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"Great is the power of memory that dwells in places." (from Cicero)

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1.500 - 1.599 A.D.
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Gasthof Engel, Unteruhrwirt (today the Hotel Angelo Engel)

Today’s Hotel Angelo Engel on the old valley road has always been a hotel, and its roots date back to the 16th century.  Also known as Dëur Dessot, the Beché or the Unteruhrwirt, it is one of the oldest hotels in the village.

In 1896, extensive renovations included the addition of a dining room, veranda and garden. The Demetz family took over in 1913, and upgraded it to hotel status in 1950. The restaurant remained open for many years until the renovations of 2004, when it closed its doors for the last time.

Wirtshaus zu Ianesc (later the Gasthaus zur Traube)

The old Wirtshaus zu Ianesc inn (Vedl Ianesc, now the Margherita shop) dates back to the 16th century. Here, in 1679, master Baroque sculptors had a memorable altercation with the ‘dabblers’ of the trade, whose amateur works could all too easily ruin their reputation.

In the 19th century alone, the inn changed hands three times, before Kristian Schmalzl relocated it to a new building next door. Although the Gasthaus zur Traube remained in the hands of the family, was leased out to tenant management from 1907 onwards.

Costamula trunk

Trunks for storing the bride's trousseau before the wedding were also common in Gröden well into the 20th century. This unusual wedding trunk is made with arolla pine on the outside and spruce wood on the inside, while on the front there are two large rosette shapes with a sun motif. The year 1566 indicates the year of manufacture or the wedding, the letters I and T show the initials of the owner.

Janon

Janon, once a twin farmhouse, but just a residential building today, was first mentioned in records in 1430. The remnants of the red quoins, red window framing and the year 1585 written on the façade are noteworthy. There is a relief with scissors and needle chiselled above the other symbols on the keystone of the pretty arched doorway, perhaps pointing to a family of tailors once working here. The building has had listed status since the 1950s. The western half of the building is uninhabited.

Col de Flam Dessëura

This twin farmhouse's mother farm was first mentioned in records in the 15th century. The wooden farm building situated on top of the cellar dates back to the 16th century. The 'palancin' balcony, a scaffolding-like structure used up until the early 1960s for drying and maturing grain grown in the farm's fields (barley, rye, oats) and running around three sides of the barn, is characteristic for Val Gardena.

This site is part of the tour "San Giacomo and its over-500-year-old farms".

Col de Flam Dessot

The core of this detached farm with living and farm quarters under one roof dates back to 1554. The inside of the listed farm building was converted a few years ago. The farm name is from the pre-Romanesque place name of Col de Flam, which is linked to a 'La Tène' period cult site ('place with priests', 'place of invocation'), attested to by archaeological finds in Museum Gherdëina.

This site is part of the tour "San Giacomo and its over-500-year-old farms".

Saint Leonhard's parish church, Bulla

There has been a church on this spot since the 13th century, and the Romanesque core of the tower was added to it. In 1555, this tower was replaced by a new one, which was lengthened towards the west and had baroque features added. The frescoes in the church, on the tower and at the cemetery chapel painted by J. Jenewein date back to the same time. The Austrian painter Jenewein died in 1745 from a fall off the scaffolding while painting the church in Bulla. The spire was mounted in 1855.

Saint Anna's church

Saint Anna's church was built in gothic style in 1515 by the St. Anna fraternity, decorated in baroque style in the 18th century, and gained an additional tower in 1799. In 1982, the church was fully refurbished. The façade is adorned with a baroque fresco of the Madonna, the 18th-century altar comes from members of the Vinazer family, the 1859 altarpiece is by Josef Anton Mahlknecht from Oltretorrente.

Pescosta Vedla

The farmhouse on the border between Ortisei and Santa Cristina is divided in the direction of the roof ridge. The cellar has been there since the 15th/16th century, the farm since the 13th century. This is where the family of Christian Trebinger, the first baroque sculptor from Val Gardena, and, after 1651, Melchior Vinazer, who founded the Vinazer dynasty of sculptors and ran a prominent workshop for sacred art, lived. The house was renovated in 1992.