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Villacher Alpenstraße - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Villacher Alpenstraße

Villach Alpine Road is a very scenic journey located in the Austrian province of Carinthia, near the Italian and Slovenian borders. It has seven bends and 116 turns with a maximum slope gradient of 10%. It’s one of the scenic Austrian Alpine roads. This spectacular alpine road leading up to the Dobratsch is 16.5 km long, located just below the region’s highest peak, the famous Dobratsch. The road is pretty steep, with a maximum slope gradient of 10%.
Address : Villacher Alpenstraße, Villach, Austria

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Dobratsch Nature ParkThe Dobratsch Nature Park is situated on the Villacher Alpe in Carinthia. It has long been one of the Austrian regions which has dedicated itself to soft tourism. In the winter walkers, snowshoe hikers and ski tourers share the quiet, 2,166-metre-high mountain ridge and its slopes. The hiking trails are signposted and lead to the summit, where visitors can stop for refreshments in the Gipfelhaus.
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KärntenTherme Warmbad-VillachKärntenTherme Warmbad-Villach serves slide testers, sauna philosophers and wellness lovers as the ideal landing place for thermal fun. It has 25-metre sports pool, Thermal indoor pool with slides, bubble loungers, a grotto, the weather tower and the Crazy River slide.
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Villach Alpine RoadThe Villach Alpine Road is 16 km long and offers a great view to Carinthia’s beautiful landscape from its several viewpoints. it cover 1,200 altitude metres and offers the most spectacular views and unique experiences. A unique attraction in this area and it also offers nice views fo the nature.
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Affenberg LandskronThe Affenberg Landskron is a zoo in Villach and at the same time Austria's largest monkey enclosure with around 160 Japanese macaques . The keeping of animals is semi-free compared to other zoos, which means that the animals live in a fenced, wooded property, which represents a 40,000 m² habitat for the monkeys. The Affenberg is a category A zoo operation under Austrian law. It has around 120,000 visitors annually and does not receive any public funding.
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Lake FaakA beautiful alpine lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It’s Austria’s southernmost bathing lake, just across the border with Slovenia. The crystal-clear lake reaches temperatures of up to 27 °C in the summer. The beautiful shores of the Faaker See lake are not only perfect for sunbathing and bathing, but also surfing, yachting and pedal boat riding can be pursued.
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KanzelhöheThe pulpit height is 1524 m above sea level. A. high pre-summit of the Gerlitzen north of Ossiacher See , ten kilometers northeast of Villach in the federal state of Carinthia. On the mountain, which has long been accessible by a cable car, there is a hotel and a little to one side is the Kanzelhöhe solar observatory of the University of Graz, which was built between 1941 and 1942 .

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Carinthia
Southernmost Austrian state. Situated within the Eastern Alps, it is noted for its mountains and lakes.

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