THE SANATORIUM DR.VON HARTUNGEN AT RIVA ON LAKE GARDA
In 1995 the cultural achievements of the Belle Epoque, which had found their expression in the sanatorium run by Dr Christoph von Hartungen (1849-1917) and his son, Erhard von Hartungen, were commemorated by the Municipality of Riva in an exhibition, “Ai confini della Mitteleuropa [On the borders of Mitteleuropa]”. The street signs of today recall its illustrious guests, such as Thomas and Heinrich Mann, Franz Kafka, Hermann Sudermann, Friedrich Nietzsche and Rainer Maria Rilke. Originally from the town of Römhild […]