The church of the San Candido Monastery is known as the most beautiful Romanesque sacred building in the Eastern Alps.
In the centre of San Candido in the Upper Val Pusteria, the powerful Romanesque St. Candidus and St. Corbinian Collegiate Church - "Stiftskirche Innichen" in German, "Collegiata di San Candido" in Italian - is located. It was built around 1280, when the Benedictine Monastery of St. Candidus was converted into a Collegiate Monastery and required a Collegiate Church. The bell tower was added in the following century (1320-1326).
The church, a three-aisled basilica, has two chapels: the Dorotheen Chapel and the Auxiliary Saints Chapel. Particularly worth seeing are the late-Romanesque dome frescoes from the period of construction, which tell the Creation Story, the Crucifixion Group in the choir, a masterpiece of Romanesque sculpture art, and the three-aisled crypt, which is located under the altar.
The chapter house of the San Candido Monastery, the oldest one of Tyrol, nowadays houses the Collegiate Museum San Candido: Here you can admire sacral art, the Cathedral Treasure, books from the 15th to the 18th century and an impressive collection of manuscripts in various exhibition rooms. And how to reach the San Candido Collegiate Church? It is located in the centre of the village and is visible from afar thanks to its fortified exterior and green roofs. There are several parking spaces near the church and the adjacent town hall.
Contact info
- Via Atto / Attostrasse 1 - 39038 - San Candido / Innichen
- Guided tours or visits upon reservation.
- +39 348 7061648
- albuin.gruber@gmail.com
Opening times
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Admission
freely accessible (except during church services)
guided tour of the church:
fees on request
art-historically church tour:
€ 5.00 adults, seniors
€ 5.00 young people (15-18 years)
free for children under 15 years
More information
Guided tour of the church on reservation by calling +39 348 7061648.
Art-historically tour of the San Candido Collegiate Church and the St. Michael Parish Church during the summer months, every Friday at 4 pm (phone: +39 0474 913149).
