The region around St. Veit is in the middle of a marvellous and versatile landscape with a lot of destinations for excursions and for sightseeing. When you are interested in arts and culture or the lovely seas, if you like to walk, golf, bike or ski during the winter, you will have a wide range of possibilities.
Taggenbrunn and Hochosterwitz are particularly lovely. Taggenbrunn has been restored extensively during the past years and has a history going back until the twelfth century. The impressive vineyard Taggenbrunn in the middle of an idyllic hilly landscape, is worth seeing.
History meets Lifestyle. There is a lot of medieval and baroque architecture. You will meet history almost everywhere in St. Veit, but also Mediterranean flair in the centre. Shopping, gourmandise, go to a concert, explore the city with the bike… there are a lot of possibilities.
Carinthia’s capital town with almost 100.000 habitants is also called the jewel of Renaissance. The Italian architectonical style in the historic centre with the oldest Austrian pedestrian area, many squares and picturesque courtyards, is omnipresent.
Calling lake Wörthersee the Caribbean of Carinthia is not for nothing. It is among the most famous and demanded holiday destinations of Austria. The region has many sea-baths, destinations to visit, sea-navigation, a huge offer for sportive, culinary exigent people and party lovers.
The central region around St. Veit offers a lot of possibilities: A little adventurous, with wild nature and splendid scenery is the walking tour along the water (water-trail). There are different stages, access-points and guided tours: www.liebenfels.at/tourismus-aktivitaeten/abenteuer-wasser-weg
Walking and bike-tours with different levels