Hotel Madrisa Gargellen

At the Hotel Madrisa Gargellen, several men and women made a stop, attempting to flee to Switzerland ahead of the National Socialists. Not all succeeded in the often dangerous and arduous journey over the mountains. Crossing the border into St. Antönien was achieved by Claus Meyer, who later emigrated to Australia: He was an officer in the Wehrmacht until 1944, yet had to flee nonetheless due to alleged Jewish ancestry. While his parents were deported to a concentration camp, he managed to escape through Gargellen, which he was familiar with from mountaineering, into Switzerland. He made a stopover at the Hotel Madrisa, which he also visited decades later.