Saint Valentine church

Saint Valentine church is a church in Villanders, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige. Saint Valentine church is situated nearby to the winery Weingut Röck, as well as near the police station Carabinieri Chiusa.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in the municipality of Villanders
Also known as: “St. Valentin - S. Valentino”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Branzoll Castle and Loreto chapel.

Branzoll Castle

Castle

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Castle Branzoll is on the southern slope of Mount Säben, below the Säben Abbey, and somewhat above the city of Klausen in South Tyrol, Italy. Blackmoor, the first fantasy roleplaying game campaign setting, used a kit model of the castle to represent the titular Castle Blackmoor. Branzoll Castle is situated 1 km east of Saint Valentine church.

Loreto chapel

Church

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Loreto chapel is a church, which is situated 700 metres east of Saint Valentine church.

Säben Abbey

Monastery

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Säben Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery located near Klausen in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It was established in 1687, when it was first settled by the nuns of Nonnberg Abbey in Salzburg. The last nuns left the abbey in 2021. Säben Abbey is situated 1¼ km northeast of Saint Valentine church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Klausen and Pardell.

Klausen

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Klausen is a town in South Tyrol, included in the list of "most beautiful towns in Italy". It is located along the Eisack river. Geographically, is located about thirty kilometers north of Bolzano and about ten kilometers south of Brixen in the Eisack valley area.