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England / Cornwall - Tintagel by Michael.Kemper

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England / Cornwall - Tintagel

England / Cornwall - Tintagel

Tintagel Castle (Cornish: Dintagel) is a medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island adjacent to the village of Tintagel, North Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The site was possibly occupied in the Romano-British period, as an array of artefacts dating to this period have been found on the peninsula, but as yet no Roman era structure has been proven to have existed there. It was settled during the early medieval period, when it was probably one of the seasonal residences of the regional king of Dumnonia. A castle was built on the site by Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall in the 13th century, during the later medieval period. It later fell into disrepair and ruin.

Archaeological investigation into the site began in the 19th century as it became a tourist attraction, with visitors coming to see the ruins of Richard's castle. In the 1930s, excavations revealed significant traces of a much earlier high status settlement, which had trading links with the Mediterranean during the Late Roman period.

The castle has a long association with legends related to King Arthur. This began in the 12th century when Geoffrey of Monmouth described Tintagel as the place of Arthur's conception in his fictionalized account of British history, the Historia Regum Britanniae. Geoffrey told the story that Arthur's father, King Uther Pendragon, was disguised by Merlin's sorcery to look like Gorlois, Duke of Cornwall, the husband of Igraine, Arthur's mother.

Tintagel Castle has been a tourist destination since the mid-19th century. Owned by Charles, Prince of Wales as part of the landholdings of the Duchy of Cornwall, the site is managed by English Heritage.

In the 1st century AD, southern Britain was invaded and occupied by the Roman Empire. The territory of modern Cornwall was assigned to the Roman administrative region of civitas Dumnoniorum, named after the local British tribal group whom the Romans called the Dumnonii. At the time, this south-westerly point of Britain was "remote, under-populated... and therefore also unimportant [to the Roman authorities] until, during the 3rd century AD, the local tin-streaming industry attracted attention." Archaeologists know of five milestones or route-markers in Cornwall erected in the Romano-British period. Two of these are in the vicinity of Tintagel, indicating that a road passed through the locality.

Cornish historian and archaeologist Charles Thomas noted in 1993: "So far, no structure excavated on [Tintagel] Island... can be put forward as a Roman-period settlement, native-peasant or otherwise." Despite this, a quantity of apparently Romano-British pottery has been unearthed on the site, as has a Roman-style drawstring leather purse containing ten low denomination Roman coins dating between the reigns of Tetricus I (270–272) and Constantius II (337–361). This suggests that "at face-value... either the Island or the landward area of the later Castle (or both...) formed the scene of third-fourth century habitation" even if no evidence has been found of any buildings dating from this period.

Roman control collapsed in southern Britain following the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the early 5th century and it split into various different kingdoms, each with its own respective chief or king. The former Roman district of civitas Dumnoniorum apparently became the Kingdom of Dumnonia, which would have been ruled over by its own monarchy during this early medieval period between the 5th and 8th centuries. It was in this regional background that settlement continued at Tintagel Castle, with the creation of what is known by archaeologists as Period II of the site. However, there has been some dispute amongst archaeologists as to what the site of Tintagel Island was used for in this period. In the mid-20th century, it was typically thought that there was an early Christian monastery on the site, but "since about 1980... [this] thesis... has... had to be abandoned", with archaeologists now believing that it was instead an elite settlement inhabited by a powerful local warlord or even Dumnonian royalty.

Devon archaeologist Ralegh Radford excavated at the site from 1933 through to 1938, and he pioneered the hypothesis that Tintagel Castle had been a monastery during Period II. He came to this conclusion based upon some similarities in the structures of the early medieval elements of Tintagel Castle and the 7th-century monastery at the site of Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire.

Archaeologists no longer accept this viewpoint, however. Instead, they now believe that this was an elite settlement in the early medieval period that was inhabited by Dumnonian royalty and their entourage. Archaeologist and historian Charles Thomas believed that they did not stay at Tintagel year-round but that they moved around: "A typical king with his family, relatives, dependants, resident hostages, officials and court-followers, and a private militia or war-band—in all, probably between a hundred and three hundred souls at least—moved around with his cumbersome entourage; at least, when not busy with inter-tribal campaigning or in repelling invaders and raiders." The site was also made more defensible during this period with a large ditch at the entrance to the peninsula, leaving only a narrow trackway that had to be traversed by anyone approaching the peninsula.

Various luxury items dating from this period have been found at the site, namely African and Phocaean red slip, which had been traded all the way from the Mediterranean. Examining this pottery, Charles Thomas remarked that "the quantity of imported pottery from Tintagel [was]... dramatically greater than that from any other single site dated to about 450–600 in either Britain or Ireland". Carrying on from this, he noted that the quantity of imported pottery from Tintagel was "larger than the combined total of all such pottery from all known sites [of this period in Britain and Ireland]; and, given that only about 5 per cent of the Island's accessible surface has been excavated or examined, the original total of imports may well have been on a scale of one or more complete shiploads, with individual ships perhaps carrying a cargo of six or seven hundred amphorae." This evidence led him to believe that Tintagel was a site where ships docked to deposit their cargo from southern Europe in the early medieval period.

In 1225, Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall traded with Gervase de Tintagel, swapping the land of Merthen (originally part of the manor of Winnianton) for Tintagel Castle. A castle was built on the site by Earl Richard in 1233 to establish a connection with the Arthurian legends that were associated by Geoffrey of Monmouth with the area and because it was seen as the traditional place for Cornish kings. The castle was built in a more old-fashioned style for the time to make it appear more ancient. However, the dating to the period of Earl Richard has superseded Ralegh Radford's interpretation which attributed the earliest elements of the castle to Earl Reginald de Dunstanville and later elements to Earl Richard. Sidney Toy suggests an earlier period of construction in Castles: a short history of fortifications from 1600 B.C. to A. D. 1600 (London: Heinemann, 1939).

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter was appointed constable of Tintagel Castle in 1389. After Richard, the following Earls of Cornwall were not interested in the castle, and it was left to the High Sheriff of Cornwall. Parts of the accommodation were used as a prison and the land was let as pasture. The castle became more dilapidated, and the roof was removed from the Great Hall in the 1330s. Thereafter, the castle became more and more ruinous and there was progressive damage from the erosion of the isthmus that joined the castle to the mainland. John Leland visited in the early 1540s and found that a makeshift bridge of tree trunks gave access to the Island. England was threatened with invasion from Spain in the 1580s, and the defences were strengthened at the Iron Gate. The manor of Tintagel was among those seized by the Commonwealth government of the 1650s as Duchy of Cornwall property, returning to the Duchy in 1660. The letting for sheep pasture continued until the 19th century.

There was a fascination with the Arthurian legends during the Victorian era, and the ruins of the castle became a tourist destination. The modern day village of Tintagel was known as Trevena until the 1850s when it was found convenient by the Post Office to use the name of the parish rather than the name of the village. Tintagel is only the name of the headland; Tintagel Head itself is the extreme southwest point of Castle Island and the castle ruins are partly on the 'island' and partly on the adjoining mainland. The head of the island pointing out to sea is Pen Diu (Cornish: Penn Du "Black Head").

The Rev. R. B. Kinsman (d. 1894) was honorary constable and built the courtyard wall and a guide was employed to conduct visitors into the castle. Until his time, the steps were unsafe on either side of the isthmus, though the plateau could be reached by those who grazed sheep there. From 1870, a lead mine was worked for a short time near Merlin's Cave. In the 20th century, the site was maintained by the Office of Works and its successors (from 1929 onwards). In 1975, the access across the isthmus was improved by the installation of a wooden bridge.

In the late 19th and early 20th century, nothing had been excavated except the chapel, and so ideas were given currency such as the garden being a cemetery and King Arthur's Footprint being a place for King Arthur to leap to the mainland. "King Arthur's Footprint" is a hollow in the rock at the highest point of Tintagel Island's southern side. It is not entirely natural, having been shaped by human hands at some stage.[20] It may have been used for the inauguration of kings or chieftains, as the site has a long history stretching back to the Dark Ages.

In 1999 there was some controversy regarding Tintagel Castle and other sites in Cornwall under the management of English Heritage. Members of the pressure group Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament removed several signs because they objected to the use of the name "English Heritage", stating that Cornwall is rightfully a nation on its own. Three men involved in removing the signs were bound over for a year for £500 each and to pay English Heritage £4,500 compensation.

Over three months in 2015–16, artist Peter Graham carved a foot-high bearded face representing Merlin into a rock near a cave known as "Merlin's cave" (after its mention in Tennyson's Idylls of the King). This was done as part of a project by English Heritage to "reimagine Tintagel's history and legends across the island site". The project also includes a larger-than-life statue of King Arthur (by Rubin Eynon) and a compass sculpture referencing the Round Table. A local councillor accused English Heritage of degrading the site's archaeology and landscape, although many local people are content with the image. Plans for a cantilevered steel footbridge to link Tintagel Island and the mainland, designed (by Ney & Partners and William Matthews Associates) to evoke Arthur's sword, were approved in 2017 and the bridge is due to open in spring 2019.

Tintagel is one of English Heritage's top five attractions, with around 200,000 visitors a year and up to 3,000 a day in the peak summer season. According to figures released by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, 246,039 people visited Tintagel Castle in 2017.

The castle has a long association with the Arthurian legends, being first associated with King Arthur by Welshman Geoffrey of Monmouth in his book the Historia Regum Britanniae ("History of the Kings of Britain'"), written circa 1135–38, which includes a detailed account of the legend. According to Geoffrey and the legend, Arthur's father was Uther Pendragon, the king of all Britain. He goes to war against Gorlois, the Duke of Cornwall, to capture Gorlois' wife Igraine, with whom Uther has fallen in love. Gorlois defends himself against Uther's armies at his fort of Dimilioc, but he sends Igraine to stay safely within Tintagel Castle which is his most secure refuge, according to the legend and the Historia Regum Britanniae. Uther besieges Dimilioc, telling his friend Ulfin how he loves Igraine, but Ulfin replies that it would be impossible to take Tintagel, for "it is right by the sea, and surrounded by the sea on all sides; and there is no other way into it, except that provided by a narrow rocky passage—and there, three armed warriors could forbid all entry, even if you took up your stand with the whole of Britain behind you." Geoffrey of Monmouth's story goes on to explain how the wizard Merlin is summoned and magically changes Uther's appearance to that of Gorlois to help get them into Tintagel Castle, while also changing his own and Ulfin's appearances to those of two of Gorlois's companions. Disguised thus, they are able to enter Tintagel where Uther goes to Igraine, and "in that night was the most famous of men, Arthur, conceived."

Geoffrey's History mentions Tintagel Castle as the site of Arthur's conception, but "it nowhere claims that Arthur was born at Tintagel, or that he ever visited the place in later life, or that in any sense the stronghold became his property when he was king." However, the legend and the book continued to become hugely popular, spreading across Britain in the Late Medieval period, when more Arthurian texts were produced, many of them continuing to propagate the idea that Arthur himself was actually born at Tintagel. There is now a footpath from the site to Cadbury Castle in Somerset called Arthur's Way.

However, many continue to argue against these legends. For example, archaeologist C.A. Ralegh Radford refused to believe in the legend and all of the associations, declaring in 1935 that "no concrete evidence whatsoever has yet been found to support the legendary connection of the Castle with King Arthur". Charles Thomas, a specialist in Cornish history, was unable to find solid links, mainly due to the fact that legends and stories would have been handed down only verbally during this period. Thomas stated in 1993 that "there simply is no independently attested connection in early Cornish folklore locating Arthur, at any age or in any capacity, at Tintagel."[35] Many others disagree,[who?] maintaining that the legendary figure would essentially have been an Early Medieval British leader, involved in fighting the migrating Anglo-Saxons who were settling in Britain at that time. A stone was found at Tintagel bearing the inscription PATERN[--] COLI AVI FICIT ARTOGNOU , and it has been claimed by some to provide evidence for a historical Arthur, but most historians reject this view.

Tintagel is used as a locus for the Arthurian mythos by the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson in the poem Idylls of the King. Letitia Elizabeth Landon's poem A Legend of Tintagel Castle (1832) is another variation on the story of Lancelot and Elaine. Algernon Charles Swinburne's Tristram of Lyonesse is a literary version of the Tristan and Iseult legend in which some events are set at Tintagel. Thomas Hardy's The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall at Tintagel in Lyonnesse, a one-act play which was published in 1923, is another version of the same legend with events set at Tintagel (the book includes an imaginary drawing of Tintagel Castle at the period).

In the 1930s, it was decided to begin a major archaeological excavation at the site, and so HM Office of Works employed Devon archaeologist Courtenay Arthur Ralegh Radford (1900–1999) to work as site director. He had been employed as the Inspector of Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire from 1929 and 1934, and from 1936 was Director of the British School at Rome. Excavation began in 1933, and in 1935 Ralegh Radford wrote an interim report and a guidebook entitled Tintagel Castle, published by H. M. Stationery Office. The excavators employed former quarry workers (the last Tintagel cliff quarry was closed in 1937) who worked under a trained foreman. They were instructed to clear the land on the Island, following and exposing any walling that they came across and keeping any finds. Excavation was forced to cease in 1939 due to the outbreak of the Second World War. Radford was required to take part in the war effort abroad, and many of the original site reports were destroyed when his house in Exeter was bombed by the Luftwaffe during the conflict.

In the mid-1980s, a fire on Tintagel Island led to considerable erosion of the topsoil, and many more building foundations could be seen than those recorded by Ralegh Radford.[40] In 1998, the "Artognou stone", a slate stone bearing an incised inscription in Latin, was discovered on the island, demonstrating that Latin literacy survived in this region after the collapse of Roman Britain.

Excavations during the summer of 2016 found the remains of various Dark Ages structures including well-constructed buildings of relatively large size dated to the 5th and 6th centuries, with pottery and glass finds indicating that the people who lived at Tintagel were of an elite status, drinking wine imported from the eastern Mediterranean and using food vessels from North Africa and Gaul. In 2017, archaeologists discovered at the castle a 7th century slate window ledge inscribed with a mix of Latin, Greek and Celtic words, names and symbols.

(Wikipedia)

Die Burg Tintagel [tɪnˈtædʒəɫ] (englisch: Tintagel Castle, Kornisch: Kastell Dintagell = Festung des schmalen Zugangs) liegt auf einer Halbinsel an der Westküste Cornwalls, nicht weit vom Dorf Tintagel entfernt. Zu ihr führen steile Zu- und Abgänge, sie ist nur durch eine schmale Landzunge mit dem Festland verbunden. In der Sage wird sie mit der Zeugung des mythischen König Artus (englisch: Arthur) verbunden.

Nach der Artussage, die im Wesentlichen von Geoffrey von Monmouth in den 1130er Jahren verfasst wurde, fand in Tintagel die Zeugung von König Artus statt. In den Tagen von Uther Pendragon gehörte die Burg Tintagel demnach einem gewissen Gorlois, dem Herzog von Cornwall. Hier versteckte Gorlois seine Frau, Igraine, die Uther für sich selbst begehrte. Um sich unbemerkt Igraine nähern zu können, verlieh Merlin ihm das Aussehen des Herzogs. Der Plan ging auf, und Igraine empfing den späteren König Artus.

In der Tristan-Sage ist Tintagel die Burg König Markes und ein wichtiger Handlungsschauplatz.

In Tintagel finden sich kaum Hinweise auf vorrömische und römerzeitliche Besiedlung. Möglicherweise existierte in römischer Zeit eine an Tintagel vorbeiführende Handelsroute, worauf zwei römische Meilensteine aus der Umgebung hinweisen könnten.

Erste ältere Grabungen fanden unter C. A. Ralegh Radford (Ministry of Works) in den 1930er Jahren statt. Lagen die Schwerpunkte zuerst auf der "Suche nach König Artus", fand schließlich durch Radford eine Neuinterpretation des Ortes als einer "frühchristlichen keltischen Klosteranlage" des 5. – 8. Jahrhunderts statt.

Neuere Grabungen zwischen 1990 und 1999 lassen aufgrund der großen Fülle und hohen Qualität des gefundenen Importmaterials (z. T. aus dem östlichen Mittelmeerraum und Spanien) und der angetroffenen Gebäudestrukturen inzwischen eher auf einen bedeutenden "Fürstensitz" mit zentralörtlicher Funktion schließen, der vermutlich ab der Mitte des 5. Jahrhunderts bis Anfang des 7. Jahrhunderts bestand und in dem man sich bemühte, an römisch-antiken Traditionen sowie an Kontakten zum Mittelmeerraum festzuhalten.

Ein 1998 ausgegrabenes Bruchstück eines Schiefergesteins mit spätantiker lateinischer Inschrift ("PATER … COLIAVIFICIT … ARTOgNOV … COLI FICIT") weist dabei wohl weniger auf die Anwesenheit des mythischen Königs Artus hin, als vielmehr auf den Fortbestand lateinischer Schrift und spätantiker Kultur in Südengland.

Im Mai 1233 erwarb Richard von Cornwall, ein jüngerer Bruder des englischen Königs Heinrich III., die Burgstelle im Tausch gegen drei seiner Landgüter. Wohl inspiriert durch die im 12. Jahrhundert verfasste Artus-Legende ließ er eine neue Burg errichten. Richard von Cornwall war 1227 zum Earl of Cornwall ernannt worden und wollte wohl seine Herrschaft in Südwestengland festigen, indem er sich auf die Tradition des durch die Legende damals populären Artus berief. Die kleine und nur relativ schwach befestigte Anlage lag abseits der mittelalterlichen Handelswege und Schifffahrtsverbindungen, wodurch sie nur geringen militärischen und strategischen Wert besaß. Richard von Cornwall nutzte die Burg auch nur selten. 1242 empfing er den walisischen Fürsten Dafydd ap Llywelyn in der Burg. Schon bald nach ihrer Erbauung galten die Mauern der exponiert gelegenen Burg jedoch als instabil, und 1337 wurde sie als verfallen bezeichnet. Der Thronfolger Edward of Woodstock, der 1337 zum Duke of Cornwall erhoben worden war, ließ die Burg wiederherstellen und die hochmittelalterliche Wohnhalle durch kleinere Gebäude ersetzen. Ende des 14. Jahrhunderts wurde die Anlage als Gefängnis für hochrangige Gefangene genutzt. 1583 wurde empfohlen, die Halbinsel gegen Angriffe von See her zu befestigen, doch bereits vor 1600 war die Burg endgültig verlassen und verfiel.

Von der frühmittelalterlichen Anlage sind kaum Reste erhalten, da die Anlage durch die hochmittelalterliche Burg überbaut wurde. Vor der Burg befinden sich noch weitere Erdwälle, deren Entstehungszeitraum nicht genau bekannt ist. Die hochmittelalterliche Burg bestand aus einer Vorburg auf dem Festland und der auf der vorgelagerten Halbinsel gelegenen Hauptburg, die durch eine schmale Landbrücke mit dem Festland verbunden ist. Die Vorburg war wiederum in einen unteren und in einen oberen, auf einer Klippe gelegenen Hof unterteilt. Der untere Hof diente als Zugang zur Burg, während der obere Burghof verschiedene kleinere Gebäude enthielt. Von dem unteren Burghof aus führte auch der Zugang zur Hauptburg. Dieser Zugang war durch einen Graben, der bereits im Frühmittelalter angelegt worden war, und wahrscheinlich durch ein hochmittelalterliches Torhaus befestigt, von dem jedoch wegen der Küstenerosion keine Reste mehr erhalten sind. Heute sind von der Burg nur noch wenige Mauerreste erhalten. Aufgrund ihrer Lage war die Anlage nur klein, dazu waren die Mauern im Vergleich zu anderen mittelalterlichen Anlagen schmal. Die Hauptburg enthielt eine Wohnhalle, die auf einer künstlich angelegten Terrasse angelegt wurde, sowie weitere Wohnräume. Am nördlichen Ende der Halbinsel befanden sich im Hochmittelalter weitere Gebäude, darunter ein rundes, wohl als Kornspeicher genutztes Bauwerk. Dieses belegt, dass die kleine Halbinsel im Hochmittelalter vermutlich zeitweilig landwirtschaftlich genutzt wurde. Auf dem höchsten Punkt der Halbinsel befand sich eine Kapelle, die St Juliot, einem lokalen Heiligen geweiht war. Die vorhandenen Mauerreste wurden offensichtlich zusammen mit der hochmittelalterlichen Burg errichtet, doch die separate Lage sowie mehrere in den Felsgrund gehauene Gräber deuten darauf hin, dass der Ursprung der Kapelle wesentlich älter ist. Um die Kapelle befinden sich die Reste von mehreren Gebäuden, die offensichtlich zu verschiedenen Zeiten errichtet wurden. Nördlich der Hauptburg befindet sich die einzige Anlegemöglichkeit der Halbinsel, die durch eine Mauer mit einem Tor, dem sogenannten Iron Gate gesichert war.

Sowohl auf dem Gelände der Vorburg wie vor allem auf dem Gelände der Hauptburg wurden bei Ausgrabungen Scherben von frühmittelalterlichen Tongefäßen gefunden, die ursprünglich aus dem Mittelmeerraum stammten. Das Zentrum der frühmittelalterlichen Anlage befand sich wahrscheinlich auf dem Gelände der hochmittelalterlichen Hauptburg, da dort besonders viele Tonscherben gefunden wurden. Auf dem weiteren Gelände der Halbinsel befinden sich jedoch Überreste von frühmittelalterlichen, rechteckigen Hütten, von denen die meisten anscheinend nur als vorübergehende Wohnungen dienten. Einige Mauern dieser Hütten wurden nach Ausgrabungen in den 1930er Jahren wiederhergestellt, die meisten Überreste wurden jedoch durch einen Waldbrand 1983 freigelegt.

(Wikipedia)

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Three-Church-tour at Salò

Drei-Kirchen-Rundgang bei Salò

Lake Garda has a lot to offer in cultural terms. Near Salò in south Lake Garda, you can combine visits to various places of pilgrimage on a wonderful hike while enjoying the beautiful surroundings.

The three-church tour runs over a nine-kilometre contemplative hiking trail. It leads through the typical landscape of southern Lake Garda to the three churches of pilgrimage of Sanctuary Madonna del Rio, Santuario della Madonna di Buon Consiglio and Santuario San Bartolomeo.

The hike starts just before the town of Renzano. Here, you can park the car and reach your first destination: the village of Renzano. In the village of Renzano, path number 16 begins, which leads to the first place of pilgrimage Madonna del Rio. The wild, yellow-painted church dates from the 18th century. At that time, the Virgin Mary appeared in a nearby grotto and left her footprints in white stone. These impressions are still testimony to the miraculous event. To the left of the church, a forest path takes you to a lovely waterfall.

The second stage leads through the woods, past the villages of Milordino and Milord, to Bagnolo with the picturesque, cypress-surrounded Sanctuary of the Madonna di Buon Consiglio at 516 metres.

You reach the third and last destination via path 17b. First, it goes to the Passo della Stacca at 458 metres. Then you follow the number 17 towards Bassa Via del Garda to Gardesina and the stone Santuario San Bartolomeo at 480 metres.

Just below the church, path number 17 leads through olive groves to the Gardesana Occidentale, where it goes back to the starting point. Overall, this, not to be underestimated, circular walk with reflection factor, can be hiked in 4.5 hours.

(garda-see.com)

Der Gardasee hat in kultureller Hinsicht vieles zu bieten. Am südlichen Gardasee bei Salò können Sie die Besichtigung verschiedener Wallfahrtsorte bei einer herrlichen Wanderung kombinieren und gleichzeitig die wunderschöne Gegend genießen.

Der Drei-Kirchen-Rundgang in Salò verläuft über einen neun Kilometer langen beschaulichen Wanderweg. Dieser führt durch die typische Landschaft am südlichen Gardasee zu den drei Wallfahrtskirchen Santuario Madonna del Rio, Santuario della Madonna di Buon Consiglio und Santuario San Bartolomeo.

Die Wanderung beginnt kurz vor dem Ort Renzano. Hier kann das Auto geparkt und gleich das erste Ziel angesteuert werden: das Dorf Renzano. Dort beginnt der Weg Nr. 16, der bis zum ersten Wallfahrtsort Madonna del Rio führt. Die wild umwachsene, gelb getünchte Kirche stammt aus dem 18. Jahrhundert. Damals soll in einer nahegelegenen Grotte die Gottesmutter Maria erschienen sein und ihre Fußabdrücke in weißem Stein hinterlassen haben. Diese Abdrücke sollen noch heute Zeugnis über das wundersame Ereignis ablegen. Links von der Kirche bringt ein Waldweg zum Wasserfall des Ortes.

Die zweite Etappe führt durch den Wald, vorbei an den Ortschaften Milordino und Milord, nach Bagnolo mit dem malerischen, von Zypressen umgebenen Santuario della Madonna di Buon Consiglio auf 516 Metern.

Das dritte und letzte Ziel kann über den Weg 17b erreicht werden. Zunächst geht es zum Passo della Stacca auf 458 Metern. Danach geht es der Nr. 17 folgend weiter Richtung Bassa Via del Garda bis nach Gardesina und dem steinernen Santuario San Bartolomeo auf 480 Metern.

Direkt unter der Kirche führt der Weg Nr. 17 durch Olivenhaine bis auf die Gardesana Occidentale von der es wieder zurück zum Ausgangspunkt geht. Insgesamt kann diese, nicht zu unterschätzende, Rundwanderung mit Besinnungsfaktor in 4,5 Stunden erwandert werden.

(garda-see.com)

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South African Party Romantic Couple Havercourt Belsize Park London March 2001

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South African Party Romantic Couple Havercourt Belsize Park London March 2001

Siso South African Party Havercourt London Nelson Mandela March 2001 014 DJ Wala by photographer695

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Siso South African Party Havercourt London Nelson Mandela March 2001 014 DJ Wala

South African Nurses Party with Mpumi Zimbabwean DJ Wala & Nelson Mandela Havercourt Belsize Park London March 2001

South African Nurses Party with Zimbabwean DJ Wala RIP & Nelson Mandela Havercourt Belsize Park London March 2001 015 by photographer695

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South African Nurses Party with Zimbabwean DJ Wala RIP & Nelson Mandela Havercourt Belsize Park London March 2001

Siso South African Party Havercourt London Nelson Mandela March 2001 008 by photographer695

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South African Nurses Party with Mpumi Zimbabwean DJ Wala & Nelson Mandela Havercourt Belsize Park London March 2001

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Siso South African Party Havercourt London Nelson Mandela March 2001 010

South African Nurses Party with Mpumi Zimbabwean DJ Wala & Nelson Mandela Havercourt Belsize Park London March 2001

Siso South African Party Havercourt London Nelson Mandela March 2001 009 by photographer695

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Siso South African Party Havercourt London Nelson Mandela March 2001 009

South African Nurses Party with Mpumi Zimbabwean DJ Wala & Nelson Mandela Havercourt Belsize Park London March 2001

Orchideenmesse by Daniel auf Weltreise

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Orchideenmesse

Dieses Foto entstand auf der diesjährigen Orchideenmesse in Neu-Ulm im Edwin-Scharff-Haus.

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