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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Leuk

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Leuk, Switzerland

Updated December 23, 2016

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Some of the skulls beneath St. Stephan's.

Leuk, Switzerland

Leuk Charnel House

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.
Bhutanese Bridge in the Wallis

Leuk, Switzerland

Bhutanese Bridge Over the Illgraben

A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.
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Rainer Maria Rilke's Gravestone

Raron, Switzerland

Grave of Rainer Maria Rilke

The gravestone of a famous poet features a fittingly poetic epitaph chosen by the writer himself.
8 miles from Leuk
Lac Souterrain de Saint-Léonard

Saint-Léonard, Switzerland

Lac Souterrain de Saint-Léonard

The largest underground lake in Europe.
10 miles from Leuk
One of the oldest irrigation channels in Valais

Botyre (Ayent), Switzerland

The Bisses of Valais

Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.
11 miles from Leuk
This innocuous-looking building has a dark history.

Sion, Switzerland

Tour des Sorciers

Visit a prison tower used during witch tribunals.
14 miles from Leuk
Naters Beinhaus

Naters, Switzerland

Naters Beinhaus

This ossuary is more than five centuries old and is heralded as one of the finest in Switzerland.
16 miles from Leuk
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