Churches & chapels

Those planning a wedding in the mountains often imagine a romantic mountain church or chapel in an idyllic location. This is exactly what those wanting to get married will find in Davos Klosters. The three most popular wedding churches include the one in the Sertig side valley, the new one in the Walser village of Monstein, and the church in Frauenkirch. All 15 churches and chapels have one thing in common: they are not only suitable for a wedding, they are also popular tourist attractions.

After logging into the app and providing information about means of transport and time resources, the app suggests routes to help you find your way around Davos with its 15 sacred buildings. Each church is assigned its own theme in the form of a hashtag. At first glance, the terms chosen, such as #fashion, #catastrophe or #recycling, are surprising, as they are not directly associated with churches or religion. Yet the sometimes cheeky, modern and unusual combinations arouse one thing above all: curiosity. And this is precisely one of the app's strengths. It introduces visitors to historical, social or cultural topics in a playful way. Well-known people such as Graubünden cabaret artist Flurin Caviezel are involved in the content, such as short films, photos and audio contributions. His voice guides you through the variety of Davos churches.

Gamification elements provide entertainment
The app also uses augmented reality elements. For example, the frescoes on the church walls suddenly come to life and tell a story. In short: an interactive experience. In each church there is also a small puzzle via QR code to complete the digital puzzle pass. Those who answer all the questions correctly can collect a prize at the end from the information office of the Davos Klosters destination. Good to know: The QR codes are still in production and will soon be available in the churches.

This is how the app came about
The "aCross Davos" app is a project of the Association of Christian Churches in Davos (AKiD). Representatives from tourism, church and society were looking for an idea that combines the three cornerstones of "movement", "experience" and "inspiration". In a preliminary project, the Graubünden University of Applied Sciences, Information Science degree program, developed initial project proposals. From the two winning projects, further collaboration with the FHNW in Brugg, Department of Computer Science, attempted to incorporate the best ideas from these projects in order to enable a contemporary user experience with the app.