With its innumerable lakes and 2,000 hours of sunshine per year Carinthia is the ideal destination for experiencing fun, recreation and sports challenges. Carinthia is also the venue of many mega events, ranging from the Beach Volleyball Grand Slam to Ironman.

The alpine region of Hohe Tauern National Park, including Austria’s highest mountain peak, Grossglockner, is a landscape of singular beauty. On easy guided or unguided tours you can explore its clean rivers, the unique flora and fauna and the gorgeous landscape.

Or you can relax and unwind in Villach or Bad Kleinkirchheim or one of the other thermal resorts and spas. In combination with the pure air and the Mediterranean climate, authentic hospitality and delicious regional cuisine, Carinthia is a veritable fountain of youth for body and soul.