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Title: Switzerland and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy, and Tyrol. Handbook for travellers
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Publisher: Leipsic : K. Baedeker
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which the Bron formsa fall (often dry in summer). An erratic boulder near it bears aninscription to Lord Montagu, a benefactor of the town. To the N. of Neuveville rises the *Chasseral or Gestler (52800, studdedon the S. side with villages amid green meadows. Road Tdiligence twicedaily in 2V2 hrs.) from Neuveville via. LignUres (2654; *H6t.-Pens. Beau-Sejour, 4-5 fr.) to (TV2 M.) Nods (2916), whence a steep road ascends to the(2 hrs.) Chalet-B6tel du Chatseral (4790; 20 beds, fair). The view from the(25 min.) signal (5280) embraces W. Switzerland, the Black Forest, theJura, and the Alps. — The ascent may also be made from Macolin (p. 12)in 4 hrs., or from St. Imier (easiest) in 2V2-3 hrs. (see p. 221). The old town of Cerlier, or Erlach (Erie)., with its chateau, lies op-posite Neuveville (steamboat in 10 min.), at the N. base of the wooded Joli-mont (I860; 1/2 l^r.), a charming point of view. The Teufelsbiirde is agroup of large erratic blocks on the top. — On the E. hank of the
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NEUCHATEL. IV. Route 58. 217 lake, at Liischeiz, and at Morigen, farther to the N., many remains of lake-dwellings have been discovered. Near (33 M.) Landeron (Hot. de Nemours) we quit the Lake ofBienne; the little town lies on the left, near the influx of theThiUe (or Ziht) Canal into the lake; beyond the Thiele is theabbey of <S^ Johannsen, now a penitentiary, at the foot of the Joli-mont (p. 216). 341/2 M. Cressier, with its church on a lofty rock;351/2 M. Cornaux. — Tunnel. 38 M. St. Blaise (tramway to Neu-chatel). At Marin (Pens. Nussle), 1 M. to the S.E., are the famouslake-dwellings of La Ttne, a name applied to the period of civil-ization on the T^ side of the Alps prior to the Roman period.Farther on Is the lunatic asylum of Prefargier. — The train nextreaches the Lake of Neuch&tel (1420), the Roman Lacus Eluro-dunensis (25 M. long, 4-6 M. broad; greatest depth 500). Nearthe N.E. end the Thiele or ZiJil issues from the lake, the level ofwhich has been lowered 6 by

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