European Heritage Days

Throughout Switzerland, September 9 - 10, 2011

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Every year, during one weekend in September, the public are invited to visit normally inaccessible historical monuments and cultural assets. This year visitors can go underground to discover tunnels, crypts, fortresses, churches, cellars, archaeological findings and other secret places normally hidden from view.

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