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Sightseeing in Vinschgau Valley

Glorenza

• The village of Glorenza is a site in itself!
  The smallest town in the Alps with approx. 800 inhabitants is a Medieval border and commercial town. In 1304 it was first mentioned as a town.
  The town with circular walls, three imposing bastilles, a number of arbour towers and the many small alleys and corners provides a true jewel for South Tyrol. The character of this small town has almost remained unchanged since The Middle Age.
  Information and booking of city tours in all local tourism associations or in the Glorenza Information Office, Phone: 0473/737073.
• St. Jacob Church – Söles/Glorenza
  The church was first mentioned in 1220. This is the oldest Jacobs Church in Tyrol. In 1499 it was burned down by the Bündner (Switzerland) people after the battle at Calven. Around 1570 the late-gothic church was built. In 1799 it was burned down for the second time, this time by the French. It decayed into a ruin and was overgrown by bushes, only the vault remained intact.
  During the course of the reconstruction by the new owners, the Rizzi family from Laces, the inner church was examined by the Regional Monuments Office in 1993 and parts of a small predecessor church were found.
  The importance of these findings in Roman mural art reaches far beyond the regional border.
  Unique are the 3 fresco groups, which were reassembled from well preserved colour fragments and which can now be visited in the church.

Sluderno

• Churburg Castle (Phone: 0473/615241) – built in the 13th century and reconstructed to become one of South Tyrol’s most beautiful renaissance residences by the Counts of Trapp in the 16th century. Today, it is one of the best preserved castles. Worth a vistit is the largest private armoury collection in the world and the Nicolas Chapel with groin vault. Open from 20th of March to 31st of October.
  Guided tours, except Monday, daily between 10 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
• Val Venosta Museum. (Phone: 0473/615590) This museum offers two permanent exhibitions: “Archaic Venosta” (archaeology of a valley in the Magic Raetian Triangle) and "Wasser-Wosser" (traditional irrigation systems in the dry Venosta Valley).
  Opening times: 20. March to 31st of October from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Closed on Mondays.