Mariastein Abbey, nestled into the lovely landscape of the gentle Leimental valley, is the most important place of pilgrimage in Switzerland after Einsiedeln Abbey.
Only a few Kilometers from the Abbey you will find other interesting places can find 7 castles around Burg in Leimental, some of them are actually ruins, but some are fully restored and in use.
One of this castles is the Burg Rotberg, actually know a the
Mariastein Youth Hostel a real special place in a fairy place.
As we visited this place, the hostel was closed, but we got the chance to visit the entrance and the wonderful landscape.
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