The Sonnenberg of Vinschgau valley is a very ancient settlement area where numerous ancient-history discoveries from Neolithic Stone Age and Bronze Age were made. Impressing indications are offered by the “Schalensteine” from Megalithic culture, rocks with artificial hollows of various forms for ritual purposes.
Directly at the main road in Kastelbell is situated Kastelbell Castle , still state-owned but administrated by the “Kuratorium Schloß Kastelbell Gen.m.b.H.”.
The oldest frescos of all German-speaking countries were painted in 770 and were found in the little church of St. Prokulus in Naturns.
Sacred art from Latsch is exhibited in the vaulted chambers of the old hospital with particular attention paid to the works of Jörg Lederer.
A menhir stone from the 3rd millennium B.C. can be admired in the near church “Bichlkirche”. The chapel of St. Stefan near Montani Castle shelters frescos from the Lombardic and Swabian area.

The Monastery Marienberg over Burgeis village shelters a unique monument of Romanic art . The frescos in the crypt from the years 1175 and 1180 were completely uncovered not before 1980.
Worth being seen are also the Romanic frescos with strong Byzantine character in the St. Jakob chapel between Glurns and Lichtenberg. It is owned by the Rizzis who restored it exemplarily. It was inaugurated in 1996.
One of the most imposing and best-preserved fortifications of South Tyrol rises up above Schluderns - the Churburg Castle . It was built in 1253 by the bishops of Chur (Switzerland). The world-famous Hall of Arms contains precious, artistically crafted arms and armour that were custom made for the castle's proprietors throughout the ages. It is the largest private collection of armaments of this kind.

 

 
 
 
     
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