Right here, the hero won the apple-shooting challenge, and the beautiful monument, which stands on the Rathausplatz, the town square, depicts him with his little son and the inseparable crossbow.
Near the monument stands a tower house decorated with frescoes dating back to the 16th century, and at No. 18 Ghottardstrasse you can visit the Cantonal Historical Museum. The village said to be the birthplace of William Tell is located a couple of kilometers from Altdorf and is called Burglen, a medieval village clinging to the foothills (in winter it is a ski area), where you can find the 18th-century monument to William, a chapel from 1582 covered with 18th-century frescoes, and the Tell Museum, housed in one of the four 13th-century towers still preserved by the village. In the rooms arranged on different floors, you can admire relics, statues, old prints, and watch a feature film that tells not only the hero’s story but also how his figure has been interpreted and revisited over the centuries.
