Josef Runggaldier commissioned this parish in 1900 to honour St. Joseph as a sign of his gratitude after having survived an accident whilst working in the woods. A painting inside the church depicts the episode. The extension project was stopped in 1979. However, a new church was started in 1981 and consecrated in 1984.
Visit the cribs exhibition. Wonder at the depictions of Mary and Joseph looking for somewhere to stay, of Baby Jesus’s birth in the cave, the flight from Egypt and… a mountainous landscape. The nativity scene measures 10 m2 in length and sets the scene of peaceful and calm lights and sounds. Children love nativity scenes rich in detail.
A unique experience. Large parking space.
Exclusive wood carvings made in our own workshops. Christs, Holy Figures, angels, ornaments, animals, secular figures and the popular Original Kostner, Pema, Mahlknecht and Rainell Nativities.
The artist painter from Ortisei Christian Stl create portraits and contemporary art painting.
St. Anthony’s Chapel built in 1673 and situated on the main square in Ortisei/St. Ulrich is a popular photo motif thanks to its simple and unadorned style and roof turret.
It features an altar painting depicting St. Anthony from Padua, by the Swiss painter Melchior Deschwanden.
The beautiful Romanesque church, dedicated to St. Leonard, was built around the 13th century. Its main altar dates back to the 18th century.
Flavio Senoner │Contemporary art
Rhythm, structure and arrangement in natural materials as wood and plaster are essential for Flavio Senoner to compose his works. He studied at the Art Academy in Florence, Barnet Art and Design London and graduated from the Art Academy of Brera in Milan. He lives and works in Ortisei, Italy.
Peter Demetz touched me with his small, big, incredibly authentic pictures.
I regard the rooms as a kind of adjacent rooms or parallel worlds. They are imaginary and real at the same time; they do exist and are a conscious or an unconscious attempt – the latter seems more likely to me - to draw me over to his world. I will allow it as I long for the bitter aftertaste which his created worlds leave on my tongue.
Bruno Raetsch
Eric follows his own itinerary – an original approach that’s somewhere between tradition and innovation.To give voice to his poetry, he uses a language that’s measured and stripped down to the essential, concentrating on the human figure, though never on its body or physical appearance.
The Holy Cross Chapel, built in 1755 in Rasciesa di Fuori (over 2200 m) is also worth a visit. The chapel was restored in summer 2012.
The chapel is located at Resciesa and can only be reached on foot in about 45 minutes, starting from the top station of the Resciesa funicular. It is a flat and easily walkable trail suitable for the whole family.
The art of wood carving in Val Gardena
The art of artistic wood carving in Val Gardena in Trentino Alto Adige has been a tradition for centuries. Born into a family of sculptors, the Val Gardena's artist, Filip Piccolruaz, cultivates this tradition with much love and skill, handing down his knowledge and expertise teaching younger at the art institutes, academies, sculpture schools or associations. His great creativity leads him to explore new paths, so starts to work with different materials: wood, bronze, stone, metal, glass, even snow and ice. His works range from sacred art, to profane, to human or animal figures, but also portraits and modern sculptures. His creations are always unique pieces conceived following his own designs or interpreting the ideas of his clients without betraying his artistic freedom. Filip's works are praised by the Bolzano Chamber of Commerce brand "Entirely Hand Carved" which grant protection to the wood sculptors and carvers and certify the authenticity and originality of works, as well fully handmade.
Museum Gröden - Museum Gherdëina
A two-storey building in the centre of Ortisei offers an all-inclusive view of local wood-carving handicraft, archaeology, geology and life-style. Discover the evolution of Val Gardena, where the earliest human settlements date back to more than 10,000 years ago. 280 million year-old plants and sea creatures were found in the valley, including the extraordinary Ichthyosaur fossil found in Seceda. The museum also houses a collection of ancient wooden toys and, since 2004, has displayed the art legacy left by Luis Trenker, an acclaimed local mountaineer, actor and mountain film director. Valuable items, such as the painted cloth from San Giacomo, which was used to cover the Cross during Lent, and the Sëurasas summit cross are included in the museum’s collection. A multi-media exhibition shows a late Medieval bedroom from Bierjun farm which features rare red chalk drawings dating back to 1490.
The big “farm map” shows the currently existing sites of rural architecture in Val Gardena.
Categories: Geology, Ladinia, Animals, Minerals, Archaelogy, Sacred art, Wood-carving, Farmer, Baroque, Butterflies, culture, Cribs, Toys, Middle Ages, Etnography
closed 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January
Contemporary art gallery
Moroder molds the uniqueness of his unmistakable creations using his personal, refined mixtures, in a continuous, wondrous, captivating crescendo of artistic elegance, a poetic union of perfect anatomy and romantic poses modeled in the finest classicism of the contemporary art world.
LumAlpina – Lamps, wine racks and artifacts made of ancient wood and roots of the Dolomites Visit my showroom!
My name is Eugen, I was born and raised in Val Gardena, where I live with my family.
My passion: Making exclusive luminaries out of natural wood with roots or beams from old Tirolean farmsteads.
Each unique piece has its own special story related to our beautiful alpine mountains.
In our business "Ce bon" we sell South Tyrolean quality products. All our products are produced in South Tyrol and the ingredients in the products come exclusively from South Tyrol, grown up by local farmers.
Although Simon was used to handle wood, this task permitted him to rediscover it in a completely new way. Thanks to the experience of being a self – taught person, he learned to appreciate the characteristics of wood as a raw material. The most amazing part/point of the work is the fact that every piece of art is surprisingly unique.
THE DOLL MOTHER JUDITH SOTRIFFER
THE LOVE OF WOOD CAME ALREADY IN THE CRADLE IN HER WORKSHOP SHE REPRODUCES THE SMALL „ DOLL LADYS“
Opening on request.
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Made with Love in DOLOMITES Val Gardena:
Original doll from Val Gardena - reproduction of old wooden toys
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The monument is near the parish church square in Ortisei. It was built in memory of Johann Baptist Purger (1805-1872), the mayor who fought for the construction of the Val Gardena Road from Ponte Gardena to Ortisei.
Fair trade craftwork, clothing and food
The monument is located along the path named after him. It is dedicated to "Bera Luis", the famous local actor, director, writer and passionate mountaineer who successfully conveyed his love for the mountains to his vast audience.
Luis Trenker was born in Ortisei on October 4th 1892, and died in Bolzano on April 12th 1990, at the age of 97. He was buried in the family tomb in the cemetery of Ortisei.
During his school days he worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor. He studied architecture in Vienna and Graz and opened an architectural office in Bolzano, which he had to close shortly after because his degree was not recognized in Italy.
For this he worked as an artist and lived in Berlin from 1927 to 1940.
His first contact with film came in 1921, when he was hired as a mountain guide for the film "Berg des Schicksals" (Mountain of Destiny). When the director realized that the lead actor was unable to climb, Trenker took on the lead role. Other films followed in quick succession, initially as an actor, then also as director and screenwriter. Not only mountain films, but also adventure films, comedies, thrillers, and historical films.
In addition to his films, Luis Trenker also published a number of novels, articles and accounts of his experiences.
In the last years of his life, Trenker also fought for environmental protection and nature conservation.
The most known films:
Struggle for the Matterhorn (1928)
Mountains on fire (1931)
The Rebel (1932)
The prodigal son (1934)
The mountain calls (1938)
Monte Miracolo (1943)
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