In Vipiteno and the surrounding area, you can discover quiet churches, charming chapels and places steeped in history. From the parish church of “Our Lady of the Marsh” to the pilgrimage site of Maria Trens, art, faith and South Tyrolean tradition come together beautifully.
Churches, chapels, religious centresChurch of St. Valentine, Valgenauna/Valgenäun
The pilgrimage to Maria Trens was already well-known in the Middle Ages. Pilgrims from far and near traveled to the "Trenser Mother" and asked for help. When exactly the pilgrimage started, isn't exactly to prove. A first documentary mention comes from an indulgence from Avignon from 1345. A hundred years later that the pilgrimage destination in Freienfeld/Campo di Trens near Sterzing/Vipiteno was already very popular.
