Glorenza – Glurns

Razed in 1499 and rebuilt by Emperor Maximilian, the smallest town in South Tyrol still sits whole inside its walls, with three gates and seven watchtowers beside the Adige in the upper Vinschgau. Salt bound for Switzerland once made it rich. The parish church stands outside the walls, and a local saying holds that the town is so small you must leave it to go to Mass.

Highlights

• The complete circuit of walls, gates and watchtowers, finished in 1580
• San Pancrazio, with a 1496 Last Judgement fresco on its bell tower
• Porta di Sluderno, a gate tower with an exhibition and tourist office
• The Pala pear festival in September, with a farmers' market
• Local speck and calva bread made from spelt

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.