Carinthian Lake
A picture book cycling trip in austria

Arrival in Villach
The Romans and later Paracelsus sized up the healing power of the thermal springs in Villach.
The first destination is the castle ruin Landskron. Along the Lake Ossiacher See to Ossiach (Benedictine convent and the collegiate church ‘Assumption’). Via Steindorf – a charming lakeside town – you continue to Bodensdorf and back to Villach.
You cycle a few kilometres on Drau bike path towards East. Your next aim is Velden – pulsating village on Lake Wörthersee. Through slightly hilly landscape you continue into the valley of Keutschach. You can take a bath in Lake Hafnersee, Lake Keutschacher See, Lake Baßgeigensee and Lake Rauschelsee which are located around the bathing resort of Keutschach. Along Lend Canal you reach the capital of Carinthia – Klagenfurt. Alternative you can also cycle along the northern banks of Lake Wörthersee via Velden, Pörtschach and Krumpendorf to Klagenfurt.
After strolling through Klagenfurt you cycle to the castles Ebenthal and Grafenstein (an arcade courtyard worth seeing) and to the Völkermarkter Stausee (reservoir) on to the warmest lake in Carinthia, the Lake Klopeiner See.
Today you cross the last time river Drau. You cycle in a slightly undulating territory in direction Maria Saal. Also you pass the duke chair and castle Hochosterwitz (excursion about 15 km extra) on your way to St. Veit.
St. Veit was the capital city for centuries and domicile of the Carinthian bishop. Even today this time is evident through the city wall, the medieval square, the gorgeous houses, the castle of the duke and lots of monuments. Along the river Glan you cycle to Glanegg (castle ruin) and Feldkirchen, surrounded by romantic castles, ruins and hills. On Glan bicycle path back to Villach.
We leave the town and bike along the mountain range Karawanken eastwards to the last lake on our tour, the turquoise Lake Faaker See.
Departure or extension
Individual return journey or start of extension.
The route
The alternation between the individual river valleys and Lakes – as well as avoiding roads with heavy traffic – brings about a slightly hilly tour course. This journey can be easily overcome with a “normal” biker's constitution. Mostly you cycle along asphaltic bike paths and side roads with less of traffic.
Season 1 14.04.2024 - 27.04.2024 29.09.2024 - 06.10.2024 Wednesday and Sunday | Season 2 28.04.2024 - 19.05.2024 08.09.2024 - 28.09.2024 Wednesday and Sunday | Season 3 20.05.2024 - 07.09.2024 Wednesday and Sunday | |
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Carinthian Lakes, 8 days, AT-KARVV-08X | |||
Base price | 899.00 | 989.00 | 1,059.00 |
Surcharge single room | 329.00 | 329.00 | 329.00 |
Sustainability with Rückenwind!
Help us to achieve greater sustainability. If you choose to use the digital route book and forgo the printed version you will help us to reduce our environmental impact and we’ll give you a discount of 20 Euro per room as a thank you.
Season 1 Apr 14, 2024 - Apr 27, 2024 Sep 29, 2024 - Oct 6, 2024 Wednesday and Sunday | Season 2 Apr 28, 2024 - May 19, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 - Sep 28, 2024 Wednesday and Sunday | Season 3 May 20, 2024 - Sep 7, 2024 Wednesday and Sunday | |
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Villach | |||
Double room p. P. | 89.00 | 89.00 | 89.00 |
Surcharge single room | 55.00 | 55.00 | 55.00 |
Included:
- 7 Overnights in hotels of the booked category incl. breakfast
- Personal welcome briefing
- At best elaborated route with maps (GE,EN)
- Detailed travel documents with maps 1x per room (GE,EN)
- App for navigation and GPS-data
- Luggage transfer
- For rental bikes, rental bike insurance
- Service hotline
Not included:
- Arrival and departure
- Costs for parking
- City tax
- Transfers
- Optional sightseeings
- City maps
- Repairs of own bike
- Travel Insurances
- Costs of the private requirements
Arrival / Parking / Departure
- Good rail connections to Villach and good flight connections to Klagenfurt.
- Public parking garage near the hotel, costs approx.€ 40,- per week.
- Airport: Klagenfurt