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| San Candido | ||
| region | Trentino-South Tyrol | |
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| Residents | 3.352 (2018) | |
| height | 1,175 m | |
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San Candido(Italian: San Candido) is a market town and a vacation spot in Hochpustertal in South-Tirol (Italy).
background
The municipality of Innichen consists of the villages of Innichen Dorf, Innichberg, Vierschach and Winnebach.
The oldest traces of settlement come from the Celts and from the 4th century. In the period from 769-1803 Innichen belonged to the bishopric Freising and then came to the County of Tyrol until 1919. Then San Candido and all of South Tyrol came to Italy.
With over 400,000 overnight stays a year, San Candido is one of the most important tourist communities in South Tyrol.
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Dobbiaco | 6 km |
|---|---|
| Brunico | 33 km |
| Lienz | 46 km |
| Sterzing | 84 km |
| Bolzano | 104 km |
| Munich | 297 km |
By plane
The closest airports are in Bolzano and the Innsbruck Airport, each about a good hour's drive. Other airports are located in Verona and in Munich (approx. 3 - 3.5 hours by car);
By train
The San Candido train station is located on the Pustertal Railway (Innichen - Franzensfeste) and on the Drautalbahn Franzensfeste – Brunico - San Candido - Lienz (Austria / East Tyrol).
The San Candido train station is also on the main Innsbruck - Lienz - Vienna axis and also has daily train connections from Rome.
The train station in Franzensfeste has a connection to the Brenner line (Munich - Innsbruck - Brenner - Bozen) with IC connections.
The train station in Lienz is the terminus of the Drautalbahn and the most important train station in East Tyrol.
By bus
There are daily bus connections between San Candido and Trieste
In the street
About the Brenner route (A22 Brenner motorway (toll) to the Brixen / Vahrn (Pustertal) exit, and then on the Pustertalsstrasse (State road SS49-E66) further into the Hochpustertal (distance from the motorway exit Brixen / Pustertal approx. 60 km).
About the Felbertauern route and Lienz in East Tyrol (A), on the state road (B100-E66) to Alta Pusteria and to San Candido.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Collegiate church. The collegiate church, also known as "San Candido Cathedral", is one of the most important Romanesque sacred buildings in the entire Eastern Alps. The Benedictine monastery of Innichen was founded in 769 under the Bavarian Duke Tassilo III and is therefore the oldest monastery in Tyrol. The church was built as a three-aisled basilica in the 13th century with the help of Lombard builders. The creation of the dome and the vault are dated around 1200, and the church was consecrated in 1284. The tower was completed in 1326, the vestibule around 1415. The organ front dates from the 17th century. Particularly worth seeing are late Romanesque dome frescoes (around 1285, on the theme of the creation story), the Romanesque crypt and a Gothic fresco, as well as the crucifixion group in the choir. The 2.20 m high "Great Lord God of Innichen" dates from around 1220 together with the figures of Maria and John.
- Innichen Abbey Museum, Attostraße 3, Innichen (at the collegiate church). Tel.: 390474 913278. The museum houses the archive and library of San Candido Abbey, as well as cathedral treasures, sacred art, a collection of manuscripts and works of art by local artists.
- Parish Church of St. Michael. Built in the 12th century in Romanesque style. The vaults were built around 1400. From 1735 to 1760 the building was redesigned in Baroque style.
- Franciscan Church of St. Leopold. Built 1693-1697, interior decoration in the Tyrolean Baroque style.
- Dolomythos (largest museum in the Dolomites), P.-P.-Rainerstr. 11, I-39038 Innichen (BZ) (near the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 39 0474 913462. Founded in 1995 as a private museum of the amateur archaeologist and nature lover Michael Wachtler. There you can find exhibits on the history of the Dolomites, its mountains and the inhabitants from prehistoric times to the present day. Museum shop.
- town hall. Built around 1300, rebuilt around 1500, until 1804 the official seat of the officials of the Bishop of Freising.
activities
- acquafun (Adventure pool, restaurant), IB GmbH M.H. Hueber Str. 2 I-39038 Innichen. Tel.: 39 0474 916200. Sports pool, giant slide, flow channel, paddling pool, sauna, infrared grotto, bio sauna, steam bath, Kneipp pool, etc.
in summer
In the winter
Regular events
shop
In the pedestrian zone there is a selection of shops for daily needs (groceries, magazines), clothing and traditional costumes, antiques, handicrafts (South Tyrolean carvers) and also sports shops.
- Papin sports (Sportswear and sporting goods), Via Freising, 9A, San Candido (In the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 39 0474 914271.
- Sport Holzer Stefan & Co. Ohg, 4 Piazza S. Michele, San Candido, I-39038 (BZ). Tel.: 39 0474 913266.
kitchen
- Alpine dairy and cheese dairy Drei Zinnen, Innichen branch: Burgweg 1, I-39039 Innichen. Tel.: 39 0474 913 317.
nightlife
accommodation
health
| Brief information | |
| Phone code | 39 0474 |
|---|---|
| Post Code | 39038 |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency calls | |
| Generally | 118 |
| police | 113 |
| Carabinieri | 112 |
| fire Department | 115 |
| ambulance | 39 0474 917140 |
- Pharmacy Hochpustertal, P.-P.-Rainer-Str. 8, 39038 San Candido. Tel.: 39 0474 913142.
- San Candido Hospital, Freising-Straße 2, 39038 Innichen (BZ). Tel.: 39 0474 917 111.
Practical advice
- San Candido tourist office, Care place 1 I-39038 Innichen (BZ). Tel.: 39 0474 913149.
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.gemeinde.innichen.bz.it/ - Official website of San Candido
- San Candido on the official website for Alta Pusteria: www.hochpustertal.info
