Benedictine Convent of St John at Mustair

Benedictine Convent of St John at Mustair

Mustair, Switzerland
The Convent of Mustair, which stands in a valley in the Grisons, is a good example of Christian monastic renovation during the Carolingian period. It has Switzerland's greatest series of figurative murals, painted c. A.D. 800, along with Romanesque frescoes and stuccoes. © UNESCO World Heritage Centre.