Top 7 Caves around Pertisau

The Guffert mountain is riddled with countless karst caves, the best known probably being the Guffert Ice Cave.

Following in the Miners' Footsteps / Schwaz Silver Mine The silver mine is "the must-see attraction in Tyrol." 85% of the world's mined silver came from this mine, which extends deep into the mountain. After descending 800 meters on the mine train, a breathtaking underground world awaits you. You'll follow in the footsteps of the miners and experience the hardships they endured 500 years ago to extract copper and silver. One of the highlights is the famous Schwaz waterwheel, installed in 1556 to pump out the mine water – it was considered a true marvel of engineering at the time. Text / Source: Schwaz Silver Mine, Alte Landstraße 3a, Schwaz https://www.silberbergwerk.at/

Schwaz Silver Mine The Schwaz Silver Mine – Following in the Footsteps of the Miners "The mother of all mines," the largest silver mine of the late Middle Ages, is located in Schwaz, Tyrol. Up to 10,000 miners searched for and found silver and copper here 500 years ago, making the town of Schwaz the largest mining metropolis in the world! Discover breathtaking insights into bygone eras – the silver mine will be an unforgettable excursion! Text / Source: Schwaz Silver Mine, Alte Landstraße 3a, Schwaz https://www.silberbergwerk.at/

"The mother of all mines," the largest silver mine of the late Middle Ages, is located in Schwaz in Tyrol. Up to 10,000 miners searched for and found silver and copper here 500 years ago, turning the town of Schwaz into the largest mining metropolis in the world!

The small inscription cave below the Schneidjoch Pass in the northwestern Brandenberg Alps is the site of seven Rhaetian rock inscriptions. These date from the Late Iron Age (circa 500–15 BC) and are documents of Rhaetian, a language related to Etruscan that was displaced by Latin after the Roman conquest of the Alpine region. Four of the seven inscriptions in the cave are comprehensible: They record the names of individuals who presumably performed cultic ceremonies at this site. It is particularly noteworthy that three of the four inscriptions belong together, as the names recorded in them are those of a father and his two sons. The nature of the cultic ceremonies performed in or in front of the inscription cave is unclear; perhaps the inscription of names on the rock surface itself was already considered a ritual act (https://tir.univie.ac.at/images/8/88/Steinberg.pdf).

One of Rattenberg's special sights is the parish church of St. Virgil and St. Catherine. This Gothic building has two naves. Once, it was a separate church for citizens and miners. Important artists redesigned the building in the Baroque style. A chapel commemorates Saint Notburga, who was born in Rattenberg. Noteworthy: an elevator leads from the Painter's Corner to the church portal. 😉

You just have to see this one!

The immediate proximity of the steeply sloping Schlossberg site and the spatial limitations of the building site meant that the church building itself showed some special features. The origins of the church are Gothic. It was built between 1473 and 1506 and acquired its current Baroque architectural style in the 18th century. The main artistic features are the so-called "Annenaltar" in the southern choir stalls with its statues, the vault frescoes by SB Faistenerger and Matthäus Günther and the Lourdes Shrine.