Floronzo: cycle paths, monastery forest and Baroque church

Floronzo on the left bank of the Rienz

Floronzo stretches along the left bank of the Rienz. The Colle di Floronzo is also known as Pflaurenzer Köpfl and is a hill that reaches just under 1,000 metres in elevation. The Pflaurenzer Köpfl hill is covered by the monastery forest. The river, the hill and the forest provide different points of reference for a walk through Floronzo. The dual name Colle di Floronzo and Pflaurenzer Köpfl belongs to this hill.

Cycle paths in the area

The Puster Valley Cycle Route runs along the edge of the Pflaurenzer Köpfl hill in Floronzo and then continues in the direction of the river. The Pusterbike cycle path leads through Floronzo towards Bruneck and into the upper Puster Valley. This means that two routes can be distinguished for a cycling tour: one section along the edge of the hill, followed by the direction of the river, and a route through Floronzo towards Bruneck and the upper Puster Valley. The directions towards Bruneck and the upper Puster Valley give the Pusterbike cycle path a different route from the subsequent riverward direction of the Puster Valley Cycle Route. Anyone travelling by bicycle can distinguish between the edge of the hill followed by the direction of the river and the route through Floronzo.

Forest trail and chapels

The Klosterwald circular trail crosses the forest and is suitable for a relaxing walk. The Klosterwald Chapel was built in memory of those who fell in the Tyrolean uprisings of 1809 and 1813. The Rosary Chapel stands at the entrance to the village of Floronzo, where the Forest Christmas celebration used to be held. If you explore Floronzo on foot, the circular trail remains a forest trail, while the Rosary Chapel at the entrance to the village has its own connection to the locality. The Klosterwald Chapel and the Rosary Chapel thus represent different historical points of reference in Floronzo.

Baroque church with dated architectural features

When Floronzo was struck by the plague in 1636, the inhabitants built a Baroque church in the hope that the epidemic would end. The Baroque church in Floronzo has a pointed-arch portal bearing the year 1680. The tower of the Baroque church in Floronzo was built in 1720. A pointed-arch portal has an arch that tapers to a point. The portal and the tower are different architectural parts of the church building. Visitors interested in culture can focus here on the church's connection with the plague, the pointed-arch portal and the tower with its year. At the Baroque church, the portal and tower can be considered separately on the basis of their dates.

The Leitner Mill

The entire Leitner Mill is still operated exclusively by water power. The Leitner Mill freshly grinds grain for its customers in its own stone mill. A stone mill crushes grain between millstones; at the Leitner Mill, this processing step is carried out fresh for its customers.

Further destinations for your travel planning: Sand In Taufers, Gais, Vintl, Sankt Lorenzen, Innichen, Enneberg, Bruneck, Niederdorf

For the higher-level travel overview: Puster Valley.