The Theban Legion under the command of Saint Maurice was martyred here at the order of the emperor Maximian in the year 287. The stories vary as to why: one says that as a Christian legion, they refused to offer sacrifices to the Roman […]
Tag: switzerland
Reliquary of St Candidus
http://flic.kr/p/pBwgsp
Bedroom view, Saint-Maurice
http://flic.kr/p/pjSjzo
Camping Les Horizons Bleus
The campground is still in shadow, but the sun on those mountains looks mighty inviting! http://flic.kr/p/piRV6c
Palm trees? In Switzerland?!?
I guess that’s why this part of the Lake Geneva shore is known as the Swiss Riviera. http://flic.kr/p/pA14YZ
Villeneuve Tourist Office
http://flic.kr/p/pzGCqp
Tarp camping
http://flic.kr/p/pzPPTS
