The birthplace of Switzerland

In his video blog series for swissinfo.ch, author Diccon Bewes travels around Switzerland with the aim of giving insight into this alpine country and its people. In this episode, he visits the Rütli meadow. Bewes is the author of non-fiction books on Switzerland: Swiss Watching, Swisscellany and Slow Train to Switzerland. (swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on August 1, 2015 - 11:00

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