The Joy of Summer Travel Magazine 2012

1 CARINTHIA COMPASS. The Carinthia compass shows you the way. So you know at a glance which direction to take. In Austria’s southernmost province, the sunniest in the Alps-Adriatic region. Origins. The name Carinthia (Carantania) comes from the Celtic. Carantania (in Slovenian Karantanija, also Korotan) was a Slavic principality which originated in the 7th century AD. The ancient Celts and Romans valued the variety of landscapes, the thermal spas and the places of mystical power. Our region in the Dreiländereck. Carinthia is Austria’s southernmost province and lies in the heart of the Alps-Adriatic region. It covers 9,536 km2 to the south of the main ridge of the Alps and borders on Slovenia and Italy. The approximately 560,000 inhabitants are open people with a Mediterranean feel for life. The intersection of the three different cultures is marked by the Dreiländereck near Arnoldstein. Carinthia Magazine 46 2 Shopping. Klagenfurt, Villach, St. Veit and Spittal offer plenty of choice for shopoholics: from little corner shops to designer boutiques. The City Arkaden shopping centre in Klagenfurt (120 shops) and Atrio (more than 80 shops) in Villach complete this shopping paradise. www.city-arkaden.at www.atrio.at Quality of life between the Alps and the Adriatic. Carinthia is known as the region of mountains and lakes: 93 of its peaks are over 3,000 metres high, and at 3,798 metres the Grossglockner is the highest mountain in Austria. 1,270 lakes, including 200 swimming lakes with water pure enough to drink, 8,000 kilometres of rivers, 60 medicinal springs and 43 fresh water glaciers make Carinthia the richest province in terms of water. The proximity to the Mediterranean, the above average hours of sunshine and the silvery-green mountain backdrop also make Carinthia the heart of the Alps-Adriatic region. 3 Major towns and cities. Carinthia’s capital is Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (www.klagenfurttourismus.at) with around 94,000 inhabitants, and the major centres are Villach, St. Veit, Spittal an der Drau and Wolfsberg. The oldest town is called Friesach. Summer traditions. At Easter, pagan and Christian customs meet up with blazing fires. Every year on Assumption Day the statue of the Virgin Mary from the St. Josef private chapel is taken across Lake Wörthersee. The people of Villach, the town by the River Drau, mark the high point of their week of traditions with the Villacher Kirchtag. Culinary festivals are very popular, such as the Hermagor Bacon Festival, the Irschen Herb Festival, the Neuhaus Buckwheat Festival, the Salami Festival in Eberndorf, or the Carinthian Pasta Festival in Oberdrauburg. Active between the mountains and lakes. Carinthia is a paradise for hikers, Nordic walkers and cyclists. Which is no surprise, as the incredibly varied topography is tops for all sports lovers: With the high mountains, the lower mountain ranges with their alpine landscapes and the gentle plains, there is everything on offer here! The many cycle routes along the countless waterways blend harmoniously into the gentle alpine holiday setting. Stuttgart FL CH BREGENZ A14 S16 Augsburg Bozen München INNSBRUCK A13 Regensburg Rosenheim Kufstein Climate. Carinthia can thank its location in the Alps-Adriatic region for its mild climate and above average hours of sunshine. No surprise then that Diex, the sunniest place in Austria with more than 2,300 hours of sunshine a year, lies in the heart of Carinthia. The main ridge of the Alps also performs a protective function by weakening bad weather fronts as they arrive from the west. Lienz Enjoyment for alpine gourmets. The gourmet cuisine of the Alps- Adriatic region is characterised by its alpine down-to-earth nature plus influences from Mediterranean cookery. Take your own journey of discovery through the Genussregion Kärnten, the Carinthian enjoyment region, and sample freshly caught Carinthian lake trout, Glockner Region lamb and alpine pastured beef from the Nockberge Mountains. A12 A12 D Großglockner- Felber Hochalpenstraße Tauern I Udine 4 A8 SALZBURG A10 Autoschleuse A1 A10 Spittal A10 Villach Judenburg Maribor Portraits. Carinthia has not only produced sporting greats such as the World Pool Champion Jasmin Ouschan, but also many literary greats such as Ingeborg Bachmann, Gert Jonke or Peter Handke. The Nötscher Kreis circle with its European outlook was active in the visual arts of the early 20th century, including the painters Franz Wiegele and Anton Mahringer. Wolfgang Puck, the star chef who is a native of St. Veit, owns more than 70 restaurants in the USA. And one of the most important composers and singers, Udo Jürgens, who grew up on the Magdalensberg, has sold more than 100 million records to date. Kärnten Card. The Kärnten Card is your key to 100 x free entry to Carinthia’s most attractive destinations. 1 week card € 35 (adults), € 15 (children). Free for children under 6 and from the 3rd child! www.kaerntencard.at Brno SK S5 A7 LINZ A25 A5 S33 A22 St. PÖLTEN WIEN A1 A21 A6 Bratislava Budapest Voralpenkreuz A4 EISENSTADT A3 A Györ A9 S6 S31 A11 SLO CZ S36 A2 KLAGENFURT Ljubljana Donau GRAZ A9 A2 HR Zagreb H GETTING HERE. By car. From the north via Salzburg and the four-lane A10 Tauern motorway (with the extended twin tunnel Katschberg tunnel). From the east via Vienna and Graz on the A2 southern motorway. From the south via Ljubljana and the A11 Karawanken motorway, or via Udine and the A2 southern motorway. By plane. Travel via Kärnten Airport in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee and you can reach the sunny south of Austria quickly, inexpensively and simply using attractive direct routes or connecting flights. Your mobility on holiday is guaranteed with special hire car offers from KÄRNTEN MOBIL and shuttle connections to/from the airport throughout Carinthia via KÄRNTEN TRANSFER. Find full information on airline timetables, passenger services and more about Kärnten Airport on the airport website at www.kaernten-airport.com Airports nearby Vienna Airport www.viennaairport.at Graz Airport www.flughafen-graz.at Salzburg Airport www.salzburg-airport.at Ljubljana Airport, Slovenia www.lju-airport.si By train. The relaxed way to get to your holiday destination. Find detailed options for getting here on the websites of Austrian Railways (Österreichische Bundesbahnen ÖBB) and German Railways (Deutsche Bahn DB). www.oebb.at, www.bahn.de Find full information on your route to Carinthia at: www.carinthia.at

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