Bruneck / Brunico

On the train from Lienz in Austria, to Bruneck in Südtirol, Brunico in Italian	Deb on the train from Austria for her first trip to Italy	Max's first trip to Italy as well	The Austrian-Italian border - Winnebach - Prato alla Drava
San Candido, South Tyrol, Italy	The German-speaking province of Südtirol, formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was annexed by Italy after WWI	With the alliance between Nazi German and Fascist Italy, Hitler and Mussolini agreed that South Tyrol would remain part of Italy	Winnebach Parish Church - Parrocchia di Prato alla Drava
After World War II, Südtirol-Alto Adige was granted autonomy within Italy as a bilingual region	Dreischusterspitze - Punta dei Tre Scarperi	Haunold - Rocca dei Baranci (2966m)	Innichen - San Candido, Südtirol
We pretty much had the train to ourselves	Roadsigns from the train 4 km into Italy from Lienz to Bruneck	Pfarrkirche zur Heiligen Margareth, Welsberg-Taistan (Monguelfo-Tesido)	Arriving in Bruneck - Brunico
Pfarrkirche zum Hl. Jakobus, Dietenheim	Europaregion Tirol Südtirol Trentino, a transnational region of Austria and Italy comprising the historic County of Tirol	Bruneck Nord Railway Station	It was much cheaper to leave the Austrian rental car in Lienz and take the train to Brunico to pick up a new Italian rental car
Our little BMW for journey through the Dolomites	Italian license plate of our rental car	Welcome to Bruneck/Brunico, Südtirol-Alto Adige	Bruneck Castle, mid 13th C. residence of the Prince-Bishops of Brixen
Bruneck Castle now houses the Messner Mountain Museum	Bruneck Castle	Bruneck Castle	Max at the Messner Mountain Museum, Bruneck Castle
MMM Ripa is dedicated to Mountain Peoples of the Himalaya	Tower of Bruneck Castle	Bruneck Castle	View from Bruneck Castle
Church of the Assumption of Mary (Maria Himmelfahrt/Santa Maria Assunta), Bruneck	View from Bruneck Castle	Chiesa di Santa Caterina - Rainkirche am Schlossberg, Bruneck	Chiesa di Santa Caterina - Rainkirche, Bruneck
Oberragen - Via Ragen di Sopra, Bruneck	Oberragen - Via Ragen di Sopra, Bruneck	Tourist map of the old city center, Bruneck	Mural "J. Unterrainer", Stadtgasse (via Centrale), Bruneck
Forst, the local beer in Bruneck, Südtirol	An odd Austrian-Italian fusion pizza, Bruneck	Stadtgasse (via Centrale), Bruneck	Stadtgasse (via Centrale), Bruneck
Stadtgasse (via Centrale), Bruneck	Stadtgasse (via Centrale), Bruneck	Florianitor, Floriangasse, Bruneck	Stadtgasse (via Centrale), Bruneck
"Mountaineers" climbing Sportler, Stadtgasse, Bruneck	Tito Speckmuseum - Museum of Bacon, Bruneck	West end of Stadtgasse with the Ursulinenkirche	Stadtgasse - Via Centrale, Bruneck
Ursuline Gate and Tower, Bruneck	Ursulinentor, Bruneck	Ursulinenkirche - Chiesa delle Orsoline	Ursulinenkirche, Bruneck
Ursulinenkirche - Chiesa delle Orsoline, Bruneck	Behind the Old City, Bruneck	Bilingual road sign - Bruneck/Brunico	Valdaora di Sotto, Pustertal-Südtirol
Haunold (Rocca dei Baranci) 2966m - Toblach/Dobbiaco	Hotel Heidi, Toblach/Dobbiaco	Haunold (Rocca dei Baranci) 2966m - Toblach/Dobbiaco	Haunold 2966m, Dolomites - Toblach/Dobbiaco
Hotel Dolomiten, via Alemagna, Toblach/Dobbiaco