Swimming lakes, mountain scenery and culture

Are you undecided whether to spend your holiday in the mountains or a relaxing holiday swimming and sunbathing on the beach?

 If you choose Carinthia you will not have to decide as it is the ideal combination. 

The lakes of Carinthia

Carinthia offers more than a thousand lakes. The Lake Ossiach is the best known (and loved) while on Lake Maltschach you can practice many water sports.

The Wörthersee is the largest, and most popular of the lakes in Carinthia. Here you can safely swim. In fact in the summer months the water temperature reaches 27 ° C. On this beautiful lake you can practice sailing, surfing, water skiing, diving and paragliding, and there is also great restaurants and bars. 

Authentic fishing villages

We advise you to discover the smaller lakes and take a boat trip on the beautiful natural lake Pirkdorfer.

The unique landscape of the Turracher Höhe offers visitors a lively variety of activities, such as: walking on level ground around the lake Turracher or along a series of trails through the forests of pines. Guests can also visit the cities of Klagenfurt, Villach and Salzburg.