SOME CHARACTERISTIC LEGENDS, CUSTOMS, AND SPORTS 52 CHAPTER IV INNSBRUCK, ITS HISTORY, PEOPLE AND TREASURES 71 CHAPTER V THE ENVIRONS OF INNSBRUCK--CASTLE AMBRAS AND ITS TREASURES--IGLS: A QUAINT LEGEND CONCERNING ITS CHURCH--THE STUBAI VALLEY, AND SOME VILLAGES--HALL AND ITS SALT MINES--SPECKBACHER'S OLD HOME--ST. MICHAEL 113 CHAPTER VI SALZBURG, ITS HISTORY AND ROMANCE 147 CHAPTER VII THE ENVIRONS OF SALZBURG--HELLBRUNN, ITS UNIQUE FOUNTAINS AND GARDENS--THE CASTLE OF ANIF--THE GAISBERG--THE KAPUZINGERBERG--THE MOZART-HÄUSCHEN--THE MÖNCHSBERG --SALZBURG CHURCHES 176 CHAPTER VIII SOME TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF SOUTH TYROL--MERAN, BOZEN, KLAUSEN, BRIXEN, SPINGES, STERZING, MATREI 192 CHAPTER IX SOME TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF WALSCH-TYROL: TRENT, ITS HISTORY, COUNCIL, AND BUILDINGS--ROVEREDO AND DANTE--ARCO--RIVA 233 CHAPTER X AMONG THE DOLOMITES, WITH NOTES UPON SOME TOURS AND ASCENTS 254 CHAPTER XI THROUGH THE UNTER-INNTHAL: KUFSTEIN--KUNDL--RATTENBERG, AND THE STORY OF WILHELM BIENER--BRIXLEGG, AND ITS PEASANT DRAMAS--THE FAMOUS CASTLE OF MATZEN--ST. GEORGENBERG, AND ITS PILGRIMAGE CHURCH--CASTLE TRATZBERG --SCHWAZ 281 CHAPTER XII THROUGH THE OBER-INNTHAL: ZIRL, ITS CHURCH, LEGENDS, AND PAINTED HOUSES--THE MARTINSWAND AND MAXIMILIAN--SCHARNITZ --LANDECK--BLUDENZ--BREGENZ AND ITS LEGEND OF THE MAID 311 INDEX 329 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE IN COLOUR THE GOAT HERD, KASTELRUTH, NEAR BOZEN _Frontispiece_ VIEW FROM THE RITTEN, LOOKING SOUTH-WEST 28 THE SCHWARZHORN, SOUTH TYROL 40 A VIEW OF THE TYROL ALPS 54 THE ORTLER FROM THE MALSER HEIDE 68 MOONRISE IN TYROL 94 A PINE WOOD NEAR INNSBRUCK 108 MOUNTAIN POOL ON THE RITTEN 128 A QUIET PASTURE 166 WINTER NEAR MERAN 192 A SOUTH TYROL FARMSTEAD 208 SUMMER-TIME NEAR ST. ULRICH, GRÖDENERTHAL 226 ALPENWIESE, ON THE SEISER ALP 256 MOUNT LATEMAR 276