マリア・ヴェルトの絶景の山頂・トップ8

The mountain bike tour leads from Villach through the Ossiacher Tauern mountains along secondary roads, cycle paths, and forest trails, offering many wonderful views of the lake and the Landskron Castle ruins. The tour is well signposted and only moderately challenging! From the Tauern Teich, you can head either towards Köstenberg or towards Lake Ossiach!

The mountain bike tour leads from Villach through the Ossiacher Tauern mountains along secondary roads, cycle paths, and forest trails, offering many wonderful views of the lake and the Landskron Castle ruins. The tour is well signposted and only moderately challenging! From the Tauern pond, you can head either towards Köstenberg or Ossiach!

And then there's the Pirkerkogel – 666 meters above everyday life. The path up isn't long, but long enough to forget the noise below. At the top, a picture like something out of a brochure about an Alpine idyll awaits: lake, mountains, forests – and in the middle of it all, the Pyramidenkogel, rising from the back of the mountain like a distant exclamation point. If you're lucky, you'll still find the bench free – it's half in the light, half in the shade, and, as one commentator wrote, is dry even in the rain. Perhaps that's the true quality of this place: even the weather seems to be considerate here.

On the Kathreinkogel, huts of various dimensions were found wherever natural depressions in the steep slopes provided absolute protection from the wind. A remarkable farm site dating to the 12th/11th century BC was uncovered on a western slope terrace. The most important find is a prehistoric vertical loom.

Opening Hours of the House of Archaeology Mid-June to September 30th, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Closed in rainy weather - the information board at the Kreuzwirt parking lot indicates whether the museum is open). The complex (e.g., the fort with its early Christian church, the burial ground to the southwest) is open to visitors at all times. Information is available at +49 4274 2275-22. Velden/Schiefling/Rosegg Historical Society Chairwoman: Dr. Renate Jernej

...there's a small pond here where the frogs 🐸 greet you with a concert 🎶 in spring! 🫡

Very nice quiet hike

While cyclists thronged Lake Wörthersee on car-free day, we drove to St. Bartholomew's. We parked the cars at the small church and followed the signs for "Hoher Gallin Weg" (High Gallin Trail). The path led us uphill through the forest. After a good hour, we reached the summit cross. A magnificent view of Lake Wörthersee opened up before us. After a leisurely rest, we hiked westward downhill to Töpriach. Unfortunately, we had to walk back to our starting point along the asphalt road, which, however, was hardly used by cars. We enjoyed a well-deserved meal after the hike at the Gasthaus Gatternig in Villach.