St Vigilius Church

St. Vigilius' Church

Three apses in the form of a cloverleaf

One of the oldest sacred structures in Vinschgau valley, South Tyrol, is the Romanesque St. Vigilius' Church – also known as St. Blaise’s Church. Nestled among the orchards of Morter near Latsch/Laces, the church is just a short picturesque hike away.
As the only three-conch structure in Tyrol, the church boasts a cloverleaf shape and a trio of apses that lend it a strangely Byzantine appearance. A line of text in the nave, which features a wooden ceiling, states that the church was consecrated on 29 September 1080 by the Bishop of Trento. The very name of St. Vigilius is testament to the fact that the church belonged to Trento in the diocese of Chur, as the Vinschgau region rarely celebrated him as a martyr and former Bishop of Trento.

The chapel includes a belfry, choir gable, several round-arch windows and a stone framed pointed-arch gate with a round portal – and its facade is adorned by a crucifixion group dating from around 1400. Although few frescoes remain in the interior, the surviving works have been wonderfully restored.
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Boiled beef with roast potatoes, root vegetables, Lardo and mostarda of Tropea onions

Boiled beef with roast potatoes, root vegetables, Lardo and mostarda of Tropea onions

A recipe from the Hotel Restaurant Waldschenke

Ingredients
Beef 800 gr
Potatoes 500 gr
Root vegetables (carrots, celeriac, parsley root) 400 gr
Lardo 8 Slices
Tropea Onions 200 gr
Olive oil 50 gr
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Peperoncino Sauce 40 gr
Spices
Red Wine, Vinegar 1 shoot
Honey 40 gr

Preparation
Cut root vegetables such as carrots, celeriac, yellow carrots and parsley root into cubes and blanch in salted water, remove and cool in ice water. Quickly brown the beef joint in the pan, then put in the vegetable water and leave to simmer for around 1 hour, depending on size. Peel and cut the potatoes, then slowly boil in salted water with a dash of vinegar. Cut the Tropea onions into julienne strips, lightly brown in olive oil, caramelise with a little honey, slake with a little red wine and then pour soup over. Add mustard seeds and peperoncino sauce, reduce and season with the herbs. Remove the beef joint from the soup, cut into slices, toss the root vegetables and potatoes in butter, roll a few slices of Lardo in the onion Mostarda and arrange on plates.
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