Velden am Wörthersee is one of the most famous and popular tourist resorts of Carinthia. The place became well-known by the television series “Ein Schloss am Wörthersee” with Roy Black. The setting for the Austrian-German TV production, the Schloss Velden had lost its purpose after the opening of new casinos in 1989. Please watch the […]
Magdalensberg and Virunum
Magdalensberg is located northeast of Klagenfurt in Carinthia, Austria. On the south-facing slope there was a late Celtic and early Roman settlement. Since the geographical location of Noreia, the capital of the Celtic Kingdom of Noricum is controversial, a clear assignment is not possible. One gets the best impression of those days during a visit of […]
Gailtaler Speckfest
The Gailtaler Speckfest, the Gail River Valley Bacon Festival, takes place in Hermagor every year. It is one of the greatest events in the region around Hermagor in Carinthia, Austria. Here, the people still know how to celebrate properly. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the […]
Pyramidenkogel in Carinthia – Austria
The Pyramidenkogel, a 851 m high elevation, is located south of the Wörthersee in Carinthia, Austria. The 54 m high reinforced-concrete construction is replaced by a more than 100 m high wooden construction for the observation platform in winter 2012/2013. It will be the world’s tallest wooden observation tower. As a highlight, the new tower […]
Malta Valley – the valley of the falling waterfalls
The Malta Valley in Carinthia is the eastern gate to the High Tauern National Park in Austria. It owes its name to the river Malta, which flows 36 km through the valley. With a variety of waterfalls, the Malta Valley fascinates the people and therefore it is rightly called the valley of the falling waterfalls. […]