Felsenkapelle Gschlößtal

Gschlößtal river in the Gschlößtal valley © Österreich Werbung / Julius Silver

For this week's #AustrianExplorer we are heading back to Tyrol, specifically the Gschlößtal valley in the somewhat isolated and difficult-to-reach #Osttirol region. The Gschlössbach river (pictured here) runs through the valley between the alpine villages #Almsiedlungen Innergschlöß and Außergschlöß.
Along the path between the two villages is the unique Gschlößtal #Felsenkapelle (see photos 2 and 3), the valley's small chapel carved right out of a giant boulder. It was slowly constructed between 1870 and 1880 after the original chapel, built in 1688, was twice destroyed by avalanches. It is now and interesting stop on your next hike in the beautiful #Gschlößtal valley.

Gschlößtal abbey © Wikicommons / Michael Kranewitter

Inside the Gschlößtal abbey © Wikicommons / Michael Kranewitter