Apart from outstanding ski runs and hiking trails, the charming village of See in Tyrol has plenty more to offer! And we don’t mean the legendary après-ski parties or great opportunities for swimming … After all, See also offers quite a few cultural highlights that you shouldn’t miss. For instance, we recommend visiting the region’s charming chapels or paying a visit to St. Sebastian’s Church. The holiday resort of See is a place of great cultural diversity!
Chapels have a long tradition in the “holy land” of Tyrol. The region is dotted with more than 2,300 of the beautiful sacred buildings, with three particularly charming ones located in See in Tyrol.
Why not combine a visit to the chapels of See with a beautiful hike? No matter if you’re visiting in summer or winter, there are lots of marvellous hiking trails leading to the chapels of the Paznaun region!
What would a charming village be without a beautiful church? No matter if you’re religious or not, St. Sebastian’s Church in See is definitely worth a visit! Although a chapel was already mentioned in official documents in the same location in 1445, today’s church was built in the middle of the 18th century and reconstructed several times throughout the following decades. The church features a series of unique frescoes done by Johann Josef Wörle from Imst as well as a beautiful high altar and two side altars. If you take a closer look, you can spot numerous figures by sculptor Franz Xaver Renn on the altars. Another highlight of the church is the life-size statue of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ done by Josef Georg back in 1760 in the middle section of the left side altar.
St. Sebastian is mostly depicted tied to a tree and pierced through with arrows. He was a soldier and later captain of Roman emperor Diocletian, who sentenced him to death when his Christian faith was discovered. Left for dead at the execution place, Sebastian survived and was nursed back to health. When he returned to the emperor’s premises to avow his faith once again, he was beaten to death with cudgels in the Circus Maximus. He is the patron saint against the Black Death and plagues and the protector of wells.