Our Winter Magic Adventure Tips: WINTER MAGIC 2017/18 1 Skiing Center 2 Gerlitzen Kids- 3 Ski and Snowboard 4 Panoramic Winter 5 „Stella Ronda“ 6 Free Ski Bus to the 7 Tobogganing fun in Gerlitzen Alpe Snowpark School Gerlitzen Hiking Gerlitzen Alpe Round Tour and Gerlitzen Alpe and Arriach Panoramic map Villach Snow Challenge Dreiländereck with lots of PanoViWi15:PanoViWi10_Druck 02.09.2015 12:36 Uhr Seite 1 leisure tips! Learn to ski or snowboard in 3 days and enjoy The skiing center Gerlitzen offers top quality slopes and The Gerlitzen Kids Snowpark is situated at the middle The winter hiking path is situated 1.700 m above sea level ”Stella Ronda” – a 360 degree star ski lap that more Several times a day the ski bus connects Villach, lake The 2 km of natural toboggan run in the middle of your winter holidays in Carinthia! Together with the guaranteed snow. The perfectly groomed slopes invite station Kanzelhöhe and is designed for children and and is 12 km long. Wonderful panoramic views over Villach, than just deserves its name! Ossiacher See and lake Faaker See to the skiing center Carinthia will delight not only our younger guests. beginners and advanced skiers to have fun and to enjoy beginners. excellent ski and snowboard instructors, beginners and Treffen and lake Ossiacher See are guaranteed. Gerlitzen Alpe. All around the Gerlitzen Alpe on 13 different ski runs, On cleared winter paths, an idyllic, snowy landscape is to be the sun. Don´t forget to visit one of the traditional ski huts Attractions in the park: Funtube Basin, Flat Box, returners can explore the slopes of the Gerlitzen Alpe, Gourmet tip: Try some Carinthian treats in one of the cosy Another ski bus commutes from lake Faaker See to the 35 kilometres of slope and 5,000 metres of altitude! enjoyed. And those trekking on snowshoes are also catered on the mountain. Ski opening is on 1st December and the Up & Down Box, Kids Rainbow Box as well as several with a guarantee for success! alpine cabins. Dreiländereck on a daily basis. Please turn this map for the rd Fancy taking on the “Stella Ronda Snow Challenge”? for. On the sun terraces, you can get that longed-for tan end of the skiing season is 3 April. waves and jumps. Start/end: Alpengasthof Pöllingerhütte / Mountain Resort detailed timetables. and the local cuisine offers Carinthian specialities. www.gerlitzen.org Feuerberg. Information and registration: www.gerlitzen.com www.arriach.gv.at www.gerlitzen.com www.gerlitzen.com www.gerlitzen.com www.region-villach.at 8 9 10 11 13 14 Snow Hiking Tours Ice-Skating and Curling Lake Ossiach Carinthian Music 12 Holistic Relaxation at Oldtimer Museum Carnival/Fasching on Lake Afritzer See Ice Skating Hall Academy Ossiach Cloister Wernberg Villach in Villach Take part in the free guided hikes with our charming hiking Lake Afritzer See is one large outdoor ice rink for the The Lake Ossiach Hall is the venue for ice hockey, figure The Carinthian Music Academy has successfully positioned The cloister, which is in an old castle, brings culture and Over 250 vehicles are exhibited here – BMW Isetta, „Lei lei!“, is the motto of Villach’s carnival guild, guide Dietmar Schuss on the Dreiländereck. whole family. The well-maintained and secure ice rink skating, ice stock tournaments, audience skating, roller- itself as a provider of high-class infrastructure for musical simplicity together in one. The beginnings reach back to Goggomobil, Staßensänger Lloyd, Porsche 356 SC, Fiat which invites you to its sessions in Villach’s conference attracts many visitors. Apart from skating, professionals blading and ball hockey, stock sport, conferences, concerts, and cultural artists. the Middle Ages. Since 1935, it has been the local home Topolino and many more. They also include the Renault 4 CV centre. The highlight is the 10th of February 2018, when every Dreiländereck: and amateurs alike can take part in curling competitions exhibitions, trade shows and much more. The Lake Ossiach Lovely and popular winter events at the CMA are the of the sisters of the “Mission of the Precious Blood”. The and its successor from 50 years later, the Renault 4, or the inhabitant of Villach, regardless of age, is on their feet, in Registration and dates, Tel. +43 664 1439865 organized by the Fischerhof Glinzner. Hall in Steindorf with its numerous leisure opportunities is classical Advent and children´s Advent on 3rd December products that are made here are home-grown on the farm last “Trabi” from Zwickau. There is also a small radio costume, and takes part in a parade through Villach´s the ideal location for ice hockey teams that are planning as well as the vocal Advent on 10th December. that is active during summer, with ample fields, forests and town center. www.winterwanderwochen.at its own herb, fruit and vegetable garden. The products can museum included. Ferdinand-Wedenig-Straße 9, www.region-villach.at a training camp. It was designed by the famous www.villacherfasching.at Event programme at: www.die-cma.at be found in the nature & cloister kitchen as well as in 9500 Villach-Zauchen,Tel. +43 4252 33031. architect Günther Domenig. www.ossiacherseehalle.com the cloister shop! www.klosterwernberg.at www.oldtimermuseum.at WWW.REGION-VILLACH.AT/EN 8 23 Hochtal 25 6 24 9 21 22 20 19 8 4 7 18 15 2 3 5 1 17 16 14 6 13 12 obratsch 28 D 10 11 26 Region Villach Tourismus GmbH Carinthia, Austria Tel.: +43 4242 42 000 E-mail: [email protected] • www.region-villach.at 27 Tourist Information Offices Tourist Information Villach-Stadt Tourist Information Wernberg Bahnhofstraße 3, 9500 Villach Bundesstr. 11, 9241 Wernberg Tel. +43 4242 205 2900 Tel. +43 4252 3000 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tourist Information Bad Bleiberg Tourist Information Bodensdorf Bleiberg-Nötsch 149 10.-Oktober-Straße 1 9530 Bad Bleiberg 9551 Bodensdorf Tel. +43 4244 31306 Tel. +43 4243 476 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tourist Information Ossiach Tourist Information Arnoldstein Ossiach 8, 9570 Ossiach Gemeindeplatz 4 Tel. +43 4243 497 9601 Arnoldstein E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +43 4255 2260 - 14 E-mail: [email protected] Tourist Information Sattendorf Ossiacher See Straße 7 Tourist Information Nötsch im Gailtal 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9520 Sattendorf Villach’s Old Town NEW: Advent cruise Leisure fun in Villach Lollipop – KärntenTherme Villach’s Alpine Arena – Winter Paradise 9611 Nötsch im Gailtal 222 Tel. +43 4248 2336 Tel. +43 4256 2145 - 13 and Advent Market on the Drau river in the ATRIO Warmbad-Villach Roller Skiing and Nature Park Dobratsch E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Cross-Country Run Tourist Information Afritz am See Tourist Information Paternion Schulstraße 2 Hauptstraße 83, 9711 Paternion 9542 Afritz am See Tel. +43 4245 2888 - 0 Tel. +43 4247 2126 Combine your visit to the Villach Advent market with a Before Christmas, the historic old town transforms into a Villach is always worth a visit, also outside of Advent! The most entertaining place in the ATRIO is Lollipop, the Austria’s most modern water adventure world in the heart of Since the roller skiing and cross-country run passes directly The Villach Alpine Road is 16 kilometres long and takes E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] sensual Christmas world. Carinthia’s second largest city cruise on the Drau ship. Enjoy mulled spiced cider, mulled The Rathausplatz hosts an ice skating rink (with ice skate great family adventure world that is the only one of its kind the Villach region. 11,000m² of FUN, FITNESS & SPA - enjoy by the ski jump ramp of the Olympic champions, Villach’s you directly up to the Dobratsch. The nature park Dobratsch enchants its guests under a glimmer of light. wine and punch on the new, glass-roofed panorama deck hire) until the end of January. in Austria. A huge play-land with a slide, games to test your the tower slide, the Crazy River, hot saunas and thermal Alpine Arena is the first address for the nordic athletes‘ is the perfect place for winter hiking, snowshoeing and Tourist Information Weißenstein Tourist Information Arriach Stroll through the Advent market, warm your hands on a and see Villach‘s old town from a whole new point of view. Other recommended destinations include the weekly market skill, and much more. Children of any age will climb, run, roll pools. Turn up the heat or relax! Tip: With a valid Gerlitzen training in both summer and winter. cross-country skiing. Try out one of the many different Dorfplatz 10, 9721 Weißenstein 9543 Arriach, Nr. 60 mug of mulled wine, linger in the coffee houses or enjoy a Every Saturday and Sunday during Advent. (Wednesday and Saturday morning), the Escape Room or a around and slide with great joy in the colourful, creative, or Dreiländereck lift ticket, you can get 20% off an evening Cross country run: 5 km total length • 3 km race loipe, ski tours! Tel. +43 4245 2385 Tel. +43 4247 8514 guided tour of the TAF Timer automobile museum. multi-floored soft play areas. ticket (pool & sauna) at the KärntenTherme after 5pm. homologated by FIS • Snow machine • Artificial Lighting E-mail: [email protected] Infohotline: +43 664 3660971 pleasant shopping trip. The Nature Park winter programme can be found at: www.drau-schiffahrt.at www.region-villach.at www.kaerntentherme.com • 2,5 km touring loipe – natural snow E-mail: [email protected] Advent Market: 17.11.-24.12.2017.