Les Pleureuses in Romont
Les Pleureuses
What this Good Friday parade lacks in baroque filigree it makes up in somber gothic imagery. Romont, Switzerland.

📜 Good Friday procession in Romont, Switzerland.
🔍 One of the last Roman Catholic villages in Switzerland to hold this ancient tradition.

Why Go

✨ Witness a fascinating spectacle with somber gothic imagery.
🖤 See mourners clad in black, carrying tools of Christ's martyrdom.
🇨🇭 Experience a unique Good Friday tradition in a Swiss village.

Tips

🚂 Easily accessible by train via Berne and Fribourg.
⛪ Collegiate church of Notre-Dame de l’Assomption is easy to spot.
🎨 Combine with a visit to H. R. Giger Museum & Bar in Gruyères (30 min away).

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