Ballenburg

Ballenburg

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June 12th 2013
Geo: 46.6857, 7.83051Although Tuesday started with low cloud the forecast was for brighter things so we set off just beyond Brienz to Ballenburg to look around the open-air museum of Swiss buildings. We have visited similar set ups in the UK like Avoncroft, near Bromsgrove, and the Weald and Downland, Sussex, but this was impressive and on a large scale.They have reconstructed over 100 build ... read more

Europe » Switzerland

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more