St. Veit Church

St. Veit's Church

The church on the Tartscher Bichl hill

Surrounded by a massive stone wall, the St. Veit Romanesque church is situated on the Tartscher Bichl hill near Mals/Malles, close to the birthplace of St. Florinus. This little church, perched on the bare round hump of mica slate, was built in the 11th century on a pre-Christian place of worship. To this day, the people of Tartsch/Tarces celebrate an archaic ritual to drive out winter known as “Scheibenschlagen.” The gentle hilltop can be reached on foot in a few minutes.
The nave of the church is flanked by a rare, unpartitioned tower from the 11th century. A Gothic fresco cycle from 1520 on the northern wall depicts the martyrdom of St. Vitus. The frescoes in the apse, such as Christ in the Mandorla or two sea monsters fighting each other, are from around 1200. The Gothic winged altar from the Engadine valley from the workshop of the sculptor Ivo Strigel is also valuable.

Numerous archaeological finds were found on the Tartscher Bichl hill, including a polished deer horn tip with Rhaetian runic writing and a Celtic sword.
Guided tour: 4/9/2026 - 10/29/2026
 
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Onion soup with alpine cheese Onion soup with alpine cheese

Onion soup with alpine cheese

A hot and invigorating soup

15 Min
Preparation
25 Min
Cook
Ingredients
Serves 4

2 large onion
4 tbsp flour type 00
1 ½ l vegetable stock
4 slices of toast
2 bay leaf
50 g butter
Alpine cheese
Salt
Pepper
Nutmeg
Parsley
Preparation
Lightly brown some of the butter in the pot and lightly fry the finely sliced onion in it.
Dust with the flour (roux) and pour in the soup. Add the bay leafs and simmer gently for about 20 minutes. In the meantime, toast the toast in a pan with a little butter until crispy and remove.
Season the soup with salt and nutmeg and divide into 4 ovenproof bowls and place the toasted toast on top.
Then place the alpine cheese cut into fine strips on top and put in the oven for about 5 minutes on the grill setting.
Remove, grind some fresh pepper over the melted cheese, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

TIP: If you don't have any alpine cheese at hand, you can also use spicy processed cheese.
Recipe by: Tourist office Partschins/Parcines
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