High-quality men's touring bike with classic diamond frame
Body size approx. 165 cm - 205 cm
Enjoy superb cycle excursions from Villach to the surrounding lakes and valleys. Best maintained cycle paths lead you along the rivers Drau and Gail through intact nature with breathtaking views onto the surrounding mountains. Enjoy chilling at many lakes after one or another ascent. Not only Lake Wörthersee will attract you with crystal clear water to have a nice break on the lakeside. Especially the lakes which are not that famous have drinking water quality and some secret bathing spots. Stroll through the old towns of Villach, Klagenfurt and Spittal and gaze at the bourgeois houses of the Renaissance. And not to forget: the most beautiful weather in the Carinthia lakes land!
After enjoying the beautiful city centre of Villach on the day of arrival, you can look forward to five magnificent stages. Start with a tour to the unspoilt Faaker See. Two Carinthian gems await you on the 2nd stage: Spittal an der Drau is a great town to stroll through and where you should try some delicious traditional dishes. On the way back, be sure to take a break in Paternion.
On day 4, the world-famous Wörthersee awaits. First you head to Velden, where you can enjoy the flair of the rich and beautiful - would you like to take a detour to the castle hotel, the casino or the lakeside promenade? You will pass numerous smaller lakes on the way to Klagenfurt. The last stage offers an excursion to neighbouring Italy.
The 35 to 50 kilometre-long stages are framed by several train rides. The route is mostly flat, it only gets hillier around the Faaker See. The cycle paths along the Drau and Gail rivers offer beautiful panoramas and unspoiled nature - see for yourself!
Stroll through the nice old town and enjoy the atmosphere of the south with many terrace-cafés.
Past Villach’s thermal spa you leave the town and cycle at the foot of the Karawanken-mountains headed East to the last lake of your loop tour, the turquoise-blue Lake Faak. The lake’s backdrop is the Mittagskogel-peak, a genuine rock giant. Extensive, undeveloped meadows and green wooded areas surround the lake and in the middle of the lake you find a wooded island. After a relaxing break at the lakeside and/or a lunch break you start your journey back. You tackle a small ridge on your bikes and hence reach the glistening river Drau with grey-green milky waters. The Drau-cycle path – on flat terrain and very well-developed – leads you along a leisurely route back to Villach.
In the morning you will use the train to get to Spittal. The city was an important junction for pilgrims in the middle ages and is therefore very wealthy. Very easily you will cycle on the Alpe-Adria Cycle Path along river Drau mostly smoothly downhill. You should plan a stop in Paternion with worth-seeing churches and palaces. You just have to pedal a couple of times more until you reach Villach again.
You start the tour by cycling a few kilometres along the Drau-cycle path headed East. The route continues through unspoilt Carinthian farmland. Your next destination is the bussling town of Velden on Lake Wörthersee. The clear, turquoise-blue water of Lake Wörthersees and the hussle and bussle invite you to a break in the ”celebrity”-town. Through a charming scenery with rolling hills you reach the ”Keutschach Seental”. Sometimes it is a languorous wayside cross, sometimes it is a farmhouse decorated with flowers that catches your eye. The wide valley, the soft rolling hills and wooded mountains, four lovely lakes and in the distance: mountains. Even the close-by sunny South can be felt. Lake Hafnersee, Lake Keutschach, Lake Baßgeigensee and Lake Rauschelesee are grouped around the resort Keutschach. The ”Lend”-canal, situated at the eastern shores of Lake Wörthersee, leads you into the state capital of Carinthia, to Klagenfurt.
You leave Villach along the Seebach-stream and enjoy the view onto the castle ruin Landskron. On a clear day the castle ruin is visible above Villach and far beyond. The knights from long ago knew exactly where they took up residence. It is no surprise since the picturesque backdrop has not changed over time: in the forefront the green colour of the Gerlitzen Alpe, in the background the blue of Lake Ossiach. Lake Ossiach, the so called ”bath tube”, with a total length of eleven kilometres features (just like nearly all of Carinthia’s lakes) drinking water quality. In Ossiach the mountains and the crystal-clear water of the lake with a water temperature of up to 27 degrees in summer delight on the one hand and on the other hand the monastery dating back to the 11th century with its spectacular, late baroque church. Next the pretty resort of Steindorf on Lake Ossiach beckons. Then a short stop in Bodensdorf before today’s tour has finished the full circle in Villach.
In the morning the train will bring you to Italy. „Servus Österreich – Ciao Italia“ they will say at the border. In Tarvisio you will be welcomed in even three languages. Austrians, Slovenians and Italians are living here next to each other since centuries, so all three big European families of languages – Germans, Romans and Slavs – are meeting up here. Enjoy a creamy Cappuccino before Alpe-Adria Cycle Path will lead you along the wild river Gail, accompanied from beautiful mountain views, back to Austria.
You will mainly cycle on sealed and well-signposted cycle paths. When cycling to Klagenfurt and around Lake Faak you have to deal with some smooth hills, otherwise mainly flat.
High-quality men's touring bike with classic diamond frame
Body size approx. 165 cm - 205 cm
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Sportier, lighter and more precise premium rental bike with diamond frame
Body size approx. 155 cm - 205 cm
High-quality men's touring bike with classic diamond frame
Body size approx. 165 cm - 205 cm
High-quality unisex touring bike with comfortable low entry
Body size approx. 148 cm - 190 cm
High-quality unisex electric bike with comfortable low entry
Body size approx. 148 cm - 195 cm
Sportier, lighter and more precise premium rental bike with diamond frame
Body size approx. 155 cm - 205 cm
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Included
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Arrival / Parking / Departure
Things to note
Join us in achieving greater sustainability by choosing our digital route book, rather than the printed version. As a small thank you we will give you a discount of €20 per room.
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