Carillon alla casa Sartëur

In the centre of Selva di Val Gardena, the facade of the Sartëur house carries fourteen bronze bells and four carved musicians that turn with the melody when the carillon plays. It is a small, precisely made piece of the valley's woodcarving culture, performed on a family's own wall in the middle of the street scene.

Why it matters

Installed in 2002 and driven by a radio-controlled clock, the carillon has become one of Selva's recognised symbols. Its fourteen bells and hand-carved figures reflect the valley's woodcarving tradition, while murals on the facade depict local trades.

What to notice

The projecting bay window carries fourteen bronze bells. When the carillon plays, four painted wooden figures in medieval dress revolve around it: three men playing violin, drum and lute, and a woman playing flute. Val Gardena artists carved the figures by hand. Murals on two walls depict traditional village trades.

Context and history

The house stands in the Meisules quarter at the centre of Selva, in a lane area once known as Ghetun. The official tourism portal notes that from 1832 three buildings formed the original nucleus of the village here, and that one of them — a combined dwelling and farm building of the Senoner family — is the present Sartëur house, which now also holds a village grocery store. The carillon was added to the bay window in 2002, together with the radio-controlled clock that keeps the performances punctual. Val Gardena artists carved the rotating musicians by hand, connecting the mechanical instrument with the valley's woodcarving tradition.