You start your bike tour on the beautiful Drau cycle path with a wonderful view of the mountains of the Lienz Dolomites. On the outskirts of Lienz, the Roman Museum Aguntum attracts visitors, presenting the history of the old Roman settlement in an attractive way. On the way you can make a detour to the herb village of Irschen. At the end of your stage in the mountains, we recommend trying Drautal meat fritters.

Drau Cycle Path © Franz Gerdl

Following the upper Drava Valley, you'll cycle partly along the riverbank and partly through small villages. At your destination, Spittal/Drau, the Renaissance Porcia Castle is particularly worth a visit. For dinner tonight, we recommend the Carinthian specialty: Carinthian Kasnudel (cheese noodles).

Carinthian Kasnudel (c) Franz Gerdl

From Spittal/Drau, today's route takes you to nearby Lake Millstatt. In Seeboden, you'll join the Lake Millstatt Cycle Path and ride directly along the unspoiled lakeshore to Döbriach, where you should stop for a drink at the lakeside lounge or a lido. On the return journey, the main town of Millstatt beckons with its impressive abbey, inviting lakeside terraces, and fresh fish, such as the Millstatt whitefish.

Millstätter See Cycle Path (c) Uwe Geissler

The Drau Cycle Path continues, mostly along the unspoiled riverbank. Halfway along, in Feistritz, you can take a break at a charming snack bar with its own fruit press and sample Carinthian delicacies from local farmers. Upon arriving in Villach, the well-preserved town center, with its cafes and shops, invites you to stroll and linger. The proximity to Italy is also evident in the cuisine. The Küchenkult restaurants offer exceptional quality. And what you absolutely must try: Original Villach beer.

Culinary Culture (c) Region Villach, Martin Hofmann

Today you'll spend the day at Carinthia's most famous bathing lake, Lake Wörthersee. First, cycle to Velden and stroll along the lakeside promenade to the renowned castle hotel before reaching Klagenfurt, the capital of Carinthia. For a culinary treat, we recommend fish again today, such as herb-crusted char or Carinthian salmon, enjoyed on a lakeside terrace.

Dinner by the lake (c) Tine Steinthaler

Back on the Drau Cycle Path, you first cycle to the former gunsmith town of Ferlach. The Drau is now getting wider and wider and your pleasure bike tour leads through the natural Rosental on beautiful causeways to the warmest bathing lake in Europe, the Klopeiner See. Strengthen yourself with a traditional Carinthian Brettljause or taste the regional buckwheat specialty Hadn, such as a Hadn cake.

Drau Cycle Path in the Rosental ©Gert Steinthaler

After breakfast individual departure or extension at Lake Klopeiner See.

Lake Wellness Klopeiner See (c) Southern Carinthia, America Holzer