Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Old Walls

The St. Barbara's Chapel




A Roman Castle



A Byzantine Wall


Old Walls on the hill of Castelfeder above the village of Auer / Ora.


12 comments:

Dina said...

As a sometimes-archaeology worker, all I can say about St. Barbara's is WOW. So old, and the stones so beautiful.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Wonderfully thick enduring walls Karl.

Sharon said...

Impressive reminders of the past.

Lowell said...

You are fortunate to live amidst such historical treasures. Got to wonder who St. Barbara was, though!

William Kendall said...

What a place to wander through. It speaks to the archaeologist in all of us.

Taken For Granted said...

Amazingly old walls in your photos. Good thing they are well labeled.

Halcyon said...

Definitely very OLD!

RedPat said...

Wow - so wonderful, Karl!

Anonymous said...

History lays here ...

VP said...

Very old walls, perfectly photographed!

Jack said...

You find wonderful treasures on your travels around South Tyrol.

Lowell said...

This fascinates me. I would love to walk through the area with you. We have nothing comparable in this country!

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