The church of the San Candido Monastery is known as the most beautiful Romanesque sacred building in the Eastern Alps
Image gallery: San Candido Collegiate Church
In San Candido village in the Upper Val Pusteria, the powerful Romanesque St. Candidus and St. Corbinian Collegiate Church - "Stiftskirche Innichen" in German, "Collegiata di San Candido" in Italian - is located. It was built around 1280, when the Benedictine Monastery of St. Candidus was converted into a Collegiate Monastery and required a Collegiate Church.
The bell tower was added in the following century (1320-1326). The church, a three-aisled basilica, has two chapels: the Dorotheen Chapel and the Auxiliary Saints Chapel. Particularly worth seeing are the late-Romanesque dome frescoes from the period of construction, which tell the Creation Story, the Crucifixion Group in the choir, a masterpiece of Romanesque sculpture art, and the three-aisled crypt, which is located under the altar. The chapter house of the San Candido Monastery, the oldest one of Tyrol, nowadays houses the MIK Museum im Kapitel.
There, you can admire sacral art, the Cathedral Treasure, books from the 15th to the 18th century and an impressive collection of manuscripts in various exhibition rooms. And how to reach the church? It is located in the village centre and is visible from afar thanks to its fortified exterior and green roofs. There are several parking spaces near the church and the adjacent town hall. Also the "Pusterbike" Cycle Path starts in San Candido, which snakes its way through the Val Pusteria.
Contact info
- Via Atto / Attostrasse 1 - 39038 - San Candido / Innichen
- Guided tours or visits upon reservation.
- +39 348 7061 648
- albuin.gruber@gmail.com
Opening times
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Admission
free admission
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guided tour of the San Candido Collegiate Church:
on request
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art-historically tour:
€ 5.00 adults
€ 5.00 seniors
€ 5.00 young people (15-18 years)
free for children under 15 years
More information
The opening hours refer to the ones of the Collegiate Church itself: It stays open every day all year round and is freely accessible during the day (except during Holy Masses). Holy Mass in German language every Tuesday at 8.15 am.
A guided tour of the San Candido Collegiate Church is offered on request by calling +39 348 7061 648 or by writing at albuin.gruber@gmail.com.
The art-historically tour of the Collegiate Church and the St. Michael Parish Church, however, is offered in German language every Monday at 4 pm from June 16 to September 15, 2025. Limited number of participants, meeting point at the tourist information, reservation: +39 0474 913149.
