Brixen/Bressanone – Klausen/Chiusa April 23

Unfortunately I didn’t meet any other pilgrims at the hostel last night. In fact the huge place had only a handful of guests.

I passed through the beautiful cloister again on my way out of town as I had to have another look. Here’s a fresco of Adam and Eve along with assorted devils .

I passed out of the town through one of the ancient gates.

This sign is interesting as it’s written in all 3 of the official languages of the Province of Bozen/Bolzano/Bulsan that is German, Italian and also Ladino, a Romance language spoken mostly in the Dolomites area.

Soon I was climbing steeply up the side of the valley and the walk today continued through fields

and forests high up the mountain side

There were wonderful views of the Dolomite Mountains off in the distance .

After walking alone for 4 days today I met an Australian couple from Canberra who are walking for 4 days along the same path. That’s them in the distance behind a very friendly local dog .

This farmer was enjoying the warm sunny weather.

So was this pig.

This beautiful little church overlooks the valley, with views of the Dolomites behind.

A interesting old church bell

The monastery of Säben/Sabiona is located in this incredible position above the town of Klausen.

The site has been occupied since Neolithic times.

It was for a time a fortress of the local bishops and since 1686 has been occupied by Benedictine nuns.

Klausen by night is a bit quiet

but I managed to find a nice Bärlauchpressknödel dish for dinner!