San Silvestro in Monte

There was a prehistoric hillfort here, perhaps the sacrificial site of a deus silvester, a forest god, transformed to sanct silvester in Christian times. According to legend, an ancient, huge larch grew next to the little church, decorated by the shepherds with all kinds of figures, such as horses, cows and sheep. This pagan practice displeased the Dobbiaco priest and he had the tree cut down.
In the interior an important series of paintings from the 15th century.