Niederdorf
Medieval old-town quarter of narrow lanes, guild houses, and taverns beside a legendary martyrs' pilgrimage route.
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This guide to Niederdorf in Zurich traces the old-town quarter's nightlife back to a legend of martyrdom by the riverbank: Roman soldiers marching a brother and sister named Felix and Regula down to the water and beheading them for their faith. It follows what medieval Zurich built on that story afterward, from a relic worn smooth by pilgrims' hands to a church raised over the siblings' graves and their faces stamped on the city's own official seal. Listen for it as you walk these narrow lanes between the wine taverns and the late-night bars.
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