Hafling/Avelengo
St. Kathrein church - Telescope Trail No. 12, Hafling
Coming from both directions of the freeway Meran/Merano - Bolzano/Bozen (MEBO), take the exit of Meran Süd/Merano Sud and follow directions towards Meran first, to then turn right towards Hafling/Avelengo, follow the street until the parking lot in Hafling Dorf village (below the parish church). From there hike along trail no. 12 in direction Vöran.
Parking area in Hafling Dorf/Avelengo paese, on charge (under the parish church)
With the bus until the bus stop "Hafling Dorf", follow the way no. 12 in direction Vöran:
- Bus no. 225 "Meran - Hafling - Falzeben"
- Bus no. 204 "Hafling - Vöran - Mölten - Terlan – Bozen"
You'll find the time table on the site: www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/
Telescope on the trail no. 12 (trail leads from Hafling/Avelengo village to the Alpenrose Inn in Vöran/Verano) with view on the St. Kathrein Church in Hafling.
The St. Kathrein Church was built on a site that was originally a pagan place of worship.The romanesque church with its Gothic apse, dates from the thirteenth century. It has well-preserved frescoes from the fourteenth century and a winged altar in the late-Gothic Tyrolean style (which can only be see through an opening in the portal).
The Telescopes cannot rotate: it is meant to focus solely on a single building.