The Kirche St. Martin in St Michael im Lungau retains Romanesque fresco fragments from the medieval period, a survival that most Austrian churches lost during the Baroque renovation campaigns of the 17th and 18th centuries. St Michael im Lungau is accessible by train on the Tauern Railway. Combine with the nearby Kirche St. Agydius and the Tamsweg pilgrimage church for a half-day circuit of Lungau religious architecture.
church in St. Michael im Lungau
Kirche St. Martin
A small Romanesque (roughly 1000 to 1200, characterized by thick walls, round arches, and figurative fresco programs) church in St Michael im Lungau, notable for retaining medieval fresco fragments that survived the Baroque remodeling campaigns that stripped most Austrian Romanesque interiors during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Type
- church
- Destination
- St. Michael im Lungau
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Address
- 5582 St Michael im Lungau
- Coordinates
- 48.2374, 14.2625