A day out to the Tscheppa gorge in southern Carinthia includes impressive waterfalls, a ‘fairy meadow’ and a barefoot walking trail. A gorge walk can often be a welcome diversion on a hot summer day. …
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Explore the lakes and mountains of Austria’s southern state, with its different culture and history
A day out to the Tscheppa gorge in southern Carinthia includes impressive waterfalls, a ‘fairy meadow’ and a barefoot walking trail. A gorge walk can often be a welcome diversion on a hot summer day. …
Continue readingThe Karnische Höhenweg (the ‘Carnic High Route’) stretches along the Austrian border with Italy for 150 kilometres. Its shorter and official name is “KHW 403” but it is better known as part of the “Peace …
Continue readingIn days gone by, farmers in Central Carinthia used to build small wooden buildings near their farms called ‘Troadkasten’. The tower-shaped wooden houses were a place to store supplies and seeds, to keep them separate …
Continue readingReflections of the surrounding mountains shimmer in the turquoise waters of Carinthia’s Weissensee, one of the highest bathing lakes in southern Austria. Soft tourism and sustainability are the philosophy at the Weissensee. The 76 square …
Continue readingHiking on the Three Lakes Trail on the border between Carinthia and Styria is a family-friendly trail with plenty to keep children interested. The Turracher Höhe is a mountain pass on the northern border of …
Continue readingCanoe underground on a trip through a disused mine near the Austrian and Slovenian border . If you are looking for an extraordinary adventure, one that is maybe unique in Europe, you can take part …
Continue readingDark green spruce, lush meadows, with houses and farms in between: the unique surroundings of the Hochrindl alpine pass at 1500 metres in the Nockberge mountains of Carinthia. The Ursulaquelle spring at the heart of …
Continue readingThe Nockalmstrasse is a panoramic route through the Nockberge nature reserve in Carinthia with the village of Innerkrems at one end and Ebene Reichenau at the other. The 34-kilometre toll road with its 52 bends …
Continue readingLast updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Dobratsch Nature Park is situated on the Villacher Alpe in Carinthia. It has long been one of the Austrian regions which has dedicated itself to soft …
Continue readingLast updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThose who want to experience a real mountain Advent might want to visit the Katschberg mountain in Carinthia. There at 1750 metres in altitude, visitors can head …
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