Mustair is a small linear village in the Swiss Alps.
The linear settlement is due to restrictions, in this case the mountains. It is
the most eastern village in Switzerland.
The main tourist attraction is the Benedictine
Convent of Saint John. It is both listed as a Swiss heritage and UNESCO World
Heritage Site. By reason of its exceptionally well-preserved heritage of
Carolingian art. The Carolingian Renaissance is deeply in debt to the success
of Charlemagne as a king and patron, and the driving force behind what is seen
at St. John Abbey. Under Charlemagne’s prosperous kingship, the introduction of
a new peacetime monastic order began, paving the way for the frescos and architecture
seen at St. John Abbey.
Grisons-style house
Benedictine Convent of Saint John (below pictures)
