Sarner Schlucht - ruins and castles

The gorge of the Sarner Valley, north of Bolzano. Higher up you can see the remnants of an old castle.
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Above: the ruin of castel Rafenstein. Below: Castel Wangen (still in use as dwelling) and Rafenstein (on the right).

Ruins

The ruin of Rafenstein (pictures above).
In the pictures below you see old rural buildiings recently abandoned and more or less in decay.
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Rural Dwellings near Bolzano

There are still some older houses very near Bolzano - pictures from my excursion to Rafenstein, Afing, Flaas.
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Hiking in the outskirts of Bolzano

There are steep slopes very near to the city center towards east, north and west. Tiny hamlets, little old churches, manors and ruins can be seen right from the city center.
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(have another view of this ruin -Rafenstein- here : look at the first picture)