Villages

orte_faakersee_zuschnitt_klein

 

The Faak is the fifth largest lake in Carinthia, south of Villach and the Drava. The western shore is natural in many parts and overgrown reeds. The holiday resorts around the Faak are mostly attended by individual tourists and have a varied holiday tourist infrastructure with hotels, guest houses, inns, apartments and campsites. There are a number of restaurants and eateries, cafes, pubs and taverns.

Many different events take place including the ruins Finkenstein and probably the most frequented is the European Bike Week (former Harley Davidson convention) in the first week of September.

There are in addition to the bathing fun a huges sports variety: Surfing, Sailing, canoeing, rowing, electric and pedal boating (motorboats are forbidden) but also golfing, hiking, climbing Kanzianiberg, tennis, volleyball and cycling around the lake and in the mountains possible. The fish in the lake is possible all year round, but rather exercised in the off season. The "reinanke" is the main fish in Faak , but also, pike, catfish and carp are caught wild.

There are many excursions, such as a visit to the Monkey Mountain or a boat trip on the river Drava, and strolling in the nearby town of Villach is announced.

 

Print

Camping TEMP

Familiencamping Ferien am Walde

Ledenitzen

www.ferienamwalde.at

www.campinganderwald.at

www.arneitz.at

www.kindercamping.at

www.strandcamping.at

Print

Faak am See

Faakersee von Burg FinkensteinThe community Faak am See is located between Villach (5 km) and Klagenfurt (30 km) on the shores of Lake Faak. The location offers numerous entertainment options such as concerts, lake parties, folklore events, farmers' markets or the largest model railway in Europe.

Drobollach and Egg are just more places on Faak. The nearby area is ideal for excursions such as the cultural arena castle Finkenstein with numerous concerts and theater performances, the provincial capital Klagenfurt, the adventure spa Villach, the Eagles Air Show at Landskron Castle (7 km) or visit Velden and Slovenia.

Tourist Information Faak am See
Dietrichsteiner Straße 2
A- 9583 Faak am See, Österreich

Tel.: +43(0)4254 2110
Tel.: +43(0)4254 2185
Fax: +43(0)4254 2110 21

email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Print

Drobollach am See

kinderbeimbadenDrobollach is located at the northwest end of Lake Faak and is a small town with a breathtaking view of the crystal clear, turquoise water of Lake Faak and the surounding mountains with the Mittagskogel. Drobollach is a particularly family-friendly resort which offers a family adventure slide and a course with play stations.

Tourist Information Drobollach
Seeblickstraße 78
9580 Villach-Drobollach
Tel: +43 (0) 4242 / 205-2960
Fax: +43 (0) 4254/4515
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Open:
Easter to mid-June:
Monday to Friday 9 to 13 and 14 to 17 hours

Mid-June to mid-September:
Monday to Friday 9 to 13 and 14 to 18 hours
Saturday 10 to 12 and 14 to 18  hours
Sunday 14 to 18 hours

Mid-September to mid-October:
Monday to Friday 9 to 13 and 14 to 17 hours



Print

Egg am See

By Thomas G. Graf (w:en:User:Thomas G Graf) (photo taken by Thomas G. Graf) [GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia CommonsOn the northeast corner of Lake Faak is Egg. The hotels, inns, guest houses and apartments are nestled on the one hand at the lake and on the slopes of Mount Tabor and Wauberges on the other hand. Both are excellent hiking areas. Especially the view of the lake is breathtaking.