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Villach

city in Austria

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Skocjan Caves

Divača is a town and municipality in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia. It is known for the many limestone caves in the area, included the UNESCO listed Škocjan Caves.

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Bad Aussee

Bad Aussee is located in Salzkammergut in the federal states Styria, Austria.

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Krk

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Grado

Italian comune

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Vöcklabruck

Vöcklabruck is a small town in Upper Austria. Vöcklabruck is the capital city of the region with the same name.

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Cres

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Porec

Poreč is on the Adriatic coast of Croatia in the region of Istria. It is an ancient Roman town that now is very popular with tourists. The beauty of Poreč attracts thousands of visitors every summer which can make the region feel very busy from June to September.

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Sights (19)

Eboardmuseum

A museum for electronic key instruments.

556m

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Stadttheater Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt's theater is well known (even beyond the borders of Carinthia) for the high quality of its theatre and opera performances.

978m

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Minimundus

miniature park

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Wörthersee

lake

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Karawanks

A 120 km long mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia and Austria. It is traversed by important trade routes and has a great tourist significance. Ajdna, Roblek under Begunjščica or Dobrča.

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Lake Ossiach

lake

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Landskron Castle (Carinthia)

the remains of the old fortress of Landskron are on the top of a hill, 676 m high. A great part of the castle was destroyed by a fire in the 19th century, but some parts are still there and a few halls can be visited. There is also a restaurant, and every Tuesday evening there is a special "medieval" dinner served by waiters dressed in period costumes. The view from the castle is wonderful. From here you can see Villach and the valley of the river Drau with its lakes, and the Slovenian Alps on the other side of the valley.

44km

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Vassacher See

lake in Austria

48km

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Kremlhoftheater Villach

Claiming to be the smallest theater in the world, it seats 8 people and has a stage measuring 1.30 m (4.3 ft) by 1.30 m (4.3 ft)

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Skulpturenpark Artpark

A 5,000-m² sculpture garden, with works by more than 20 artists.

125km

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Eggenberg Palace, Graz

Early Baroque architecture with lavish state rooms. There is a small (€ 2.00) fee for entering the park surrounding the castle, which they likely will not charge if you say you intend to take the castle tour. The castle guided tour is highly recommended though, as it contains dramatic wall and ceiling paintings, elaborate ceramic stoves, and inlaid wood floors. Eggenberg Castle is closed from 1 January till 23 of March.

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New Cathedral, Linz

The construction of the neo-Gothic cathedral was already initiated in 1855 by F.J. Rudiger, then Bishop of Linz, and the foundation stone was laid in 1862. The building was designed by the Cologne cathedral builder Vinzenz Statz. The cathedral was consecrated in 1924. The height of the tower was limited to 134m (as it was not permitted to surpass St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna). The cathedral can accommodate 20,000 worshippers and is also notable for its stained glass windows, including the famous Linz Window with scenes from the history of Linz (left front). At Christmas the crypt church contains one of the largest nativity scenes, measuring 12 m in length.

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Old Cathedral, Linz

Designed according to drawings by Pietro Francesco Carlone, the cathedral was built between 1669 and 1678. It was the cathedral church of the diocese of Linz from 1785-1909. The single-nave Baroque church has lateral chapels and galleries, as well as a closed choir and stucco work by J.P. Spaz and G.B. Mazza. The marble high altar is by Colomba and Barberini with a picture by Antonio Bellucci. The Aloisian altar picture is by Bartolomeo Altomonte. The choir pews originate from the former monastery church in Garsten, while the organ by Franz Xaver Krismann derives from Engelzell monastery. From 1856-1868 Anton Bruckner served as the cathedral organist.

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Lentos Art Museum

Houses a large collection focusing on modern art, with representative works by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka, as well as current contemporary art.

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Pöstlingbergbahn

The historic "Pöstlingbergbahn", Europe’s steepest mountain railway, is not operating any more. The renovated Pöstlingberg tramway is in operation and makes runs from Hauptplatz through Urfahr and through the neighborhoods up the Pöstlingberg its self. Additionally, you can take Bus No. 50 from Hauptplatz (main square) to the top of Pöstlingberg.

127km

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Schlossberg (Graz)

hill and former fortress in the centre of the city of Graz, Austria

131km

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Herz-Jesu-Kirche

parish church

133km

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Mariazell

municipality in Austria

142km

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Mariazell Basilica

parish church

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Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt is the capital of Carinthia in Austria. It was one of the eight host cities in the 2008 European Football Championships.

There is a civic theatre-cum-opera house with professional companies, a professional symphony orchestra, a state conservatory and concert hall. There are musical societies such as Musikverein (founded in 1826) or Mozartgemeinde, a private experimental theatre company, the State Museum, a modern art museum and the Diocesan museum of religious art; the Artists' House, two municipal and several private galleries, a planetarium in Europa Park, literary institutions such as the Robert Musil House, and a reputable German-literature competition awarding the prestigious Ingeborg Bachmann Prize.

Legend has it that Klagenfurt was founded after a couple of brave men had slain the abominable "Lindwurm", a winged dragon in the moors adjoining the lake, the staple diet of which is said to have been virgins, but which did not spurn the fat bull on a chain that the men had mounted on a strong tower. The feat is commemorated by a grandiose 9-ton Renaissance monument in the city centre.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

0.3°C-7.2
Precipitation: 30.9 mm

Feb

4.4°C-5.4
Precipitation: 35.2 mm

Mar

10.3°C-1.3
Precipitation: 50.2 mm

Apr

14.9°C2.8
Precipitation: 64.5 mm

May

20.2°C7.8
Precipitation: 78.5 mm

Jun

23.4°C11.1
Precipitation: 113.5 mm

Jul

25.5°C12.9
Precipitation: 117.6 mm

Aug

25.1°C12.7
Precipitation: 98.6 mm

Sep

20.6°C9
Precipitation: 89.7 mm

Oct

14.2°C4.3
Precipitation: 82.9 mm

Nov

5.8°C-1
Precipitation: 78.9 mm

Dec

0.8°C-5.2
Precipitation: 48.9 mm
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