Advent Magic at Lake Wörthersee
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THE JOY OF LAKE WÖRTHERSEE ADVENT MAGIC AT LAKE WÖRTHERSEE With Advent VELDEN • PÖRTSCHACH • PYRAMIDENKOGEL boat trips MARIA WÖRTH • KLAGENFURT & shuttle! ADVENT.WOERTHERSEE.COM ADVENT MAGIC at Lake Wörthersee When the Advent markets around Lake Wörthersee open on 23rd November, one of the most magi cal times begins again with atmo spheric music, culinary delights, and handicrafts. This year too, the lake is presented in its entirety with five attractive destinations: Velden, Pörtschach, Klagenfurt, Maria Wörth, and the Pyramidenkogel. Velden becomes a town of angels promenade in Pörtschach can be during the Advent period. The angel quickly reached with the Lake post office, the angel bakery and Wörthersee boat trips and the Ad the floating Advent wreath with its vent shuttle bus, or the S-Bahn trains. 80,000 lights are absolute high Carinthian traditions, open fires, an lights during Advent in Velden. The Advent path of lights or a torch-lit “lakeside village” on the lakeside hike create a peaceful atmosphere. 2 nearly 100 m high, it is the highest VELDEN 6 wooden viewing tower in the world. At night it illuminates the Advent 8 sky, and during the day it offers a PÖRTSCHACH fascinating panoramic view of the wintry Carinthian lake landscape. At KLAGENFURT 10 the foot of the viewing tower visitors are awaited by a cosy Advent market MARIA WÖRTH 12 with regional craftspeople and music groups. PYRAMIDEN- Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, the KOGEL 14 While in the pilgrimage village of southernmost provincial capital in Maria Wörth, the lead-up to Christ- Austria, also celebrates the Advent ADVENT BOAT mas is marked by ecclesiastical and Christmas period, from its won- TRIPS 16 sounds in the nearly 900-year-old derful Renaissance city centre to the winter church, the Pyramidenkogel peaceful Lake Wörthersee as it rests landmark can be seen from far and in winter slumber. ADVENT wide. At 920 m altitude and standing SHUTTLE 18 THE BELLS NEVER SOUND ÖBB SBahn trains (see page 18) SWEETER! Shuttle Bus 20 mins. (see page 19) Velden Velden Ost Towards West Villach A2 WÖRTHERSEE BOAT TRIPS VELDEN Advent in Velden Wörthersee Round trips of the bay aboard the Santa Lucia The five Advent destinations – Advent boat, the SBahn trains Velden, Pörtschach, Maria Wörth, or the shuttle buses between Pyramidenkogel and Klagenfurt Velden and Pörtschach, and – are wellconnected with one an between Maria Wörth and the other and easy to reach with the Pyramidenkogel. ADVENT.WOERTHERSEE.COM 4 Pörtschach Towards West Graz, Vienna Silent Advent PÖRTSCHACH Pörtschach Ost Minimundus A2 Round trips of the bay Krumpendorf with the Christmas boat KLAGENFURT Christmas market KRUMPENDORF MARIA WÖRTH Wörthersee Shuttle Bus A romantic 12 mins. Advent in church Shuttle Bus WÖRTHERSEE 14 mins. BOAT TRIPS (see page 19) PYRAMIDENKOGEL Details, Advent above the clouds timetables and further information on pages 16-19 5 VELDEN ADVENT IN VELDEN – a romantic Christmas fairytale Year after year … the vibrant Lake Wörthersee town turns into the romantic town of angels during The entire town becomes the scen- Advent. The floating Advent wreath, ery. A colourful potpourri of tradi- the symbol of Advent in Velden, not tional Advent huts and handicrafts, only illuminates the bay of Velden delicious smells, such as fir wood, on dark winter nights, but also beeswax and mulled cider, as well as Hello, brightens and warms the hearts of the Christmas sounds of local choirs, I’m the countless Advent visitors. combine to create a distinctive sym- Velden Advent phony for the pre-Christmas period. angel! With its unique pre-Christmas programme for children, Advent in Velden has been delighting young and old visitors for many years. Advent in Velden – a town of angels to Nowhere else is the hope greater of wonder, dream and laugh; a place of perhaps meeting Father Christmas contemplation, tranquillity and tradition personally, nowhere else is the wait – a real insider tip for families! until Christmas more entertaining. 6 Don’t miss the Velden Children’s Advent Young Advent visitors are magically drawn to the angel post office, the angel bakery and the angel craft OPENING TIMES: lounge, where hardworking angels 23.11. - 23.12.2018 are making the most important Velden Advent: preparations for Christmas and are Fridays 3pm - 8pm pleased to have some help from the Saturdays and Sundays children. 11am - 8pm Children’s Advent in Velden The room is filled with the fragrance at the council offices: of freshly-baked gingerbread, real Angel post office/ Hello, beeswax, and happy children’s laugh- Angel bakery: I’m the ter. Countless white angel balloons Fridays 3pm – 7pm disappear into the dark night sky, ac- Saturdays and Sundays Velden Advent 1pm - 7pm angel! companied by hopeful gazes that the secret wishes sent to Father Christmas Angel craft lounge: will soon be fulfilled. Taking time, re- Saturdays and Sundays 2pm - 6pm flecting and getting into the true spirit of Christmas - this is what Advent in Velden is all about. Also a fairytale INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS: boat trip on board the Santa Lucia, a Veldener Tourismusgesellschaft Villacher Straße 19, 9220 Velden pony ride through the magically illu- Tel.: +43 4274 2103 minated Velden or a slow train ride are E-mail: [email protected] very special highlights for children. www.veldener-advent.at 7 PÖRTSCHACH SILENT ADVENT in Pörtschach The authentic “lakeside village” on No Advent day is like another – a the promenade in front of the Park wide variety of folklore groups and hotel is not only an attractive and associations create a pre-Christmas thematic eyecatcher for the Silent programme for guests – all typically Advent, but is also the central ven and authentically Carinthian. ue for numerous Carinthian Advent concerts. Particularly worth recommending is the romantic torch-lit walk along the peninsula to the living crib, which takes place every Saturday in Advent. Real handicrafts and tradition are a main feature of the Silent Advent at This year the Silent Advent on the the lakeside. From a “Krampus” pa- lake promenade is connected to rade of scary beings and a visit from the illuminated Advent trail by a St Nicholas to the small children, to new path of lights! the wonderful Advent songs sung by 8 OPENING TIMES: Silent Advent: 24.11. – 23.12.2018, every Friday 3pm – 7pm, every Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 7pm “Krampus” parade: Friday 23.11. from 6pm Opening of “Silent Advent at the Lakeside”: Saturday 24.11. from 4.30pm Magician and fire show: Carinthian choirs, which are broad- Every Friday from 5pm cast throughout the Advent market. for all the family There is no raucous “Jingle bells” to Advent songs – disturb this unique Christmas atmo- sung by various choirs: Every Friday to Sunday from sphere at Lake Wörthersee. 4.30pm Advent boat with This experience for the senses is Tip! . message in a bottle: Advent boat heightened by open fires and a Every Saturday and trip through the path of lights at the lake, along the Sunday 2pm - 4pm sea of stars promenade. Advent boat trip on the Christ- mas boat through the sea of stars: This year the new “sea of Every Saturday and stars” directly in Lake Sunday 4pm - 7pm Wörthersee is supple- mented by a new starry INFORMATION: Tourismusverband Pörtschach path along the Advent Werzerpromenade 1, 9210 Pörtschach promenade to the flow- Tel.: +43 4272 2354, er island. E-mail: [email protected] www.stilleradvent.at 9 KLAGENFURT CHRISTMAS CAPITAL at Lake Wörthersee Austria’s southernmost provincial Via a ramp the photo point at the capital celebrates Advent and the Lindwurm - the emblem of the city Christmas period at various locations - can be reached, where the heraldic between its beautiful Renaissance city animal and the Christmas tree can be centre and Lake Wörthersee. snapped as a photo souvenir. Christ- mas stories from the Alps-Adriatic region can be read in over 20 city centre shops. This year, Austria’s best-known story-teller – Folke Tegett- In the evenings, hoff – has written stories for the young and old meet Christmas market in front of in the cosy food and Klagenfurt’s town hall, which tell drink huts, to chat of traders, grilled sausages and and warm up with hot fragrant frankincense and can drinks and Carinthian be read in the magical fairytale specialities. corner on the Neuer Platz and on the “City Guide Klagenfurt” Christmas app. 10 OPENING TIMES: Christmas market on Neuer Platz: 17.11. - 23.12. daily 10am to 8pm, gastronomy until 11pm, on 24.12. until 2pm New Year’s Eve market: 27. - 31.12. daily 10am to 8pm, On Domplatz childhood memories are gastronomy until 11pm, on 31.12. awakened by baked apples, straw stars gastronomy until midnight and hand-blown Christmas baubles. “Traditional Christmas” on Domplatz: The sights, sounds and smells of the 29.11. - 23.12. Thursday to Sunday Cathedral Christmas market recreate 11am to 6.30pm the magic of the traditional Christmas DATES: that was handed down over genera- “Krampus” parade: tions. Saturday 1.12. 7pm St Nicholas on Neuer Platz: Fairytales, Thursday 6.12. at 4pm concerts, Peaceful Advent: traditions, and The arcades of one of the oldest build- Carinthian choirs at Landhaushof: much more! ings in the city, the Landhaus, set the 7, 14 and 21.12. at 6pm scene for the “Peaceful Advent” with 3rd Farmers’ New Year’s Eve Carinthian choirs. No other province on Neuer Platz: in Austria captures the special mood Sunday 30.12. from 7.30pm of Christmas time as well as Carinthia, INFORMATION: with its songs sung by outstanding Tourismus Region Klagenfurt choirs. am Wörthersee Neuer Platz 5, 9020 Klagenfurt Tel.: +43 463 287463-0 E-mail: [email protected] www.visitklagenfurt.at 11 MARIAMARIA WÖRTHWÖRTH AVVENTOROMANTIC ROMANTICO CHURCH ADVENT IN CHIESA ain MariaMaria WörthWörth LaThe penisola peninsula di Mariaof Maria Wörth, Wörth, sull’i- AncheDuring durante the Advent l’Avvento period, le thechiese dilliacalocated sponda on the idyllicmeridionale southern del rappresentanochurches also presentil fulcro adi very un pro- roman- Wörthersee,shore of Lake deve Wörthersee, il proprio retains fascino grammatic programme.