CHAPTER X.
NORTH TIROL—OBERINNTHAL.
[INNSBRUCK TO ZIRL AND SCHARNITZ—INNSBRUCK TO THE LISENS-FERNER.]
Excursions from Innsbruck—Mühlau; new church; Baronin Sternbach—Judgment of Frau Hütt—Büchsenhausen—Weierburg—Mariä-Brunn—Hottingen; monuments in the Friedhof—Schloss Lichtenthurm—The Höttingerbild; the student’s Madonna; stalactites—Excursion to Zirl—Grossen Herr-Gott Strasse—Kranebitten—The Schwefelloch—The Hundskapelle—The Zirlerchristen—Gross Solstein—The Martinswand; danger of the Emperor Maximilian; Collin’s ballad; who led the Kaiser astray?—His importance in Europe; efforts to rescue him; the Blessed Sacrament visits him; unknown deliverer—Martinsbühl—Traditions of Kaiser Max—Zirl—Fragenstein; its hidden treasure—Leiten—Reit—Seefeld—The Heilige Blutskapelle—The Seekapelle—Scharnitz—Isarthal—Porta Klaudia—Dirstenöhl—The beggar-woman’s prayer; vision of the peasant of Dorf 310
Unter-Perfuss—Selrainthal—The Melach—Rothenbrunn—Fatscherthal—The Hohe Villerspitz—Sonnenberg—Magdalenen-Bründl—Character of the Selrainthalers—Ober-Perfuss; Peter Anich—Kematen—Völs; the Blasienberg; S. Jodok—The Galwiese—The Schwarze-Kreuzkapelle; Hölzl’s vow—Ferneck—Berg Isel—Noise of the rifle practice—Count v. Stachel—Natters and Mutters—Waidburg—The Nockspitze—Götzens—Schloss Völlenberg; Oswald v. Wolkenstein—Birgitz—Axams—The Sendersthal 329
CHAPTER XI.
WÄLSCH-TIROL.
[THE WÄLSCHEROLISCHE-ETSCHTHAL AND ITS TRIBUTARY VALLEYS.]
Val di Lagarina—Borghetto—Ala—Roveredo—Surrounding castles—Dante at Lizzana—The Slavini di S. Marco—La Busa del Barbaz; its myths—Serravalle—Schloss Junk—The Madonna del Monte—Industries—Chapel of S. Columban—Trent, Festa of St. Vigilius; comparison between Trent and Rome; the Domkirche; its notabilia; Sta. Maria Maggiore; seat of the council; assenting crucifix; centenary celebration; legend of the organ-builder—Church of St. Peter; Chapel of S. Simonin; club; museum; Palazzi; Palazzo Zambelli, Teufelspalast; its legend; General Gallas—The Madonna alle Laste; view of Trent—Dos Trento—St. Ingenuin’s garden; St. Albuin’s apples—Lavis—French spoliation—Restitution—Wälsch Michel 340
Tributary valleys—Val di Non; Annaunia—Rochetta Pass Wälschmetz—Visiaun—Spaur Maggiore—Denno—Schloss Belasis—The Seidenbaum—Tobel Wild-see—Cles; Tavola Clesiana; Roman remains; the Schwarzen Felder—SS. Sisinus, Martyrius and Alexander—Val di Sole—Livo—Magras; Val di Rabbi; San Bernardo—Malè—Charles Quint’s visit—Pellizano—Val di Pejo—Cogolo—Corno de’ tre Signori—Val Vermiglio—Tonale; the witches’ sabbath there—Tregiovo—Cloz—U-Liebe Frau auf dem Gampen—Fondo—Sanzeno—Legend of the three brothers: mithraic bas-relief—The Tirolean Petrarch—St. Romediusthal; legend of St. Romedius; angelic consecration; conversion of the false penitents; extraordinary construction and arrangement of the building; romantic situation; fifteen centuries of uninterrupted veneration—Castel Thun; attachment of the people to the family; a Nonesade; aqueduct—Dombel; its Etruscan key; its import 358