Sommer Magazin 2012 uk

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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.
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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.
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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
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Györ
A9
S6
S31
A11
SLO
CZ
S36
A2
KLAGENFURT
Ljubljana
Donau
GRAZ
A9
A2
HR
Zagreb
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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