Monastery Marienberg 

Highest Benedictine abbey in Europe 

The Benedictine monastery Marienberg (1.340 m) above Burgeis was founded by the counts of Tarasp from Engadin. For more than 800 years the monks have been living here after the rules of the Holy Benedict.

The monastery was built around 1200. The baroque collegiate church is the only pillar basilica with 3 aisles in the Vinschgau Valley. Furthermore there is the only impressive stone figure "Mary with child", the fresco next to the entrace from the 14th century and the frescos in the chapel.

The crypt from1156 has Romaneque frescos with Byzantine influence. Nowadays it can't be visited anymore. It is used for prayers only.