In an old sanatorium in Switzerland the ghost of Hermann is said to have been haunting the Val Sinestra Hotel for ages. But who was he when he was alive, and what was his true name before he died in the remote fortress up in the mountains? And is he still haunting the old halls where he never made his recovery?
Tucked away in the silent snowscape of Switzerland’s remote Lower Engadine Valley lies Val Sinestra, a former 1912 spa-hotel, or a Kurhaus, once famed for its healing mineral springs in the Grisons region of Switzerland. The Kurhaus ‘Val Sinestra’ grew into a real sensation, the foreign newspapers and magazines were full of it and the high society came there to take the cure. Some say that that some of the patients never left.
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Although once a stately institution, In 1914, this glorious period came to an end as the First World War broke out and the Belle Epoque was over for good. The therapy activities of Val Sinestra Hotel closed in 1972, but beneath its former Belle Époque elegance, it harbors a secret far colder in the form of a ghost named “Hermann” who has been haunting its corridors for nearly a century.
The Haunted Hotel: Hotel Val Sinestra in Graubünden is said to be haunted by a former patient, now known as Hermann. // Source: Agnes Monkelbaan/Wiki
From Spa to Specter: The Legend of Hermann
Originally built to treat tuberculosis patients, Val Sinestra drew visitors seeking cures and rest 1500 metres above the sea levels in the remote parts of Switzerland. The Hotel Val Sinestra stands like a fortress on the rock, eleven stories high with a pointed tower, looming above the valley overlooking La Brancla river. The rust-red, arsenic-laden water from the Ulrich spring was said to cure syphilis, people with consumption and anemic patients.
One of the more talked about ghosts has been one named Herman. Hotel owner Adrienne Kruit has claimed strange things have happened since 1978 when her husband bought the building. He passed away in 2018, and most of the ghost stories told from the hotel, comes from their time running the place. It is said that he was greeted at the door by a spirit screaming at him, scaring him so badly he drove all night to the North Sea.
“There were loud noises, keys were swinging on their hooks, and the windows were suddenly open!” she said about her experiences since taking over the Val Sinestra Hotel. “Once, a wall clock fell to the floor right next to me. But the hook was stuck in the wall.”
But who was the famed ghost? There have been a lot of theories, but most of them claim was a Belgian patient, who reportedly stayed so long and grew so attached to the Val Sinestra Hotel and its staff that he refused to leave. He was for a long time known as Hermann.
In 2010 there were also two mediums ordered to check out the haunting of the Val Sinestra Hotel, and said it was a tuberculosis patient called Gilbert, Guillon or Guillaume, perhaps a Belgium soldier from World War I who stayed there in the 1920s haunting the hotel.
It is said that he fell in love with Maria, an employee. After his death in the late 1920s, sightings began: a tall, pale figure wandering the old bathhouse halls at night, sometimes glimpsed in the lobby or elevator area. It is said he mostly haunts the lower floors where the patients used to stay.
Staff and guests describe Hermann as mischievously protective of the Val Sinestra Hotel. Windows will open on their own, the lift runs unoccupied, and he’s even moved objects.
Haunted Floors & Hotel Whispers
There is little evidence to the story of the poor patient at Val Sinestra Hotel today, especially since the guestbook from this time was stolen at some point.
The old bathhouse floor—a place of healing in life—has become the epicenter of paranormal activity. Lights flicker, faucets run without explanation, windows open suddenly, wine glasses begin to ring, balls of light emerge at night and cold drafts pierce the temperature of the rooms. Visitors report waking to the hiss of steam and feeling a distant presence when alone..
Visiting the Phantom’s Realm at Val Sinestra Hotel
Val Sinestra remains an operational hotel, its ghostly inhabitant part of its allure. Guests hoping to connect with Hermann are advised to stay near the old bathhouse, wander empty corridors at dusk, and be open to subtle signs: a misplaced key, sudden draft, or perhaps a feeling of presence. As one medium noted, Hermann doesn’t mean harm—he’s just a restless guardian who cares deeply… and quietly.
According to Thomas Frei and other ghost hunters who have investigated the hotel for years, there are other ghosts said to haunt it as well. A man, a woman and a little girl is also said to be lingering inside of the halls.
Val Sinestra Hotel stands as a beautifully preserved relic of early 20th-century health resorts—but it is Hermann’s spectral shadow that lingers darkest. And in the silent snowfall of Lower Engadine, the gentle hum of unseen footsteps may well be the echo of a man who never truly left.
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In the winding alleys and cloistered ruins of Bern, ghosts drift beneath the vaulted ceilings of forgotten convents. Long before the Protestant Reformation swept through Bern in the early 16th century, the city throbbed with the sacred heartbeat of Catholic ritual. Monasteries, nunneries, and chapels dotted the cityscape, and pious women in black habits tended to the sick, the poor, and the orphaned. Some were devout and willing. Others were not.
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By November 1523, the tides had turned. Under pressure from reformist leaders, the Bernese city council ordered that the words of the Bible be preached directly—without the filter of Rome. Within months, the convents were abandoned. The once-sacred cloisters stood silent. But silence is not absence. And in Bern, some souls remained behind… trapped.
The Walled-Up Nun
One of the ghost stories that were told about the Bernese nuns was one left behind, still inside of her old convent walls, and it is said that even in death, her face cries out.
It was an ordinary day when a man, strolling past a decaying monastery wall near the heart of Bern, caught sight of something horrifying. The story doesn’t really specify which building this happened in. It is also a story that is said to have happened before 1919, as it was printed in a collection of ghost stories that year.
Behind a narrow, crumbling window he claimed to have seen a face. Pale, pleading, trapped. He rushed into the building, but the room was empty. The very spot where she had stared down was bare stone and shadow. No sound. No warmth. No sign of life.
Haunted by the vision, he returned the next night. That’s when he heard it. A cacophony from beyond the walls: roars, thuds, the pounding of fists or perhaps hooves. Amidst the fury, a woman’s voice wept and moaned, begging for deliverance. He screamed for help. Together with another man, he began tapping along the walls until one section gave a hollow response. Stone by stone, they tore it open.
And there she was.
A skeleton, upright, impossibly intact, as though caught in her final scream. Her black robes hung in rags from brittle bones. A rosary was knotted in her clenched, skeletal hands. Her skull tilted ever so slightly toward the light, toward freedom that was denied.
She had been walled up alive. Whether for punishment, penance, or cruelty, no one knows. But her agony never left the stone.
The Dancing Beguines Around Christmas
On quiet, moonlit nights near the Nydeggbrücke, those with the rare gift of second sight may glimpse something truly otherworldly. Seven small lights rise from the river’s dark waters and begin to swirl and twirl, chasing one another in joyful abandon above the gentle current. This is from the collected ghost stories by Hedwig Correvon.
Beguines: Although they are called Beguines, were they really this? The Beguines were Christian lay religious orders that were active in Western Europe, particularly in the Low Countries, in the 13th–16th centuries. Their members lived in semi-monastic communities but did not take formal religious vows. Although they promised not to marry “as long as they lived as Beguines”, to quote an early Rule of Life, they were free to leave at any time. Beguines were part of a larger spiritual revival movement of the 13th century that stressed imitation of Jesus’ life through voluntary poverty, care of the poor and sick, and religious devotion.
These are no ordinary flames; they are the spirits of the Beguines, young women once cloistered in the monastery at Klösterlistutz against their will. According to legend, their restless souls are granted a fleeting moment of freedom each Christmas to dance above the river they were once forbidden to cross. As the clock at Nydegg Church strikes midnight, their ghostly game ends in a soft sigh and as they vanish, they are leaving only ripples on the water and a chill in the air.
The Sinful Nuns of the Old City Hall
There are also those claiming that a group of nuns have been haunting the area around the old cityhall at Rathaus for ages. Towards Schipfe, there is an iron door to the town halls, said to be so rusty that no one can open it. This is at least how it was described in 1919 in a collection of ghost stories from Bern.
At night, it opened however and a group of nuns dressed in all black comes out, walking to the fountain. It is said that without saying anything they start to throw the small and dead bodies of children they have drowned in the well.
The Faithless Nun and Her Black Cat
Just beyond the medieval city’s old west gate lies Bubenbergraine, possibly an old name and most likely referring to the area now known as Bubenbergplatz in Bern. The Bubenbergplatz is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center. It is part of the area outside the third city walls. This is where the Holy Spirit Convent once stood, a place of quiet devotion, cloistered halls, and whispered transgressions. Though the convent was dissolved in the Reformation, not all its residents departed.
For over a century, a sleek, spectral black cat has haunted a house built on those same grounds. By day it hides in old cupboards or among the pergolas that once shielded nuns from worldly eyes. But at night, it stalks doorways and dreams.
One man, returning late, found the feline watching him. When he tried to shoo it, the cat’s eyes flashed like twin embers. Its body swelled to monstrous proportions. The man fell on the spot, unconscious. He died days later in inexplicable agony.
“The faithless nun beat him,” the old Bernese muttered. She had betrayed her vows in life—perhaps with men, perhaps with ambition. Whatever her sins, her punishment is eternal. She walks now in feline guise, dooming any who mock her presence.
She is not the only one.
The Poisoner of Bubenbergrain
Not all ghosts haunting the area called Bubenbergrain in the collection of ghost stories from Bern from 1919 were nuns though. Some spirits haunt out of guilt. Others out of pleasure.
On quiet, silver-drenched nights in Bubenbergrain, a woman appears on the terrace of her former home. Her face is still beautiful, adorned with the yellow Schwefelhütchen cap once worn by Bernese noblewomen. Moonlight glints on the gold chains of her ancient costume.
She stands at the very spot where she once mixed the poison meant for her husband and son, both of whom had discovered her betrayal when she had an affair. Both of whom now lie in Bernese soil. Though the years have passed, her spirit lingers. Those who have seen her say she never moves, never speaks, only watches.
Sacred Walls, Damned Souls
These are not sweet legends to comfort children. They are warning signs carved into Bern’s foundation. Once, these streets rang with the chants of nuns, the bells of convent towers, the echo of whispered prayers. But beneath those hymns lay darker stories of forced vows, secret lovers, silent punishments. And when the Reformation scattered the living, the dead stayed behind.
Ghostly cats now wander where piety once walked. Eyes shine from beneath doorsteps. Shadows rustle across crumbling convent walls. Some say they hear weeping at night from the stones of the Heiliggeistkirche, once the chapel of the Holy Spirit Convent. Others avoid Bubenbergraine entirely after sundown.
If you walk Bern’s Old Town, take heed. What looks like a cat may not be. What seems like a whisper may be a cry. And what appears to be a ruin may, in truth, still house the cloistered sins of centuries.
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Where the Nydegg Church is today, there once used to be a castle. Tales about ghosts lingering around the old Nydegg Castle and the stairs leading up to it still roams. And one of the more infamous and feared ghosts of Bern is the Burgträppe-Balzli.
High above the bend of the Aare River in Bern, where ancient cobbled alleys twist through the heart of the Old City, lies the Nydegg, an old district with centuries-old bones and whispers of things best left in the past.
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Though today the area bustles with the charm of a medieval town center, one shadow remains darker than the rest: that of Burgträppe-Balzli, the ghostly scourge said to haunt the ruined stairway of the once-mighty Nydeggburg Castle.
Burgtreppe in Bern: Castle stairs from Mattenenge to Nydegghöfli. // Source
A Castle Lost, but Not Forgotten
Nydegg Castle stood at the eastern tip of Bern’s Zähringerstadt, the city’s oldest neighborhood, founded in 1191. Built as a stronghold to watch over the Aare River and secure Bern’s eastern flank.
Nydegg Castle: Built by Berchtold IV of Zähringen (second half of the 12th century). The extent of the town founded by Berchtold V is also disputed: either the first castle reached as far as Kreuzgasse in 1191 and was extended at the beginning of the 13th century by a second castle roughly where the choir of Nydegg Church is today. After the destruction of Nydegg Castle (1268?), the (Nydegg) Stalden was created.
By 1268, the Nydeggburg Castle had met a mysterious and decisive end, destroyed with little fanfare or record. The Bernese demolished the castle to make room for the Nydegg Quarter and to prevent any claims by other noble families after the Zähringen family was conquered. In a charter dated January 16, 1274, King Rudolf I of Habsburg forgave the city of Bern for the destruction of the castle.
In its place rose homes, workshops, and busy water-powered mills that soon filled the air with the grinding and creaking of early industry. Also the Nydegg Church was built on the site.
The Gruesome Ghost of the Burgträppe
Locals call him Burgträppe-Balzli, and his tale has been whispered down generations and is perhaps one of the more well known ghosts from Bern. He is no ordinary phantom and is said to be strange, bitter, and even violent, Balzli seems to choose his victims carefully. According to legend, he doesn’t go after the women at all, but men walking up and down the stairs claim to have been beaten by some unseen force.
Burgtreppe: Castle stairs at Nydegg Church // Source
But who is this ghost said to still linger in the stairs? Did he have connections to the castle that once stood there? Did something terrible happen on the stairs that he is now trying to get back at?
Whatever the truth, his rage is eternal. On cold winter nights, passersby near the stairway report hearing echoing thumps like fists pounding stone and the sudden appearance of bruises on the bodies of those who dared tread too close.
Ghostly Builders in the Night
Balzli is not alone in his haunting the area around Nydegg and where the castle once was. Witnesses have reported hearing ghostly craftsmen from older times. They are heard hammering, dragging stone, and dismantling invisible walls. These apparitions appear on bitter winter nights, just when the fog off the Aare is thick.
Ruins of a Castle:Not much remains from the old castle. Landing gate of Nydegg Castle in Bern, around 1300. // Source.
According to legend, these ghosts are the restless spirits of the workers who tore down the castle in 1268, cursed to repeat their demolition for eternity.
So, if you find yourself wandering the Nydegg at night, mind the stairway. Avoid the shadows clinging to the stones. And if you hear footsteps behind you on the stairs, don’t stop and don’t turn around.
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Said to be unhappy with the fate of the city he once led, the ghost of Duke Berchtold V of Zähringen is said to be haunting the old city in Bern, around the Nydegg Church where his monument is placed.
On the eastern edge of Bern’s historic Old Town, where the cobblestones whisper with age and the fog from the Aare River creeps through alleys at dusk, stands Nydegg Church, a place of prayer, peace, and if we are to believe the rumours, a paranormal mystery as well.
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Built on the ruins of the once-mighty Nydegg Castle, which belonged to Bern’s founder, Duke Berchtold V of Zähringen, the church and its surrounding streets are thick with centuries of buried secrets, and the shadows of those who refuse to rest.
Nydegg Area: A panoramic view of Bern, showcasing the Nydegg Church and the Aare River, steeped in history and ghostly legends where the old Nydegg Castle used to be.
A Ghostly Legacy of Power and Loss
Duke Berchtold V of Zähringen, who ruled from 1186 until his death in 1218, was the last of his line. His dynasty, which had shaped the early contours of Bern, vanished with him, and with it came a fracture in the balance of power. After Berchtold’s death, Nydegg Castle was eventually demolished to prevent rival claims. Where the stronghold once stood, Nydegg Church rose in its place, an act that seemed to silence the stones but not the souls once bound to them.
The Zähringen monument: Duke Berthold V. of Zähringen (Berchtold V. of Zähringen), born ~1160, died 1218, as pictured at the Zähringerbrunnen (Zähringer fountain) in Bern, Switzerland. // Source
Today, the Zähringer Monument stands quietly in the Nydegghöfli, just beside the Nydegg Church, honoring the man who once laid Bern’s first stones. But local lore says that the duke is not content to remain a statue. On cold nights, when the air grows thin and the fog presses against the old façades, Berchtold V is said to step down from his pedestal. Clad in medieval finery, his ghost walks solemnly down Kreuzgasse below, the narrow alley connecting Kramgasse with the Cathedral and Town Hall. There he is seen observing the city he founded with a grim, disapproving air, unhappy about how things turned out.
Beneath the Church, Beneath the Streets
The hauntings around this particular church aren’t limited to Berchtold V. Beneath Nydegg Church, tunnels that once connected the castle and various monastic buildings still snake under the city. Local historian Erismann notes that strange noises are sometimes heard echoing up from these ancient corridors like whispers, the clanking of armor, and footsteps pacing when no one is there.
These underground paths, long sealed off to the public, are believed to hold memories too restless to fade.
Ruins of a Castle: Not much remains from the old castle. Landing gate of Nydegg Castle in Bern, around 1300. // Source.
The Dancing Beguines
Another ghost story from this area is the Christmas haunting of the Beguines. At Christmas time those with the sight can see seven tiny lights dancing across the gently flowing waters of the Aare River. They rise and fall, darting around each other, trying to catch each other, and then dance in a circle. This game lasts for some time until the clock tower of Nydegg Church strikes midnight. A twitch runs through the tiny flames. Then a loud, painful sigh. The second strike – and the lights are gone.
These are Beguines, according to popular belief, who were placed against their will in the monastery at Klösterlistutz at a young age. If they were really Beguines is uncertain though, as Beguines were unofficial and had a rule that you could leave anytime you wanted. But there were plenty of women sent to convents throughout the years. During the holy season, they are granted a few moments to atone for their stolen youth. And they do this with their dance above the murmuring waves in the moonlight.
So if you find yourself near Nydegg Church after dark, walk softly. And if you catch a glimpse of a tall figure in noble garb watching you from the misty alley, don’t meet his eyes. The duke sees much. And he remembers everything.
In the dark Hendrick Street in Dublin, there once were two houses said to be some of the most haunted ones in town. Occupied by at least six ghosts, some say they still linger in their old street.
In the pre civil war Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, the mausoleum of W.W Pool is said to be the grave of The Richmond Vampire. A more recent urban legend is now also connected with The Church Hill Tunnel collapse.
Old cities carry old ghost stories, and Bern in Switzerland is no exception. From the old buildings filled with history to the depth of the Aare river, here are some of the most haunted places in Bern.
Centuries after the vampire panic starting with the death of Petar Blagojević, another vampire was said to haunt the Serbian village, Kisiljevo. Who was Ruža Vlajna and what happened to her?
Said to be the mass burial place for the dead Irish Independence rebels from 1798, the Croppie’s Acre in Dublin is said to be haunted by their lingering souls.
Once a green paradise, the legend says the fairies protected the people of Val Gerina valley in the Swiss alps. Driven by greed to impress a woman however, the son meant to continue the tradition and friendship with the fairies, brought it all down.
Haunted by its former Fellows, Trinity College in Dublin is said to be filled with eerie spirits where even the bell tolls after dark when the shadows take over campus.
A true story morphed into a fairytale, the life and death of the French Countess Marie Louise St. Simon-Montleart has become the stuff of legends. Buried in the forest close to Wildegg Castle in Switzerland, it is said she is haunting the castle and the forest, her sanctuary.
Crossing through the Jura Mountains in Switzerland, an urban legend about the ghost of a lady in white is said to have haunted the Belchen Tunnel and was widely known and written about in the 80s. Question is, is she still haunting the tunnel?
After falling to his death trying to escape the debtor’s prison, The Marshalsea Barracks in Dublin, it is said the ghost of Pat Doyle is haunting the remaining walls of the ruins.
Planted to mark the mass grave of plague victims, the Linden Tree in the Aargau valley in Switzerland has become a famous landmark. In the night though, it is said that the ghosts buried underneath it crawls from the ground to haunt as a warning for any oncoming tragedies.
Have you ever noticed the underground world of the old town in Bern? Now fancy cafes and shops, there are also tales of secret passageways, hideouts and ghosts beneath the cobbled stoned city.
When you stroll through the winding lanes of Bern’s UNESCO-listed Old Town, it’s easy to be enchanted by the medieval charm of the sandstone arcades, glacial-blue Aare, and clock towers whispering of centuries past. But beneath this orderly beauty lies a netherworld of darkness: an ancient network of tunnels, cellars, traditional wine cellars called carnotzets, and hidden passages riddled with tales of murder, sorrow, and spectral unrest.
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Most visitors to Bern barely notice these curious doors nestled flush against the cobblestones, or small hatches tucked beside storefronts on Kramgasse and Gerechtigkeitsgasse where every building has one. Today, many serve as fashionable boutiques and cozy bars. But for every shop that thrives underground, there’s another tunnel sealed shut, padlocked, or lost to memory.
In the 20th century, some of these medieval spaces were reinforced into fallout shelters, reflecting Switzerland’s Cold War-era policy of preparing bunkers for all citizens. Some bunkers, like the massive Sonnenberg facility in Lucerne, could shelter thousands. But in Bern, the older structures hid not only from bombs—but also from the eyes of the living.
And with such hidden depths come stories, and most of them ghost stories. These are some of them penned down mostly by Hedwig Correvon by her collection of ghost stories from 1919 Gespenstergeschichten aus Bern.
Ghosts of the Buried: A House That Breathes the Past
In one Bernese residence, a long-disused underground gallery once served as a macabre burial corridor. The tradition, never officially sanctioned, was whispered only among trusted neighbors: if you had a body—a murder, a shame, or a secret—you took it to that house. Although it mentions the house was in the old town, it never specifies which streets the house was in.
Over time, the dead grew restless.
Tenants have long complained of phantom footsteps above and below, even when they’re alone. Children whisper of pale faces at the windows. One boy, unable to sleep, claimed he could feel tiny hands pulling the covers from his bed.
A young woman reported being comforted by a blonde-haired girl during a bout of toothache, only to watch her melt away behind a stove. This blonde girl is said to have appeared to more than one tenant of the house over the years. Once, the ghost of this woman was said to have sat down in a chair to listen to a young girl practicing her piano.
The ghosts are said to walk the galleries and courtyards, creeping through cracks in locked doors and disturbing the peace of even the most rational guests. And when a tenant dares move out because of these hauntings, the spirits rage—doors slam for days, pots fall from shelves, and windows fog with icy breath.
Father Nägeli’s Treasure: A Crypt That Tests the Brave
Many in Bern know of the treasure hidden beneath the Münzgraben, but only a few dare pursue it. To reach it, you must descend into a tight, damp passageway lined with ancient stone underground in the city. Eventually, a faint bluish light glows ahead. That’s when he appears: a snarling, spectral dog, as large as a bear and twice as angry.
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If you survive, you’ll find a gate that opens into a radiant chamber, its light casting eerie shadows over three mysterious sacks. Reach into the sacks and take a handful of earth. Then turn and leave.
Those who hesitate to find their golden treasure have turned to ash. Those who follow instructions return to the surface clutching coins of pure gold—or so they say. Most who go searching for Father Nägeli’s treasure never speak of what they find… if they return at all.
The Locked Away Girls: The Ghost in the Locked Chest
Many of Bern’s old houses once had secret tunnels leading to the Aare River, useful for transporting goods from the river banks into the city, as well as smuggling or darker deeds.
One such tunnel bore witness to an unspeakable tragedy: a young servant girl seduced by her master, then lured into a hidden chest under the kitchen and dropped into the abyss. Her body was carried away by the river. He wanted to cover their affair from his parents. The only witness was the cook who hid in a cupboard, paralyzed by fear, and haunted for life. She had suspected something was going on. She didn’t tell anyone, but waited all day for the girl to return from the tunnels. She never did, and the cook waited all her life.
Ever since, the house remains tormented and the chest is still there, locked underground. At midnight, groans and moans can be heard throughout the house, like a ghostly wail and a cry for help.
The Children Who Dance in the Mist: The Kindlifresser’s Fountain
Few sights in Bern are more chilling than the Kindlifresserbrunnen—the infamous “Child-Eater Fountain.” Locals call it grotesque, comical, or bizarre. But its true history may be darker than art historians admit.
Legend says the fountain marks the site of a hidden tunnel between two medieval monasteries where one was for monks, one for nuns. Children born in shame, secrecy, or sin were said to be led into this tunnel and lost forever.
The Mysterious Underground Tunnels: All around Bern, it is said underground tunnels down to the Aare river is built, some more hidden and secret than others. This is especially prominent on Kornhausplatz. // Source: Image from 1939:FORTEPAN / Ebner
Some say their cries can still be heard in the fog of Kornhausplatz, especially when the mist wells up between the stones at midnight. And then… they emerge.
Dressed in flowing white, the ghost children dance—flitting between fountains, pausing by shuttered shopfronts, or sitting silently on cellar steps. For an hour, they play and laugh, seeking one another in joy. But when the final bell tolls one, they vanish back beneath the ogre’s feet—to wait for next time.
Witnesses speak of tiny handprints on cellar windows, giggling voices in empty corridors, and chills that have nothing to do with the weather. Are they still haunting the underground though? The Kornhauskeller at Kornhausplatz 18 is Bern’s most magnificent vaulted cellar and a popular restaurant and bar.
The Françaisbad: The Aare’s Mourning Wind
High above the bends of the Aare, near the former spa and bath house called Françaisbad, the wind howls in a peculiar way. Where this Françaisbad was exactly is a bit uncertain. Those who listen say it cries out the names of men seduced, robbed, and murdered by the enigmatic Frenchwoman who once ran a decadent spa here.
The bathhouse was rumored to be a haven for crime: gambling, trysts, and betrayal flourished behind closed doors. But it ended in blood. The Frenchwoman disappeared herself in the end, her body pushed through a secret trapdoor into a tunnel that led straight to the river. Her victims, many of them noblemen, now weep in the wind, some say.
At night, shadows move across the river’s surface. Lights appear in rooms that have no electricity. And when the Aare floods, locals say it’s because the dead cannot rest.
Echoes in the Underground Stone
Bern’s tunnels and cellars may now hold boutiques, wine bars, and galleries. But their walls are thick with centuries of silence, punctuated by shame, cruelty, and sorrow.
Some stories serve as warnings. Others linger as memory. All of them remind us that beneath every step on Bern’s clean, cobbled streets, there is a shadow. Beneath every cellar arch, a whisper. As Above, so Below.
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In Bern’s Old Town, at the bustling Kornhausplatz, looms a fountain so macabre it stops tourists in their tracks. The Kindlifresserbrunnen, or “Child Eater Fountain,” is not a modern shock piece as it was sculpted in 1546 by Hans Gieng and has towered over the city ever since. The grotesque ogre atop the fountain devours a helpless infant, while three more terrified children peer from a sack slung over his shoulder. He is not merely hungry, but also ravenous, mythic, and perhaps, haunted.
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The grotesque statue has long puzzled historians. Was it a cautionary tale, an ancient anti-Semitic symbol, a grim representation of Kronos the child-eating Titan, or even a mad royal brother driven to cannibalistic fury by envy? None of these theories fully explain the disturbing permanence of the Kindlifresser. And the legend doesn’t end at the statue’s base. Beneath this horrifying figure lies a deeper darkness, etched not in stone, but in whisper and shadow.
Ogre Fountain: The Kindlifressenbrunnen literally means the Child Devour Fountain. There are many legends surrounding it, one being that the area around it is haunted, // Source: Andrew Bossi /Wiki
The Underground Tunnels around Kornhausplatz
Long before Bern’s medieval walls rose around it, the site of the Kindlifresserbrunnen was an open meadow, bordered by monasteries. One for men, another for women. There were in fact many places where both nuns and monks lived and worked throughout the city. According to local legend, a hidden tunnel once connected the two. But this passageway around the Kornhausplatz, locals say, was also used for a far grimmer purpose.
In the early days of the city, unwanted children, those born in secret or shame were led or left into the darkness of the tunnel, never to be seen again. It’s said that they were the children of the monks and nuns and those brought to them as well as those that were brought to them.
The Mysterious Underground Tunnels: All around Bern, it is said underground tunnels down to the Aare river is built, some more hidden and secret than others. This is especially prominent on Kornhausplatz. // Source: Image from 1939:FORTEPAN / Ebner
Over time, the stories grew: that the cries of these forsaken little ones echoed beneath the cobblestones, and that their spirits still lingered, trapped between life and death.
The Children Who Dance in the Mist
As Bern’s mist thickens and the bells chime midnight, these ghost children are said to emerge from the earth. For one fleeting hour, they are no longer shadows. Locals speak in hushed tones of ethereal figures dancing in the swirling fog, their laughter mingling with the creak of old shutters and the murmur of the river and around Kornhausplatz.
A fine, white mist wells up between the stones, spreads gently, quietly over the ground, begins to billow, to undulate, gathers into tiny cloud formations, and dissolves again into a thin veil. And little by little, small human figures in flowing white dresses emerge from it. Like white butterflies, they flutter up and down, landing now on this spot, now on that, seeking in playful play to catch one another, to flee.
Then, as the final bell tolls one, they vanish—drawn back into the cold stone below the ogre’s feet.
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There is not a single ghost story about the Frick Stairs in Bern, there is a plethora. Tales of women murdering their children and horrible funeral processions that left the spectators in shock is said to have walked up and down the steps for centuries.
Between the Matte district and the cathedral heights, the old and wooden Frick Stairs in Bern appear to be nothing more than another steep passageway of stone steps, worn by centuries of footsteps. By day, they are ordinary, a shortcut for locals overlooking the Aare River coming down to the river from Münsterplatz. But when the city quiets and the cathedral clock strikes midnight, the stairs reveal their darker legacy.
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Where Munsterplatz turns into Herrengasse, at number 1, is the Fricktreppe, a covered wooden staircase, connecting the upper town with the Matte district. The staircase, with its 183 wooden steps, dates back to the 14th century. Ghostly processions, murdered children, and restless spirits are said to haunt this narrow stairway, where Bern’s sins of cruelty and bloodshed play out again and again.
Perhaps the most told ghost stories from these particular stairs is about The Restless Spirit of Hans Franz Nägeli, so check out the legend about him and who he was in life. He is certainly not the only ghost said to linger on the steps however, although the others remain nameless and largely forgotten. .
One of the most chilling stories tells of a laundress returning home at midnight after a shift of ironing. As she climbed the Frick Stairs, she was suddenly surrounded by a silent funeral procession. A policeman led the way, followed by six bearers carrying a black coffin. Behind them came four children with horribly mutilated heads, and then followed an endless line of what she described as twisted dwarves and cripples, limping and staggering forward in silence.
The parade of the grotesque seemed to go on forever, filling the stairway with a suffocating terror. The laundress let out a scream and collapsed, later falling into a fever that consumed her for months. And although there are stories about strange funeral processions that have been seen around Bern, this certainly
The Woman With the Severed Head
Another tale tells of a poor musician making his way down the stairs at midnight on his way to his lodgings. There, he encountered a young woman in peasant dress, but her head was gone. Instead, she carried it tucked beneath her arm, while bats whirled and screeched in the bloody space where her head should have been. Horrified, the musician fled to an inn in the Matte and told his story. A story that was according to these sources, a well known one for the locals.
They told him that the woman was the ghost of an executed murderess who was convicted of infanticide, condemned to roam forever with the souls of her slain children, who took the form of bats. But as the story would have it, she was apparently not the only woman haunting the stairs because of murdering children.
On other nights, witnesses have reported seeing a pale, slender woman in white, drifting up the steps with a child by her hand. Both child and mother are said to wear dresses trailing behind them. Could this be the same woman said to wander the stairs with her head under her arms? The two stories have certainly the same reason for the haunting.
The two move in silence, the hems of their long dresses brushing the stone. They vanish through a doorway in the old monastery wall, but just before disappearing, the woman stops. She turns to her child, gazes at it for a long, dreadful moment, and then twists the child’s head until it snaps. A scream echoes through the night, followed by silence. When horrified onlookers rush to the spot, nothing remains.
Some claim the woman was the disgraced daughter of a nobleman, cursed to reenact her unspeakable crime for eternity. Could there be two separate ghosts accused of infacide? Or is it the root of the haunting based on the same horrible tragedy? Truth will perhaps never be known completely, and all we have to speculate on are stories and rumors.
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Once a green paradise, the legend says the fairies protected the people of Val Gerina valley in the Swiss alps. Driven by greed to impress a woman however, the son meant to continue the tradition and friendship with the fairies, brought it all down.
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An old staircase in Bern, Switzerland is said to hold an old legend. Hans Franz Nägeli, a former leader of the city is said to haunt the Fricktreppe in the Old Town, appearing to those calling out his name thrice.
High above the winding banks of the Aare River, in the heart of Bern’s storied Old Town, stands the Fricktreppe, a picturesque, covered wooden staircase that leads from Münsterplatz down to the river’s edge.
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Hidden among the cobbled streets and steep medieval passageways, the Frick Staircase feels like a place suspended in time. And for some in Bern, the stairs are reportedly haunted by one of the city’s most infamous spirits: the ghost of former city leader, Hans Franz Nägeli.
Hans Franz Nägeli was born around 1497 and rose to great prominence as a military commander and politician. His most famous accomplishment was the 1536 conquest of Vaud, expanding Bernese territory deep into French-speaking lands. But despite his victories and public service, something seems to have followed him beyond the grave.
Hans Franz Nägeli: (c. 1497 – 9 January 1579) was a Swiss politician, military leader and diplomat who was a prominent force in Bern for four decades. He was the Schultheiß, or the chief magistrate, of Bern from 1540 to 1568.
When Nägeli died in 1579, his name was already legendary. Yet, in the centuries that followed, whispers began to spread that his spirit never found rest. Locals say that Nägeli, once a man of power and control, is now a restless presence wandering the Fricktreppe where his soul is said to still be bound to the city he ruled and fought for.
The Haunted Fricktreppe
Where Munsterplatz turns into Herrengasse, at number 1, is the Fricktreppe, a covered wooden staircase, connecting the upper town with the Matte district. The staircase, with its 183 wooden steps, dates back to the 14th century.
Though the Fricktreppe is charming by day with its covered wooden roof, age-worn steps, and atmospheric views of the river below, it takes on an entirely different air at night. The creaking boards, the rustle of wind through ancient timbers, and the eerie silence of the Aare below all contribute to a deep sense of unease. Locals have reported feeling watched when passing through after dark, and a few even claim to have heard boots pacing steadily above them, echoing down through centuries.
As the legend goes, Nägeli’s ghost appears to those bold enough to summon him. According to an old urban legend passed through generations of Bernese youth, if you stand at the base of the Fricktreppe at precisely midnight and call out “Vater Nägeli” three times, the mayor’s spirit will descend the stairs from the top, cloaked in darkness.
A story tells of two women who were in great need once, desperate to try anything. As they had heard, they called out his name three times to ask for help. Suddenly, a wall opened, and a tall, bright figure stepped out of it. “What do you want?” asked a grumpy voice. Then one of the women summoned all her courage and told the man about their shared misfortune. “Just go home,” the voice replied. But as the women looked, they saw that the figure became darker and darker and finally disappeared completely.
When the women returned to their rooms, a bright light burned on the table. A pile of gold lay beside it, along with a large loaf of bread. And although the women took some of the gold every day, some of the pile still remained.
The Ghost of Hans Franz Nägeli
This ritual has become a rite of passage for daring locals. Young boys, in particular, are said to try their luck by shouting the ghost’s name after the witching hour. Some do it for fun, others to impress their friends—but few are prepared for what might actually happen.
Witnesses have claimed to see a tall, stern figure in 16th-century attire appear at the top of the stairs. Even more chilling are the tales of those who say they felt an invisible hand strike them—slapped by the ghostly mayor himself for mocking his name. It’s said that Nägeli will only tolerate respectful summoning; those who jeer or tease may find themselves with a bruised cheek or a shaken spirit.
The Treasure Underground
The city’s underground passages conceal a treasure; everyone knows that. But not everyone knows that Father Nägeli can give the key that leads to it. Near the Münzgraben, the passage leads deep, deep underground, and after feeling your way along its walls for a while, you notice a small, bluish light in the distance. You approach the light – and suddenly a larger-than-life, snarling dog blocks your way. If you know the password, it lets you through. And if you are allowed to continue on your way, you come to a gate through which a light-filled room sends a sea of rays out into the dark passage.
Once you’ve become accustomed to the intense light, you’ll see three sacks on the floor of the crypt. From these, you must take a handful of earth and then leave the place immediately. Woe to those who cannot pause in silence or cannot bring themselves to look back once more. The earth turns to ash in their hands. But whoever leaves the corridor as he was commanded will hold bright gold in both hands at the exit.
Other Ghosts Haunting the Stairs and Street
The ghost of Hans Franz Nägeli is certainly not the only ghost said to haunt the area. From time to time, at midnight, an old man walks from the Frick stairs toward Junkerngasse. Some claim he walks on goat’s feet, others say he has no feet at all. On his way, however, he moans and complains loudly: “Put shoes on every dead man’s feet in the grave.”
Perhaps this story has a connection with the ghost of the butcher apprentice said to haunt Rathausgate after being cursed.
Others claim to see a young woman wandering around. She died in childbirth, they say, and now has to search for her child again and again because no one had put shoes on her in the grave.
In the dark Hendrick Street in Dublin, there once were two houses said to be some of the most haunted ones in town. Occupied by at least six ghosts, some say they still linger in their old street.
In the pre civil war Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, the mausoleum of W.W Pool is said to be the grave of The Richmond Vampire. A more recent urban legend is now also connected with The Church Hill Tunnel collapse.
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Said to be the mass burial place for the dead Irish Independence rebels from 1798, the Croppie’s Acre in Dublin is said to be haunted by their lingering souls.
Once a green paradise, the legend says the fairies protected the people of Val Gerina valley in the Swiss alps. Driven by greed to impress a woman however, the son meant to continue the tradition and friendship with the fairies, brought it all down.
Haunted by its former Fellows, Trinity College in Dublin is said to be filled with eerie spirits where even the bell tolls after dark when the shadows take over campus.
A true story morphed into a fairytale, the life and death of the French Countess Marie Louise St. Simon-Montleart has become the stuff of legends. Buried in the forest close to Wildegg Castle in Switzerland, it is said she is haunting the castle and the forest, her sanctuary.
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Planted to mark the mass grave of plague victims, the Linden Tree in the Aargau valley in Switzerland has become a famous landmark. In the night though, it is said that the ghosts buried underneath it crawls from the ground to haunt as a warning for any oncoming tragedies.
From poltergeists, ghostly monks, nuns and knights as well as a procession of skeletons, some of the most haunted places in Basel, Switzerland are said to be centuries old. Let’s have a closer look at some of them.
Beneath Basel’s charming medieval streets, vibrant culture, and picturesque riverbanks lies a darker, more unsettling layer of history—one whispered about in hushed tones and kept alive through ghost stories passed down for generations. As one of Switzerland’s oldest cities, Basel is steeped in centuries of war, plague, and religious upheaval, leaving behind more than just ruins and gravestones. From restless spirits in ancient cloisters to poltergeists in quiet apartments, this city is home to eerie legends that refuse to fade and some of the most haunted places in Basel.
The Restless Spirits of Kleines Klingental: Basel’s Haunted Nunnery
Museum Klingental Basel: The old nunnery is said to be haunted by the sinful nuns that used to live there, centuries ago and one of the most haunted places in Basel.// Source: Mikatu/Wikimedia
The former Dominican cloister of Kleines Klingental in Basel, once a house of piety, became a notorious retreat for wealthy, noble-born nuns whose lives allegedly strayed far from monastic vows. Rumors of secret lovers, drowned infants, and defiance of church authority plagued its reputation.
After the Reformation, the cloister was turned into military barracks, where soldiers reported chilling hauntings: ghostly nuns praying, wailing, and wandering the halls in sorrow, still seeking forgiveness for their sins. Today, the site houses the Kleines Klingental Museum, but tales persist of phantom nuns, flickering lights, and shadowy figures that suggest the past has yet to release its grip on this once-sacred ground.
In the heart of Basel’s Old Town, the Spießhof Building harbors the chilling legacy of David Joris, a 16th-century Dutch Anabaptist preacher who fled persecution only to meet a gruesome fate after death. Living under a false name, Joris built a secret life in Basel before his heretical beliefs were posthumously revealed. In a dramatic act of vengeance, his corpse was exhumed, beheaded, and burned—an attempt to erase him from salvation. Since then, his headless ghost, often seen with two eerie black dogs, is said to haunt his former home. Mediums and witnesses claim he won’t rest until his name is cleared, cementing his place as one of Basel’s most enduring and unsettling phantoms.
The Restless Gatekeeper of the Rhine Gate in Basel
In 17th-century Basel, a troubled gatekeeper at the Rhine Gate lost his beloved young daughter when she drowned in the river, a tragedy he witnessed but was too drunk to prevent. Consumed by grief and guilt, he later died—likely by suicide—and was denied burial in consecrated ground beside her at St. Martin’s Church. Instead, he was interred among outcasts at Klingental.
Yet his spirit found no rest; legend holds that his ghost still haunts the churchyard, silently keeping vigil by his daughter’s grave, a spectral figure glimpsed beneath the moonlight, forever bound by sorrow and denied peace.
The Ghostly Monk of Spittelsprung (Münsterberg) in Basel
Back at a time when the hills of Münsterberg were called Spittelsprung in the old parts of Basel, Switzerland, a haunting tale emerged about a spectral monk. This ghostly figure would glide silently through the streets, frightening children while immersed in silent prayers, oblivious to the living around him.
He was often seen illuminated faintly by candlelight, engrossed in his breviary, and indifferent to the fear he instilled in children watching from the shadows. Only when confronted by an adult would he vanish, leaving behind the scent of candle wax.
The reasons for the monk’s haunting remain a mystery—was he a victim of the plagues, seeking penance for sins, or perhaps a witness to grim events? The story of another haunting monk from the 1626 poorhouse adds to the intrigue, where travelers would watch in terror as he glided through their rooms.
Knightly Ghosts Haunting St. Johanns-Vorstadt by the Rhine River
In Basel’s St. Johann district—once home to the medieval Commandery of the Knights of St. John—ghostly legends linger beneath the modern apartments now standing there. Once filled with crusader knights and sod wells, the area was long haunted by the phantom of an armored rider galloping through the Ritterhaus courtyard, ghostly apparitions of a pale-faced man, a cloaked lady, and even a spectral white dog. Most chilling were the cries of a child said to echo from the depths of an old well.
Though the original knightly buildings were demolished by 1929 and archives lost, eerie sightings and stories continue to haunt the district, keeping its haunted past alive and still considered one of the most haunted places in Basel.
The Knocking Ghost of Utengasse 47: Basel’s Poltergeist Case
Utengasse 47: Considered to be one of the most haunted places in Basel
In 1929, a small apartment at Utengasse 47 in Basel’s Kleinbasel district became the center of one of Switzerland’s most infamous poltergeist cases. What began as unexplained knocking sounds soon escalated into terrifying disturbances that seemed to center around a ten-year-old boy named Marcel.
Despite multiple investigations by police, doctors, and even spiritualists, no source for the strange rapping and chilling atmosphere could be found. Marcel’s intense reactions and the persistence of the disturbances, even under observation, only deepened the mystery. As public anxiety mounted, the Basel authorities took the unusual step of ordering the apartment vacated—an extraordinary measure during a housing shortage. Though the building still stands today, no further incidents were reported, and the haunting remains an unsolved and eerie chapter in the city’s folklore.
The Restless Dead Buried Inside of Basel’s Double Cloister
The Double Cloister of Basel Minster, a serene courtyard by day, is said to transform into a haunting ground by night, echoing with the restless spirits of those entombed within its ancient walls and said to be one of the most haunted places in Basel. Among them are two infamous specters: Emanuel Büchel, a respected artist and baker believed to have been buried alive, whose ghost moans and wheezes beneath the stone floors; and Master Tailor Schnyyder Hagenbach, a cruel man in life whose malevolent spirit is said to slap unsuspecting passersby without warning.
Once a sacred site filled with altars and later a cemetery for the city’s elite, the cloister has long been steeped in death and memory. Though modern life carries on just beyond its arches, many locals still avoid the cloisters after dark, wary of the unseen hands and the whispered echoes of Basel’s darker past.
Mirroring the famous Dance Macabre mural that used to hang near the Predigerkirche in Basel, legend claims that plague victims buried in the nearby grass will rise in a ghostly procession to warn the living of impending disasters.
In Basel’s old town, a haunting memory of the plague remains, as thousands perished indiscriminately during the Black Death. The city’s dark history is marked by the rapid deaths caused by the disease and the need for mass graves, particularly around the Predigerkirche.
The Dance of Death mural, painted in the 15th century, depicted skeletal figures leading both the rich and poor alike in a dance, emphasizing that death spares no one. Though the mural was dismantled in 1805, it became a legend, claiming that the dead rise in times of danger.
Local lore states that the plague victims buried near the Predigerkirche do not rest peacefully. When Basel faces calamity, they are said to rise and march in a spectral procession through the streets, symbolizing death’s universal reach, uniting all in decay regardless of their former status.
The Dream of the Basel Rhine Bridge about the Buried Treasure
The Emmental: is a valley in west-central Switzerland, forming part of the canton of Bern, mostly made up by farmers and known for its cheese and pottery. Rafrüti is mostly known for being the place where the first and second latest meteorite was found in Switzerland.
The tale of “The Dream of the Basel Rhine Bridge” tells of a poor farmer from the Emmental who dreams of finding gold at the Mittlere Brücke in Basel were the bridge is considered one of the most haunted places in Basel. After several nights of the same dream, he decides to make the journey to Basel, where he searches for the treasure on the bridge without success. A policeman, noticing his distress, shares a dream about treasure in Rafrüti, prompting the farmer to return home. He digs in his kitchen and uncovers a pot of gold with the help of a mysterious black figure, appearing like a ghost to him.
The figure offers him three piles of gold to choose from but warns him to decide wisely. Instead of choosing, the farmer combines the piles and vows to share the wealth as he sees fit. The figure then disappears, and the farmer’s family lives in comfort thereafter, proving that the bridge indeed brought him fortune.
The Gray Ghost of Claraplatz: Kleinbasel’s Neighborhood Spirit
The Gray One, a haunting spirit, is said to linger around houses in Kleinbasel, Switzerland, especially in the now-demolished Abbess’ Court. The ghost was not confided into a single home, and was one of the more famous ghosts in the city and Abbess’ Court one of the most haunted places in Basel. This eerie ghost, dressed in traditional Franconian garb, particularly troubled the Schetty family in the 19th century, appearing in their daughters’ bedroom and causing unsettling disturbances throughout the house.
The ghost would often retreat to the attic, creating loud noises that disturbed the family. To keep the ghost away, locals painted a pentagram at the house’s threshold, but it’s unclear if this truly worked. After the death of Joseph Schetty, the family patriarch, his ghost was also reportedly seen in the house. Despite the Abbess’ Court being demolished in 1951, legends of haunting phenomena persisted in the area, with reports of phantom footsteps and sightings of a gray figure near the old foundations.
The Evil Eye of Rebgasse: Curses, Shadows, and an Exorcism in Basel
Haus Zur Alten Trotte: The haunted house on Rebgasse 38 in Basel, was said to have had an exorcism twice and considered to be one of the most haunted places in Basel. // Source: Laloom/Wikimedia
The Kleinbasel neighborhood in Basel, Switzerland, is known for its haunted history, particularly at Rebgasse 38. This house, also known as the Haus zur alten Trotte, was home to many ghostly encounters, including spirits associated with a former couple who lived there from 1888 to 1907. Two main ghosts were reported: Grethi Beck, a former maid who was believed to have the Evil Eye, and the deceased wife of Pastor Johann Jakob Übelin, who returned as a ghost after his infidelity.
Despite attempts by local clergy to suppress belief in hauntings, the presence of these spirits persisted, prompting the famous exorcist Johann Jakob von Brunn to be called upon. He successfully banished Grethi Beck’s spirit, though sightings of her continued, and the haunting by Übelin’s wife also lingered until she was expelled.
Although the hauntings ceased, the house retained its ghostly reputation, and the location of Rebgasse 38 is now a kindergarten. The tales of the hauntings continue to live on through local folklore and ghost tours, suggesting that the shadows of Kleinbasel’s past may never fully fade.
Ghosts of the New Moon: The White Death and the Restless Shadows of Basel
Markgräflerhof Palace: An engraving of the Markgräflerhof Palace from 1845 were the White Death was said to roam and being one of the most haunted places in Basel.
In Basel, the ghost known as Weisse Tod, or The White Death, haunts the area around the historic Markgräflerhof building. This terror manifests during the new moon when the veil between the worlds is said to thin, prompting the city’s restless spirits to rise. Locals believed that every new moon, The White Death would emerge from a nearby hole, peering into homes with its dark eye sockets, and those who met its gaze would soon fall ill, as if marked for death.
The Markgräflerhof, built in the early 1700s, was once tied to various rumors, including the suggestion that its haunting is linked to the building’s past as a hospital or an asylum. Compounding the legend, tuberculosis was often referred to as The White Death, possibly intertwining fears of disease with ghostly lore.
Additionally, another ghost appears at an old urban fountain near the Rhine, a man in dark garments whose presence evokes mystery and sorrow, believed to be a soul lost to the river. Each new moon, the church bells toll extra hours to ward off restless spirits, but even as modernity transforms the city, the supernatural aura persists, suggesting the new moon still belongs to the dead in Basel.
The Basilisk of Basel: The Beast Beneath Gerberberglein
Beneath the quiet street of Gerberberglein in central Basel, legend tells of a deadly basilisk—a mythical creature part serpent, part rooster, with a gaze so lethal it could kill. Said to have lived in a cave beneath the city, the beast terrified locals until a brave apprentice used a mirror to turn the creature’s power against itself. Though the cave was sealed long ago, the basilisk lives on in Basel’s identity, with its fearsome image adorning fountains and railings throughout the city.
From spectral knights riding through vanished courtyards to sorrowful moans echoing in cathedral cloisters, Basel’s haunted places are more than just eerie tales—they are echoes of a city that remembers its dead. Whether rooted in history, folklore, or something stranger still, these stories remind us that even the most beautiful places can hide unsettling secrets. So if you ever find yourself wandering Basel’s narrow alleys at dusk or standing alone on the Mittlere Brücke under a full moon, don’t be surprised if the past comes whispering. After all, in Basel, the line between the living and the dead is thinner than you think.
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Deep in the heart of the Swiss Alps, the enchanting yet eerie Lötschental Valley harbors a chilling tradition that has captivated and terrified generations. Known as the Tschäggättä, these fearsome, fur-clad figures emerge from the shadows of snow-laden forests during the dark, cold months of winter. Combining ancient folklore with theatrical spectacle, the Tschäggättä embody the primal fears and superstitions of a bygone era.
Deep within the isolated Lötschental Valley of the Swiss Alps, amid snow-laden forests and frostbitten villages, lurks a chilling winter tradition few outside of Switzerland have heard of: the Tschäggättä. These grotesque, fur-clad figures prowl the narrow streets during the coldest, darkest months of the year — a living echo of ancient Alpine superstitions and forgotten fears.
The Origins of the Tschäggättä
Though no one can say exactly when the tradition began, written references to the Tschäggättä date back to the 19th century, with local authorities at times attempting to ban the custom due to its rowdy and unsettling nature. Way back, this used to be one of the poorest regions of Switserland. The first written record dates back to 1860, when prior Johann Baptist Gibsten banned the use of masks during carnival.
However, folklore scholars suggest the practice is far older, a survival of pre-Christian beliefs in malevolent winter spirits that roamed the mountains when the sun was weakest. The second theory links the Tschäggättä to the demonic figures that appeared in ecclesiastical Baroque theatre.
In earlier centuries, the Alpine winter was an unforgiving season of darkness, hunger, and death. Isolated valleys like Lötschental often felt cut off from the world, and stories of spirits, witches, and vengeful phantoms were common. The Tschäggättä became a way to personify these fears — and perhaps to ward them off.
Wooden Masks: The oldest Lötschental wooden mask still in existence from 1790-1810. // Source: Lötschental Museum; Deposit Swiss National Museum
The Schurten Thieves
The best-known legend of the origins of the Tschäggättä is the legend of the Schurten thieves from the middle ages. In the shady forests on the opposite side of the valley once resided the legendary Schurten thieves. They were thieves who lived on the shady side of the valley and disguised themselves to plunder farms on the sunny and richer side of the valley.
Even today, their farmsteads can still be recognised, particularly clearly visible on the Giätrich, in the “Obri Wald” forest opposite the village of Wiler.
At nightfall, they went on the prowl in wild disguise with masks on. It was said that the Schurten thieves did not accept anyone into their ranks who was not able to jump over the Lonza with a load of a hundred pounds.
The Appearance of the Tschäggättä
Each Tschäggättä is immediately recognizable by its disturbing appearance. The figures wear heavy animal furs, typically from goats or sheep, to shield them from the brutal cold. Most terrifying, however, are the wooden masks they don — hand-carved, each unique from Swiss stone pine, and featuring grotesque, distorted faces with exaggerated noses, glaring eyes, twisted mouths, and long, matted hair.
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Some masks resemble demons or monstrous old men, while others are bestial and almost supernatural in form. The craftsmanship of these masks is a source of local pride, with some families passing them down through generations.
The Ritual and Terror of Carnival Nights
The Tschäggättä emerge during Fasnacht — the Swiss pre-Lenten Carnival season, typically in February. from Candlemas until “Gigiszischtag” (i.e. the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday) with the traditional Lötschental carnival procession in Wiler, on the Saturday after the “feisten Frontag”. As night falls, these masked beings descend from the mountains and roam the villages of Lötschental. Carrying cowbells and sticks, they chase anyone they encounter, especially the young, and revel in causing fright.
Craftsmanship: Today there are masks made for the masses, but some of them have hours and hours of time spent carving, some being passed down in the family. Tschäggättä Masks, traditionnal wooden mask from Lötschental in Switzerland. // Source: photographed by Robbie Conceptuel
Traditionally, the Tschäggättä are adult men of the valley, though the anonymity provided by the masks has allowed even women and children to join the fray. The Tschäggättä will often burst uninvited into homes, overturn furniture, scatter hearth ashes, and steal food — an ancient ritual chaos meant to purge winter’s stagnation and welcome the coming spring.
Symbolism and Folkloric Meaning
The Tschäggättä tradition is thought to serve as a way of confronting and mastering communal fears during the most perilous season. The masks might have once represented the spirits of the dead, ancestral ghosts, or demonic forces banished by light and human defiance.
The Tschäggätä: carnival figures wander through the remote Lötschental in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, for several weeks in February, scaring the population. The costumes consist of masks made of Swiss stone pine, sheep or goat skins and cowbells. // Source
Some folklorists believe the Tschäggättä also embodied social rebellion. In a culture tightly controlled by religious and communal expectations, the anonymity of the mask allowed for a brief, sanctioned breakdown of norms — a time when men could mock the authorities, frighten neighbors, and behave wildly without consequence.
The Tschäggättä Today
While modernization has softened some of its rougher edges, the Tschäggättä remain a vital part of Lötschental’s identity. Each year, the locals still carve the terrifying masks and don the heavy furs, parading through villages in eerie processions. Today, any villager can take part, but historically, the fur-clad revelers were exclusively young, unmarried men who moved alone or in small groups during the day (save Sundays) during Carnival.
Though now mingled with festive Carnival celebrations, the primal eeriness of the Tschäggättä endures — a living link to a time when long winters meant living with darkness, death, and things unseen.
In the dark Hendrick Street in Dublin, there once were two houses said to be some of the most haunted ones in town. Occupied by at least six ghosts, some say they still linger in their old street.
In the pre civil war Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, the mausoleum of W.W Pool is said to be the grave of The Richmond Vampire. A more recent urban legend is now also connected with The Church Hill Tunnel collapse.
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Once a green paradise, the legend says the fairies protected the people of Val Gerina valley in the Swiss alps. Driven by greed to impress a woman however, the son meant to continue the tradition and friendship with the fairies, brought it all down.
Haunted by its former Fellows, Trinity College in Dublin is said to be filled with eerie spirits where even the bell tolls after dark when the shadows take over campus.
A true story morphed into a fairytale, the life and death of the French Countess Marie Louise St. Simon-Montleart has become the stuff of legends. Buried in the forest close to Wildegg Castle in Switzerland, it is said she is haunting the castle and the forest, her sanctuary.
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After falling to his death trying to escape the debtor’s prison, The Marshalsea Barracks in Dublin, it is said the ghost of Pat Doyle is haunting the remaining walls of the ruins.
Planted to mark the mass grave of plague victims, the Linden Tree in the Aargau valley in Switzerland has become a famous landmark. In the night though, it is said that the ghosts buried underneath it crawls from the ground to haunt as a warning for any oncoming tragedies.
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In the dark Hendrick Street in Dublin, there once were two houses said to be some of the most haunted ones in town. Occupied by at least six ghosts, some say they still linger in their old street.
In the pre civil war Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, the mausoleum of W.W Pool is said to be the grave of The Richmond Vampire. A more recent urban legend is now also connected with The Church Hill Tunnel collapse.
Said to be haunted by headless prisoners who tried to capture Dublin Castle, this storied building has shadows lingering in the corners.
Old cities carry old ghost stories, and Bern in Switzerland is no exception. From the old buildings filled with history to the depth of the Aare river, here are some of the most haunted places in Bern.
Centuries after the vampire panic starting with the death of Petar Blagojević, another vampire was said to haunt the Serbian village, Kisiljevo. Who was Ruža Vlajna and what happened to her?
Said to be the mass burial place for the dead Irish Independence rebels from 1798, the Croppie’s Acre in Dublin is said to be haunted by their lingering souls.
Once a green paradise, the legend says the fairies protected the people of Val Gerina valley in the Swiss alps. Driven by greed to impress a woman however, the son meant to continue the tradition and friendship with the fairies, brought it all down.
Haunted by its former Fellows, Trinity College in Dublin is said to be filled with eerie spirits where even the bell tolls after dark when the shadows take over campus.
A true story morphed into a fairytale, the life and death of the French Countess Marie Louise St. Simon-Montleart has become the stuff of legends. Buried in the forest close to Wildegg Castle in Switzerland, it is said she is haunting the castle and the forest, her sanctuary.
Crossing through the Jura Mountains in Switzerland, an urban legend about the ghost of a lady in white is said to have haunted the Belchen Tunnel and was widely known and written about in the 80s. Question is, is she still haunting the tunnel?
After falling to his death trying to escape the debtor’s prison, The Marshalsea Barracks in Dublin, it is said the ghost of Pat Doyle is haunting the remaining walls of the ruins.
Planted to mark the mass grave of plague victims, the Linden Tree in the Aargau valley in Switzerland has become a famous landmark. In the night though, it is said that the ghosts buried underneath it crawls from the ground to haunt as a warning for any oncoming tragedies.
