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seeing places in Selva Val Gardena - Selva
Gardena - Val Gardena - Dolomites-
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MUSEUM
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THE
GARDENA VALLEY MUSEUM
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The Val Gardena Local Heritage Museum exhibits
valuable collections in the Cesa di Ladins in
Ortisei with the following main attractions: wood
carving art of the last three centuries, old wooden
Val Gardena toys, picture collections of local
artists, prehistory of Val Gardena.
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here for more informations
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CHURCHS SELVA GARDENA
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PLACES
TO VISIT IN SELVA VAL GARDENA
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St.
Mary's Parish Church in Selva Gardena: The
19th century neo- Gothic nave was demolished
in 1988 and replaced by a modern octagonal structure.
The beautiful chancel dating back to 1670, however,
was preserved, complete with the painting of
the Madonna with Child by Lukas Cra-nach on
the high altar (now a copy). In 1503 Wilhelm
von Wolkenstein had a chapel dedicated to the
Virgin built here, which subsequently had to
be enlarged several times to cope with the large
numbers of people who came to this popular place
of pilgrimage - as they still do today. On the
outside wail of the sacristy there is a stone
painted with the coat of arms of the Counts
of Wolkenstein.
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St.
Sylvester's Chapel in Vallunga (Selva Gardena)
is an attractive little building located at
the beginning of the valley, just a few minutes'
walk from the car park. The religious origins
of the site are unknown, but since time immemorial
people have come from near and far to pray at
this chapel, which is dedicated to the patron
saint of cattle. Restoration work carried out
in 1993 revealed over 300-year-old frescoes
depicting the life of Jesus.
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At
the cemetery in Selva Gardena there is a memorial
chapel built in memory of the mountain-eers
who lost their lives in the Dolomites of Val
Gardena (like the legendary Emilio Comici in
1940). Their names are engraved for posterity
in the great brass book.
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The
ruins of Wolkensiein Castle (in Vallunga-Selva
Gardena) can be seen perched high up in the
steep Stevia Wall like an eagle's eyrie. From
the castie it is just a short climb up to the
top.
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Castel
Gardena ("Fischburg"), which straddles
the territorial boundary between Selva Gardena
and S. Cristina, was built as a summer castle
and hunting lodge. Although Renaissance in style,
its massive proportions are more reminiscent
of the medieval art of fortification. The castle
is not open to the public, but it is still worth
the walk to see the building from the outside.
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(Testi:
Guida turistica della Val Gardena 2002)
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