This Benedictine monastery, which towers above Disentis/Mustér, has a lavishly stuccoed baroque church attached. A monastery has stood here since the 8th century, but the present immense complex dates from the 18th century. The Klostermuseum is crammed with memorabilia on the monastery's history.
Kloster Disentis
Graubünden
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