Families with children, no car needed

Family day around the Turnersee

1. Early morning

   First swim in the lake

   About ten minutes on foot to the Turnersee: swimming or stand-up paddling on mirror-smooth water, and on Mondays yoga by the lake, too.

2. Morning

   Vogelpark Turnersee

   Walk to the bird park (approx. 15 min) – feed the parrots, petting zoo and playground.

3. Midday

   Siesta in the garden

   Back at the house: lunch on the balcony, then pool, trampoline and table tennis.

4. Afternoon

   Natura Trail Sablatnigmoor

   With binoculars along the Natura Trail to the birdwatching tower – with a bit of luck you’ll spot the blue flash of a kingfisher.

5. Evening

   Barbecue & alpenglow

   Barbecue evening by the pool house while the Petzen and Obir glow in the evening light.

Next: Bike tour of the lakes

Families and leisure cyclists, approx. 25–30 km, hardly any climbing

Bike tour of the lakes

1. 9:00

   Start at the front door

   From the house past the Turnersee towards the Kleinsee – reeds, water lilies and morning calm.

2. 10:00

   Klopeiner See

   A stretch along the lakeside promenade, ice cream or coffee on the north shore, a plunge into the turquoise water on the quieter south shore.

3. 12:00

   Gösselsdorfer See

   Along quiet back roads to the Gösselsdorfer See: lunch break at the snack bar, pedalo rides, shallow warm water for the little ones.

4. 15:00

   Back via the Sablatnigmoor

   A leisurely ride back past the moor, with a stop at the Bike Break at the Turnersee with its play tower and pump track.

Next: Peaks & art: Petzen and Bleiburg

Keen walkers – getting up early pays off

Peaks & art: Petzen and Bleiburg

1. 8:00

   Up the Petzen by cable car

   Approx. 30 min to the valley station in Feistritz ob Bleiburg, then up to about 1,700 m by cable car.

2. Morning

   Kordeschkopf or Zeitenweg

   The sporty option is the Kordeschkopf (2,126 m) on the Slovenian border; the easy one is the “Zeitenweg” themed trail.

3. Midday

   Snack at a mountain hut

   Stop for a bite on the Petzen with a view across the Jauntal to the Carinthian lakes.

4. Afternoon

   Werner Berg Museum in Bleiburg

   On the way back, art and coffee on the main square in Bleiburg (Tue–Sun).

5. Late afternoon

   Cooling off in the Turnersee

   Back at the house – into the pool or the lake.

Next: Rainy day – or hot day

When it’s wet or too hot outside

Rainy day – or hot day

1. Morning

   Obir-Tropfsteinhöhlen

   To Bad Eisenkappel, then into the mountain by cave bus: a 1.5-hour guided tour at a constant 8 °C (book ahead, bring a warm jacket!).

2. Midday

   Bad Eisenkappel

   Lunch in the bilingual spa town, information at the Geopark centre.

3. Afternoon

   Trögerner Klamm or Walderlebniswelt

   In dry weather, stroll through the step-free Trögerner Klamm gorge; in the rain, head to the indoor play centre at the Walderlebniswelt.

4. Alternatively

   Klagenfurt day

   Reptilienzoo Happ (crocodile feeding on Saturdays), Minimundus with its planetarium and a stroll to the Lindwurm dragon – by train from Kühnsdorf with the Aktiv Card.

Next: Trip to Slovenia: Logartal

Nature lovers – don’t forget your ID

Trip to Slovenia: Logartal

1. 8:00

   Over the Paulitschsattel

   Via Bad Eisenkappel and the winding Paulitschsattel (approx. 1,340 m) – the top of the pass is also the border.

2. Morning

   Rinka waterfall

   Through the Logartal to the head of the valley then a 10–20-minute walk to the Rinka waterfall, about 90 m high.

3. Midday

   Slovenian home cooking

   Stop at one of the inns in the valley.

4. Afternoon

   Back via Jezersko

   Make it a round trip back over the Seebergsattel – or end the day with a swim in the Turnersee.

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