Alemannensteig

Alemannensteig goes from Goldbrunnenstrasse to Haldenstrasse. It is named after the word Alemannen, which means Alemanni - a confederation of germanic tribes that lived in the area in the 6th and 7th century.

Alemannensteig street sign - a white-on-blue metallic sign on a pole, with holly around and behind it.

Holly berries and leaves - red berries and pointy green leaves

Not a very seasonal picture, but found some holly!

Alemannensteig in Zürich - a narrow pedestrian alley with low stairsteps and a ramp on the left, wooden fences and a lot of trees and greenery

A wooden insect hotel made of different compartments with different wooden essences on a white wall with lavender at the bottom of it

An insect hotel on a building

Fuschia magellanica - red/purple/pink elongated bell flowers dropping from a metallic grid

Fuschia magellanica

Pyracantha angustifolia: bright orange berries in a tight cluster, seen from below in front of blurred green foliage

Pyracantha angustifolia

Alemannensteig in Zürich: a narrow pedestrian alley with a ramp on the right side

Tags: Wiedikon, flowers, insect hotel