Latzfonser Kreuz

Highest pilgrimage church in Europe. Definitely worth a visit. For families with children, I recommend the relaxed route from Kasereck. The climb is manageable and there are great views of the surrounding mountains. Attention: The weather should be good, otherwise you won't get much from the beautiful landscape and the great mountains.

A place with a special atmosphere. Stopping here on a hike awakens energy again.

Eat and drink in the shelter, relax in the pilgrimage church, marvel at the panoramic view of the mountain scenery

Latzfonser Kreuz is the highest pilgrimage church in Europe

Beautiful panoramic view at 2300 meters altitude

Wonderful hiking trail, steep, with possibly steep passages (in the case of a detour)

The small church built around 1743 is the highest at 2305m as a place of pilgrimage in Tyrol. And considered the highest in Europe.

Shelter Latzfonser Kreuz (2311m), private shelter with its own pilgrimage church, hut keeper is also sexton; 15 room warehouses, 32 storage places; latzfonserkreuz.com; +39-0472-545017; Opening hours early Jun - late Oct

Great view! One becomes speechless.

Just genius.

very good food at the Heilig Kreuz hut

Great mint syrup and good food very friendly..!

Meet the E Bike toll

At 2300m, the church at the Latzfonser Kreuz is the highest pilgrimage church in South Tyrol and the pilgrimage site is one of the highest in Europe.
Every year in June, during the so-called "judicial procession", the Black Lord, a black, carved Gothic wooden cross, is brought from the village church in Latzfons to the pilgrimage church, where it remains throughout the summer.
The Schutzhaus am Latzfonser Kreuz is a beautiful, pleasant hut with rooms and storage. Dinner was good, breakfast even had fresh Bircher muesli. Washroom and toilets near the rooms. Sockets in the rooms, not in the warehouse. Shower possibility for 90 sec / 1€. Very friendly!

Excellently run mountain hut with good food and a fantastic location.

Tour can be done wonderfully barefoot.
Starting point car park Kasereck, then path 15 to Latzfonser Kreuz.

is a must

At this point I would like to thank all the staff for the very good food, the helpful and always friendly congeniality. You are great class ..... many thanks.

Wonderful panorama, whoever hikes here should experience that.

Incredibly nice hosts and a great view. Very nice cabin

Insanely great view and a really nice church in a brilliant panorama

consecrated in 1860

The Lazfons Cross is the highest pilgrimage site in South Tyrol, at 2,305 meters on the southern slope of Cima San Cassiano. It is also the oldest religious itinerary in the region. Here there is a small church and the Santa Croce di Lazfons refuge, a destination for pilgrims and hikers.

The current neo-Gothic church, dating back to 1860, stands on the remains of a small chapel from the 18th century, a place of devotion and prayer for the peasants who came here to invoke protection from bad weather and storms. Inside, precisely in the bell tower, there are three small bells specially cast by Grasmair from Bressanone. This church can be reached after a via crucis of 15 stations which makes it the highest point for a pilgrimage in Europe.

The adjacent Santa Croce di Lazfons refuge (Schutzhaus Latzfonserkreuz in German) was originally a mere shelter for cattle drivers in the pastures. In 1743, with the construction of the votive chapel, the small shelter was enlarged to accommodate pilgrims. In 1899 the Bolzano section of the DÖAV provided for a further expansion but after the First World War it fell into decline. From 1940 it was used again as a shelter for sheep and in 1947 it was definitively closed. Years later, the parish priest of Lazfons, Bartholomäus Terzer, bought the ruins and managed to rebuild it thanks to the help of the population. It was officially inaugurated on May 28, 1952.

From the Croce di Lazfons, immersed in the Sarntal Alps, the view extends as far as Sassolungo, Punta Grohmann, Catinaccio d'Antermoia and Catinaccio.

latzfonserkreuz.com

Beautiful views of the Dolomites and great hosts