The Church of Sacred Heart

This Neo-Gothic Church was originally the chapel of the "Dame Inglesi" It was designed by Ferdinand Mungenast, and built in 1903. The longitudinal plan ends in an apse which is decorated with a striking mosaic of over three million pieces, in neo-Byzantine Ravenna style. It depicts Christ seated in majesty, flanked by Mary and Joseph an angels, with the hand of God, the Creator, above. In the lower part of the mosaic there is a row of six saints interspersed with palm trees.

Approach
You can reach Merano by car: from the north Munich - Rosenheim - Kufstein (A12 Inntal Freeway, obligatory toll) - Innsbruck (A13 Brenner Freeway, obligatory toll) - Brenner (A22 Brenner Freeway, obligatory toll) - Bolzano (Exit Bolzano South) - Merano (MEBO-Highway) Munich - Garmisch - Innsbruck - Brenner (A22 Brenner Freeway, obligatory toll) - Bolzano (Exit Bolzano South) - Merano (MEBO-Highway) Alternative: Brenner - Vipiteno - Passo Giovo - Val Passiria - Merano Ötztal - Passo Rombo - Val Passiria - Merano from the west Ulm - Kempten - Füssen - Fernpass - Imst - Landeck - Passo Resia (State Road 40 + 38) - Merano Bregenz - Feldkirch - Arlberg - Landeck - Passo Resia (State Road 40 + 38) - Merano St. Moritz - Ofenpass - Münster - Taufers in Muenster - Glorenza - Merano Zurich - Landquart - Klosters - Vereinatunnel - Zernez - Ofenpass - Münster - Taufers in Münster - Glorenza - Merano from the east Lienz - Innichen - Val Pusteria (State Road 49) - (A22 Brenner Freeway, obligatory toll) Bolzano - Merano (MEBO-Highway) - Merano.