The most southern region of Austria is a traditionally popular destination either during winter or in the summer season. More and more people discover the wonders of alpine holidays, the mountain excursions, the clean, fresh air; bathing in the smooth waters of the lakes. Besides all that Carinthia is an excellent destination for winter tourism as well.
The charms of the area are mainly the outstanding cleanliness and tidiness, the richness of nature with lakes and springs - outstanding in all Europe - of clean potable water, an excellent infrastructure, excursion routes, cycle paths, ski - and panoramic elevator systems, and the position of the region, which allows you to visit Italy, Slovenia and Germany on a daily level.
In Carinthia there are 2000 hours of sunshine per year, it is very inviting in summer to freshen up in the crystal clean water of one of the numerous lakes. Should you choose Carinthia for a winter holiday, you will enjoy sparkling snow and bright winter sunshine.
Because of its 1270 lakes (of which 200 are bathing lakes with potable quality water) Carinthia is often called „the land of the thousand lakes”. These „bathtubs” of the austrian south can reach the temperature of 28 degrees. They offer the most excellent possibilities to sailors, surfers, waterskiers and divers. When the sun sets behind the mountains, the carinthian lake land provides the proper atmosphere: „faites-vos-jeux” in the casino of Velden, a cocktail in Pörtschach, hot rythms in the numerous discos or romantic hours in a small bay – the night life offer in Carinthia is of a wide range.
The second largest lake after Lake Wörther is that of Ossiach, which is a 15-minute distance from Alpe-Adria Apartments. The cabin elevator to the snowproof slopes of Gerlitzen takes off almost from the lake shore, it operates also during summer to the hikers’ joy. In wintertime Gerlitzen ski arena is one of the so-called „big five” ski facilities of Carinthia equipped with outstanding infrastructure and slopes of different levels.
Lake Faaker
Near Alpe-Adria Apartments the Lake Faaker is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful carinthian lakes which captures you with its little islands and its turqoise colour. In the summer season, from May to October, besides all the fantastic possibilities offered by nature there are a lot of colourful events to attract visitors in this area. During winter the region offers uniquely snowproof ski slopes, which are easily reachable from Alpe-Adria Apartments by a short drive. In only one trip you can ski through the slopes of Carinthia, the italian slopes of Tarvisio and the slovenian slopes of Krajnska Gora. On the nearby Dreiländereck you can stand in three countries in the same time!
Address: Aussichtsweg 21, 9582 Latschach/Oberaichwald (Austria)
GPS: 46.562626, 13.925390