2024 Sept 20 Friday

San Candido

After a rest day, we were ready to explore. Thankfully the weather dawned with sun.

10:11 am to 3:54 pm. 5.75 miles, 15649 steps. Elevation +1147 feet. Partly cloudy with on and off light rain in the afternoon.

Richard’s Relive video is here: https://www.relive.cc/view/vevYp8MEByq                              

The morning was beautiful with the early sun peeking through the clouds and adding color to the skies.
This is our home at Egarterhof. The family lives on the ground floor, with three levels above them. Rooms have balconies on two sides. Our room is small but cozy, Sonnenblum (Sunflowers).
Today we plan to take advantage of good weather and walk to town. It is about 1000 feet down but there is a trail that Charlotte says will take about 30-40 minutes (we took about 90 minutes).
South Tyrol is bilingual with German and Italian, so villages and towns have two names. Some are similar (Bolzano and Bozen) but some are completely different (Innichen and San Candido). There doesn’t seem to be a consistent rule to list German or Italian first.
Numerous small waterfalls dot the mountain as we head down.
San Candido—our goal is to check out the town and hike.
The Innichen Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery founded in the 8th century. The church is dedicated to St. Candidus. It was rebuilt in the 12th-13th centuries and is considered to be the most important Romanesque building in Tyrol.
The architecture is old, but the figures of Jesus are newer.
Ancient frescoes above the altar.
It was most noon when the bells began ringing. Two churches next to each other—many bells. Click below to hear the symphony of bells.
The parochial Church of St. Michael is closed for restoration work, but still has a beautiful facade to admire.
The Church of San Francisco (and convent) dates from 1683-97. It has been renovated and now is called Baroque Tyrolese.
The high altar of the Church of San Francisco. Instead of marble, it features wood.
This marble altar at the back of the church features St. Francis.
This Persephone (representation) is at the back of the Church of St. Francis. According to the sign, it includes scenes of the adoration of the shepherds and king, the circumcision, the flight into Egypt, the death of the innocents, Jesus as a baby in the temple, and the miracle of Cana. Anything else?
Across San Candido is the very popular entertainment area called “Fun Bob.” There is mini golf, a cablecar, sleds, playgrounds, and a restaurant at the top.
The sleds come racing down the hill (but it says the rider can control the speed). When we were there, the sleds were very popular and there was a wait.
The chair lift has a cover but the legs are exposed.
The top has a view of the three peaks but different perspectives make the actual peaks difficult to discern.
It is beginning to rain now so we decide to take the quickest road home—riding the cablecar down and then a taxi back across town and up the mountain.
San Candido from the cablecar.
The animals are busy in the evening.
Our last evening view here at Egarterhof.

7 Responses

    1. It seems that no town is too small for a church. Our home at Egarterhof was always surprising us with picture perfect postcard scenes. It’s hard to top that!

  2. What a beautiful area you are visiting! I really like the interior of the church of San Francisco – not sure why but I like it better than the other churches you have posted. Maybe because it is not quite so ornate, but I also think the ceiling is very interesting the way it is built. And of course, the wood – like that too.

    1. I agree that the Church of San Francisco was beautiful. Although we weren’t there when people were present, it is obviously used. There was a convent attached as well. It’s so interesting how different all the churches are.

  3. Loved your pictures from this day! So much beauty around you. Didn’t see any restaurant pictures or views from the cable cars or sledding pictures from today!

    1. Actually, looking back it does look like you were on the cable car. Good for you, Jan! But no lunch at the restaurant at the top?
      Dan

      1. It was a beautiful day with lots of sights and we enjoyed the outdoors time. We did have a coffee at the restaurant, but had already enjoyed a picnic of bread, prosciutto, cheese, and apples before we began the trip up. In the interest of time (and the beginning of rain), I rode the cablecar down. I don’t know why it seems easier for me to ride down than up—maybe it’s because I know it’s almost over.