The mountain town of Heiligenblut, Austria. We drove through here on our way from Salzburg to Lienz; it was just before tourist season so the whole town was amazingly peaceful. A little bit about the area:
Situated in the high-Alpine region of the Hohe Tauern mountain range at 1,288 meters, Heiligenblut is located at the foot of the Großglockner, the highest mountain in Austria, and the Pasterze Glacier. The Gothic pilgrimage church of Saint Vinzenz, with its needle spire, was built between 1460-1491 and contains a relic of Christ’s Holy Blood. According to legend the relic, which is kept in a sacrament house, was brought there in 914 from Constantinople by the Danish knight Briccius. On his way home he was buried by an avalanche and his corpse was found where three ears of wheat broke through the snow. The church also houses a late-Gothic winged altarpiece from 1520, and a crypt and tomb containing the remains of Briccius.
Tighter view of the church here:
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king David Israel 30 months ago | reply
Fantastic.
sabaideeplace 30 months ago | reply
very nice
mybluefit02 29 months ago | reply
Awesome.The colors come at you.
i_m_aru 29 months ago | reply
Fairytale indeed.. lovely shot!
dave83019 29 months ago | reply
wow...is this place for real..!!??
mpb11 29 months ago | reply
Thanks everyone for all your comments and faves!!
fusk4 29 months ago | reply
What a cool place, i wanna go there !
gj man .
4 Colour Progress 29 months ago | reply
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Hugoboy67 29 months ago | reply
Magnifique!
tianxiaozhang 29 months ago | reply
Love the colour
Epidemiac 29 months ago | reply
Fairytale really is the best word for this one. =)
Matyas Dubai 29 months ago | reply
wow........
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Very great shoot
alexyaz 28 months ago | reply
Very nice! I posted it here: brainstormy-weather.blogspot.com/2011/03/fairy-tales.html
Alshareef Hashim 27 months ago | reply
woow
awesome!
eddiemo106 24 months ago | reply
That's a great shot.
zoe_blue 23 months ago | reply
WOW, really gorgeous...
Luís Henrique Boucault 19 months ago | reply
Very nice shot! Well done!