege lords and thus were largely autonomous. With the rise of the Habsburg dynasty, the kings and dukes of Habsburg sought to extend their influence over this region and to bring it under their rule; as a consequence, a conflict ensued between the Habs... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Matterhorn King of Mountains, Zermatt Switzerland
Matterhorn KING OF THE MOUNTAINS. worldtripsters @ Zermatt, Switzerland 2012
As you can see the snow is very thick on the houses and the temps are -18 during the day... was an excellent trip very cool place to visit .....Look out for the worldtripsters next trip....