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Wandfluh Chapel

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Wandfluh Chapel

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Location: Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland

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Beate 🐕🍀

June 4, 2021

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The Wandfluh chapel is located near Turtig / Raron high above the valley floor, nestled against the steep mountain wall overgrown with pines. Brick stations of the crossroads line the …

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June 4, 2021

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The Wandfluh Chapel was built at the end of the 17th century and extended in 1770. It is a pilgrimage chapel dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary. The Wandfluh …

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June 4, 2021

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The interior of the chapel can be reached via two entrances from the steep mule path that runs alongside the chapel, one at the back, which is almost at ground level, and the other at the front, which can be reached via an outside staircase.

From the documents of the parish archives, author unknown

The Wandfluh chapel was restored in 1978-1984 and refurbished in 1998-1999.

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