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St. Valentin Church

St. Valentin

39040 St. Valentin/Seis am Schlern

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GUIDED VISITS: Although the chapel is normally closed to the public, guided tours of the chapel are on offer from the end of June to the beginning of September. Info and bookings at the Tourist Office Seis am Schlern +39 0471 707024.

General description

The St. Valentin church surrounded by meadows and fields, with the Schlern massif in the background, the small church of St. Valentin offers a real idyllic scene. The construction is of great historical and artistic value with precious frescos from the 14th and the 15th century. A peculiarity (among others): the painter has tried to include the local landscape as background in its representation of the three Kings.

Description to arrive at destination

St. Valentin church can be reached from Seis am Schlern via hiking trail no. 7.
A few steps after the post office on the main road, turn right towards St. Valentin. From here, the path leads uphill directly to the church. Take the same path back to the starting point. Alternatively, you can continue along hiking trail no. 7 to Kastelruth.

Parking

The church is not accessible by car, but only on foot.
There are various parking options in Seis am Schlern: an underground car park behind the Esso petrol station and the Seis bus station (chargeable) and an underground car park at the valley station of the Alpe di Siusi cable car (chargeable).

Shortdescription

The St. Valentin Church - Beauty and Love

Public transport

The starting point of hiking trail no. 7 to St. Valentin Church is easy to reach with the following public transport connections: Take bus no. 170 from Kastelruth or Völs am Schlern to the bus station in Seis am Schlern.

Recommended season

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