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Alpine Curiosa (Reinhold Messner)
The former mountaineers’ hostel next to the Hotel Post at the foot of
the Ortler, also known as the 'Flea house', is now the site of a museum
of Alpine sports curiosities, created by the top mountaineer Reinhold
Messner. A collection of thirteen legendary mountaineering tales,
ranging from Yogi Milarepa to Reinhold Messner himself, provides an
informal history of Alpine sports.
Museum for the Ortler Region (Konrad Knoll)
The "Museum for the Ortles Region" is an outpouring of passion and love
of the Ortler region; it is a place where people are reminded of their
roots and where the lives of both the great and the lesser pioneers of
this part of the country are celebrated. A stroll through the history
and the culture of the Ortles region, together with a special exhibition
commemorating the 1915-1918 World War and also a rare and beautiful
collection of minerals from the area. The museum will transport you back
through 100 years of tourism in the Ortles region with its Alpine
refuges, its sponsors and its pioneers from the history of this Alpine
village at the foot of the Ortler. The greater part of the work of
setting up these displays was carried out and financed by volunteers
from the local Association and in particular by Konrad Knoll, who had
undertaken the laborious task of finding, sorting and repairing many of
the exhibits where necessary and who had also invested a considerable
amount of his own money in the venture.
„The Sparkassen Cultural Walk“
A stroll through the history of a mountain village. Twelve separate
stations form a bridge from the early beginnings of a remote mountain
village right up to the present day. A gentle walk around Solda along
the new Panoramic Path, which is also suitable for prams and buggies,
gives an insight into the emergence of a tourist resort and which, at
the same time, acknowledges its patrons and visionaries.
„The three Holy Wells of Trafoi“
... are pure magic. This little place of pilgrimage is located in
splendid isolation at the end of a small valley carved out in between
the glaciers. The long valley has the effect of a tunnel and at the end
of this tunnel a wide belt of spruce trees forms an entrance. The three
peaks of the Madatsch and the Ortler encircle and seem to stand guard
over the surprisingly wide end of the valley. These dark sentinels seem
to be protective yet at the same time menacing. They represent the
forces of nature and at the same time highlight the crests of the
surrounding peaks. Unexpectedly you will come across a waterfall,
rushing down the mountainside. This is nature’s playfulness or possibly
a sign of liveliness and a sign of life "below" the level of our
awareness. It is easy to visualize the tongues of the glacier way up
between the craggy rock formations.
St. Johann
A romanesque construction with a contrasting round apse and a flat
roofed, elongated building. Along the northern wall of this building
remains of romanesque frescoes can be seen, while the apse contains
paintings dating from around 1420 from the Venosta School. Information
on guided tours and advance bookings from the Tourist Information Bureau
of Prad, the holiday destination in the Ortler region, Tel. 0473 737062.
The Castle Ruins at Lichtenberg
Until 1513, this extensive castle was in the possession of the Counts of
Tyrol and after that ownership passed to the Counts of Khuen – Belasi,
to whom it still belongs (the castle fell into ruin in the 19th century).
The magnificent series of frescoes (1400) was almost completely removed
in 1912 and rehoused in the Ferdinandeum Museum in Innsbruck.
Information on guided tours and advance bookings from the Tourist
Information Bureau of Prad, the holiday destination in the Ortler region,
Tel. 0473 737062.
The Pilgrimage Church of St. Georgen in Agums
During the years 1303-1958, the Church of St. George was the parish
church of Prad - Agums. Early parts of the building, mentioned in 1303,
are in the romanesque style while the remainder was rebuilt around the
year 1500 in the gothic style. In 1705 the side chapel was added and
nowadays, a large "Figure of Our Lord" stands at the altar together with
a life-size miraculous crucifx from the 14th century. Information on
guided tours and advance bookings from the Tourist Information Bureau of
Prad, the holiday destination in the Ortler region, Tel. 0473 737062.
Opening times: Spring (Easter – 31 May) open on Sundays between 14.00 –
16.00 h., Summer: (June-September) Mondays to Fridays between 16.00 –
18.00 h., Saturdays and Sundays between 15.00 – 18.00 h., Friday
services at 18.00 h. October daily between 14.00 – 16.00 h.
The „Stelvio Pass Road“ (2760 m)
was constructed in 1822 to provide the quickest route between Veltlin
and Venosta. Today, the Stelvio Pass Road still numbers among the most
impressive mountain roads in the Alps. On the South Tyrolean side there
is a height difference of 1870 m with 48 hairpin bends and on the
Veltlin side, the height difference is 1530 m with 34 hairpin bends to
manoeuvre.
The „Fortress at Gomagoi“
This is the symbol of Gomagoi, a remembrance of earlier imperial and
royal times. Car drivers making the journey from the Stelvio Pass to
Trafoi, or in the opposite direction, have to travel concealed from view
between the two parts of the fortress. The fortress at Gomagoi was built
in 1860 in the southern part of the locality at a height of 1400 m above
sea level. During the first World War, it served as a defended road to
prevent hostile incursions across the Stelvio Pass. It was armed with
four 9 cm M.42 cannons, 9 cm M.751 cannons, 9 cm M.755 casemate cannons
and M.7 machine guns. There are no records of the numbers of occupants.
At the start of the war, the weapons were all removed from the fortress
and moved to field positions and into caves. In 1915 the adjoining
houses were demolished in order to give unimpeded vision on all sides.
In 1963/64, during road straightening work, the fortress was divided
into two parts and until a few years ago it was used as a depot for the
regional highways administration authorities. There are currently plans
for the fortress to be renovated and converted into a war museum to be
open to the public.
„Stelvio“
Stelvio nestles along the slope of the mountain and seems to reach right
up into the sky, with the furthermost farmhouses seemingly perched
precariously at a height of almost 1800 metres. From time immemoriam
people have sought refuge here, far away from the bright city lights and
from outside influences. Today, things have changed, although the roads
and the alleyways are still narrow and the people are welcoming and open.
A scattered romanesque village with a particular charm.
MMM Ortles Reinhold Messner
The MMM Ortles is one of the four offshoots from the MMM Mountain Museum
of Firmian: At Solda in Ortles, at the start of the village, there is an
underground site with an area of 300 square metres housing an exhibition
on the subject of Ice and Ortles. Using descriptions, historical records
and examples of graphic arts, Reinhold Messner introduces such topics as
glaciers, the ice, the South Pole, the North Pole, abominable snowmen
and above all the great mountains of ice. Symbolically, the Ortler is at
the heart of this exhibition. The location – the farm with its yaks, the
Ortler as the highest peak in southern Tyrol directly above and the ice
of the glacier almost within touching distance – is ideal. Further
information can be found at
www.messner-mountain-museum.it, or telephone +39 335 6081205 or e-mail ortles@messner-mountain-museum.it
for information on guided tours and opening times.
Further Links: Who-Where-What - Sightseeing
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