Central A10 Metnitz Bad. St. Leonhard i. L. Friesach Hüttenberg Carinthia Flattnitz 12 2 14 16 3 Deutsch- Gurk 6 19 4 Griffen 18 2 Klein St. Paul Wolfsberg A2 Radenthein 20 Reichenau 17 7 3 Bad 7 10 aa.. d.. D.D MMiMillstatt 11 Kleinkirchheim 1 3 St. Veit a. d. G. St. Andrä 11 1 21 Feldkirchen i. K. 5 4 2 4 2 4 Griffen St. Paul i. L. Feistritz 12 15 Völkermarkt Pörtschach a. W. Tainach 6 13 1 5 Velden a. W. 13 2 5 Villach Klagenfurt a. W. 10 8 1 6 9 8 8 9 St. Jakob i. R. 3 1 A2 9 Ferlach Bad A11 7 Eisenkappel 10 Farms & Alpine Huts Page Farms & Alpine Huts Page Restaurants Page Restaurants Page 1. ALPEN ADRIA GASTHOF RAUSCH 98 13. SONNHOF 104 1. DIE GARTENRAST 118 7. GASTHOF PENSION HOCHSTEINER121 2. GRUBENBAUERHÜTTE 98 14. STAUDACHHOF 104 2. DRUCKERBRÄU 119 8. LANDHAUS HAZIENDA 122 3. HANEBAUER 99 15. WABNIG 105 3. GASTHAUS GOSTISCE 9. LINDENHOF 122 4. KRASSNIGHOF 99 16. ZIRBEN TROADKAST’N 105 TRATTORIA OGRIS “MIKLAVZ” 119 10. STIFT ST. GEORGEN AM LÄNGSEE 123 5. KRISTANHOF 100 17. 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ARRIACHER WERKSTUBE 112 2. KLOSTERLADEN WERNBERG 112 Direct Farm Marketers Central Carinthia Country Shops Restaurants East Carinthia Places of Interest Fun and sexy KÄRNTEN KÄRNTEN KÄRNTEN Central Carinthia Central Carinthia A heaving sea of teenagers in scanty shirts, making Carinthia‘s favourite meal, Carinthian Delightful Addresses bikinis and shorts shout, dance, jump and noodles. The special feature isn‘t the dough Realm of Delights: Nockberge cheer, sitting in the bleachers in the eastern or the fi lling, but the crimped edge. It requires Mountain Alpine pasture beef bay of Lake Wörthersee. Below them, people nimble fi ngers to seal the dough so artistically. +43 (0)4275/301 are playing volleyball on the white sand. Wiry A folk proverb says: “A lass who can’t crimp Realm of Delights: Carinthian Laxn (lake trout) bodies, lightly clad, strapping brown - they noodles won’t fi nd a husband” – which must be +43 (0)4246/23 45 go at the game for all they’re worth. At the the reason so many Carinthian girls stay single Realm of Delights: Metnitztal Beachvolley Grand Slam in August, it isn’t just nowadays! But the diversity of the region also Valley Venison time for sport in Carinthia’s largest natural dishes up many more delicacies: pike, carp, +43 (0)664/12 32 872 Realm of Delights: Gurktal swimming pool – above all, it‘s party-time. sheatfi sh, whitefi sh and lake trout (Carinthian Valley Air-Cured Bacon Yet Central Carinthia also has culture to offer: Laxn), which are fi shed or bred in the pure +43 (0)4266/22 25 on the Zollfeld, to the north of the lively lakes. As a bonus, in Central Carinthia the Realm of Delights: Rosental Valley Carnica Honey regional capital, Klagenfurt, stands the cradle abundantly-decked table is also garnished with +43 (0) 4227/51 19 of Carinthia, so to speak. Here, you’ll fi nd Celtic aromatic Metnitztal Valley venison or Gurktal and Roman excavations, the Herzogstuhl Valley air-cured bacon. (Duke’s Chair) on which Carinthia’s dukes were enthroned, as well as hundreds of castles and palaces. Carinthia’s variety-rich central region extends from the rugged Karawanken Mountains to the south, through the Rosental Valley, where the Carinthian bees produce the fi nest honey from the lushly-blooming fl ower meadows, and over the culture-rich cities of Klagenfurt, St. Veit and Friesach, to fi nally lose itself in the Nockberge Mountains. Meanwhile, thanks to its uniqueness, this gentle mountain formation has been declared a National Park. Here, and only here, can one gather the curative, intensely-scented Celtic valerian. Which brings 76 us to the subject of food: this area is famous for 77 Historical Route KÄRNTEN KÄRNTEN A tale of castle damsels and the fair youth KÄRNTEN A10 Metnitz Hüttenberg Friesach Flattnitz Gurk Deutsch- Griffen Klein St. Pa statt Radenthein Reichenau St. Veit Bad a. d. G. Kleinkirchheim Feldkirchen i. K. Griffe stritz Pörtschach a. W. Tainach Völk Velden a. W. Villach Klagenfurt a. W. A2 St. Jakob i. R. Bad A11 Ferlach Eisenkappe Historical Route Historical Route Historical Route Historical Route Nowhere can you fi nd as many castles and Eatinggg & Drinking palaces, fortifi ed churches and cathedrals Gasthaus Kollerwirt, Affelsdorf of Romanesque origin, as here. A region rich +43 (0)4223/24 55 in history and works of art. Traces left by the Gipfelrestaurant Magdalensberg +43 (0)4224/22 49 Romans and Celts, small historical towns, La Torre, St. Veit +43 (0)4212/39 250 a fairy-tale castle and lots of hidden art Braukeller Hirt +43 (0)4268/20 50-45 treasures. It goes without saying that, in a Metnitztalerhof, Friesach region this rich in culture, you can also eat and +43 (0)4268/25 10 drink superbly. Here, food for the body and the Gasthaus “Zur Bauernstub’n”, Sirnitz soul are in harmony. +43 (0)4279/564 Wirtshaus Kunsthandwerk, Liebenfels +43 (0)4215/28 94 Description of the route Nature Golf course St. Veit Längsee • Visit to the Cathedral of Maria Saal +43 (0)463/53 72 23 +43(0)4213/41 41 30 • Tour of Maria Saal Cathedral +43 (0)4223/22 54 Hikinggg region Hochrindl Summer toboggan run Nocky Flitzer • Detour to the Herzogstuhl, or ducal chair, where Carinthia’s princes were on the Turrach mountain enthroned • Romano-Celtic excavations and the “Youth of Magdalensberg” Sightseeinggg Hotel Fuchspalast, St. Veit +43 (0)4224/22 55 +43(0)4212/46 60 • Continue on to Burg Hochosterwitz, a castle straight out of a fairy-tale Shoppingpp g Castle Schloss Tanzenberg with church +43 (0)4213/20 20 Thomas Jordan, Maria Saal, (bread, milk and frescos +43(0)4223/22 30 • Lunch at Gasthaus Liegl +43 (0)4213/21 240 and bacon) +43 (0)664/43 22 365 Castle ruin Burgruine Taggenbrunn • Continue, via Kraig, to Gurk, visit to the Romanesque Cathedral of Gurk Isabella Kelz, Goggerwenig +43 (0)664/63 37 183 +43 (0)4266/82 360 (fruit products) +43 (0)664/51 00 066 Monastery Stift St. Georgen/Längsee Karl Meierhofer, St. Veit (meat) +43(0)4213/29 046 • Visit to the old fortifi ed church in Deutsch-Griffen +43(0)664/79 03 066 Castle Schloss Frauenstein • Stop at Schloss Albeck Castle for coffee and cake and to buy typical souvenirs Fleischerei Seiser, Straßburg +43 (0)4212/27 510 +43 (0)4279/30 34 (Gurktal Valley air-cured bacon) , Castle Kraiger Schlösser • Continue, via Feldkirchen, to St. Veit +43 (0)4266/22 25 +43(0)4212/27 510 • Stroll and shop in the town of St. Veit Metnitztaler Wild Association, Metnitz Castle Strassburg +43 (0)4266/27 173 (venison) +43 (0)664/12 32 872 Open-Air Museum Maria Saal • Dinner at the Restaurant Vitus +43 (0)4212/30 080 Edelheiss traditional costume fashion, +43(0)4223/28 12 78 Goggerwenig +43(0)4212/28 30 219 Church of St. Leonhard bei Metnitz 79 and Dance of Death frescos Lakes Route KÄRNTEN KÄRNTEN Still waters run deep KÄRNTEN A10 Metnitz Hüttenberg Friesach Gurk Deutsch- Griffen Klein St. Pa statt Radenthein Reichenau St. Veit Bad a. d. G. Kleinkirchheim Feldkirchen i. K. Griffe stritz Pörtschach a. W. Tainach Völk Velden a. W. Villach Klagenfurt a. W. A2 St. Jakob i. R. Bad A11 Ferlach Eisenkappe Lakes Route Lakes Route IWhere lakes are concerned, Carinthia is in its Shoppingpp g Eatinggg & Drinking Benedictine Market in Klagenfurt Castle Schloss Leonstein, Pörtschach element. 1,271 lakes in all sizes, shades of blue, Organic food shop Fruhmann, +43 (0)4272/28 16 shapes and degrees of warmth - and all with Wernberg +43 (0)4252/22 21-0 Lakeside, Reifnitz water so pure that even a sip from a lake tastes Alexander Kandolf, Velden +43 (0)664/43 00 990 delicious. Passing the most beautiful lakes, this (milk and fruit) Lakes, Pörtschach +43 (0) 4274/52 212 +43 (0) 4272/28 220-4800 route leads to the big cities of Klagenfurt and Johann Schöffmann Köstenberg Schloss & Schlossstern, Velden Villach, where you can linger, stroll through the (cider, wine, milk and meat) +43(0)4274/52 888 shops and marvel at old and modern sights. +43 (0)650/70 58 100 Gasthof Joainig, Pörtschach Along the route, you can stop to be served Johann Spendier, Arriach +43 (0)4272/2319 (sheep’s wool) Weidenhof, Viktring sumptuous dishes with a view of the turquoise +43 (0)676/64 82 778 +43 (0)463/28 15 40 waters. Martin Gfrerer, Landskron Stiftsrestaurant Allegro, Ossiach (pasta) +43(0)4243/45 594 +43 (0)664/11 19 860 Restaurant Maria Loretto, Klagenfurt Stylish traditional costume fashion at +43 (0)463/24 465 Description of the route Rettl, Villach +43 (0) 4242/26 855 Sightseeinggg • Stroll through Klagenfurt’s old town Altstadtbummel +43 (0)463/53 72 23 Natur Minimundus Klagenfurt Panoramic Tower Pyramidenkogel +43 (0)463/21 19 40 • Take the road along the southern