May 28: Zernez church 1

But the day wasn't over! After dinner I strode back outside and went to explore both the parish church and its sidekick, the smaller Kirche San Bastian.

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The transmission towers from my hostel room.

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Twilight on the central square.

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The walk up to the church zone, San Bastian straight ahead.

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A closer, clearer view.

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Out over the rooftops.

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The divergence of the church paths is a great space in its own right.

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Wall texture, cloud texture.

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A pleasantly simple door.

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The nave and apse. San Bastian dates from late medieval times.

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A rather cozy-looking pulpit.

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The back of the nave and the simple vestibule.

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The dimming daylight provided sparse illumination.

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A lot of the Unterengadin church renovations seem to have taken place in 1950 or thereabouts.