Summer in our region
Discover the summer in our region!
Austria’s southernmost province offers family-friendly leisure activities even in summer: The diverse offerings and impressive excursion destinations ensure truly sunny moments on a family vacation. The warm lakes in Carinthia promise pure water fun, and the two thermal spas in Bad Kleinkirchheim provide relaxing moments of well-being. The peaks of the Nockberge Biosphere Reserve awaken the desire to hike in young and old, and you’ll be pampered in every way at the region’s family hotels.
From May to September, the “Carinthia Card” is included!
We also have secure parking for your bicycles.
Hike
Hiking with children
Hiking with children is a breeze in the Bad Kleinkirchheim hiking region. The hiking options range from challenging to easy trails.
Selected rest areas invite you to pause for a moment, take a deep breath and enjoy the unique natural experience, far away from the noise of the city and the worries of everyday life.
Your unforgettable hiking holiday
in Carinthia
Austria’s most beautiful hiking trails gently meander through nature, past secluded lakes and meadows – let yourself be swept away into the charming world of the mountains!
On your hike, in addition to the wonderful flora, with a little luck you will also encounter cows, marmots and even chamois, among other animals; the Southern Alps are always good for a surprise.
Now you have time for yourself and your family – sunshine moments for your heart and soul.
Biking
Bike holiday in the heart of Carinthia
750 km of cycle paths and mountain bike trails gently wind through the gentle alpine landscape of the Nockberge Mountains. The well-signposted bike tours sometimes lead you to the summits and reward you with breathtaking views of the southern Alps.
Look forward to wide cycling routes, fast-paced natural singletracks, and Europe’s longest flow country trail
– sunshine moments for bike enthusiasts!
Golf
Sunshine moments
for golf lovers
Nestled in the gentle alpine landscape of the Nockberge Mountains lies Carinthia’s most beautifully situated golf course, delighting golf enthusiasts with breathtaking panoramas and diverse fairways for challenging rounds. Thanks to the unique altitude, golf professionals can enjoy pure golfing pleasure even in midsummer! Where cross-country skiers frolic in winter, golf vacationers enjoy their rounds in summer. The 18-hole “Kaiserburg” championship course is one of Austria’s most renowned courses. An old mill welcomes visitors with its charm, and the golf course, spread over approximately 60 hectares, offers a variety of fairways in a classic figure-eight loop. With a bit of luck, you might even meet a very welcome guest: skiing legend and Olympic champion Franz Klammer.
thermal baths
The Römerbad
The Thermal Römerbad is particularly impressive due to its spacious wellness oasis with a sauna world spread across three levels and 12,000 square meters. Each level has its own theme.
The lowest level, “Romanum,” is reminiscent of ancient Rome, where the art of sauna bathing was celebrated even then. The “Noricum,” with its raw, fragrant wooden logs, creates a bridge from the interior to the surrounding Nockberge mountains. On the third level, “Maximum,” you can breathe deeply, lean back, and enjoy the saunas with a magnificent view.
The St. Kathrein Thermal Baths
With the motto “dive in, submerge in, resurface,” the St. Kathrein Family & Health Spa invites you to breathe deeply and unwind. Since the St. Kathrein Spa boasts the largest water surface of any Carinthian spa, you can swim laps in the lap pool without worry. You can do this in both the indoor and outdoor pools. Afterwards, you can pamper yourself with a massage or beauty treatment.
Culinary
Culinary highlights
On the sunny side of the Alps, you’ll learn one thing above all from the locals: to enjoy life and food to the fullest. Over the centuries, delicious dishes and an unparalleled variety of culinary delights have developed in the valleys and basins of Carinthia.
Even in the gentle alpine world of the Nockberge, hunger isn’t far behind. Regional delicacies provide true culinary delights, because one thing is particularly important in traditional cuisine: the sustainability and regionality of the products.
Slow Food
In recent years, the topic of “Slow Food” has become increasingly important throughout Carinthia and places the emphasis on the use of seasonal and regional products.
The initiative thus points the way to a new path of sustainability and valuable enjoyment.
Slow Food not only deals with the philosophy of conscious enjoyment, but also encourages a critical discussion of the topics of “nutrition” and “food”.
The goal is to offer you a responsible, environmentally friendly, and health-conscious approach to the origin, production, processing, and consumption of products. The municipality of Bad Kleinkirchheim is part of the Slow Food Villages – Places of Good Life project, which aims to restore Slow Food Villages to their original role as communities of sustainable coexistence and sites of food production.
You can buy regional products in Bad Kleinkirchheim at farmers’ markets, farm sales, or farm shops.
