Klagenfurt

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Introducing Klagenfurt

Provincial and not an urban centre comparable with Graz or Vienna, Klagenfurt walks a very fine line between being Austria’s boondocks capital and a playground for a partying set. For all this, it’s an enjoyable, sunny city that offers easy access to some good swimming and water sports, and to lakeside villages on and around the beautiful Wörthersee. Several attractive medieval towns to the north are also within easy reach.

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Ring roads today mark the site of the old city walls, pulled down in 1809 on the orders of Napoleon, while the city centre has attractive Renaissance courtyards, alleyways and arcades, many filled with smart boutiques and cafés.

At the town’s western limit is the wide green space of Europapark, home to a couple of children’s attractions including the bizarre world-in-miniature of Minimundus.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009

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    RE: Salzburg trip report

    by WaterhazardJack 30 May 2012

    It was a super place years ago with a great, friendly young team...I dropped by last July - after an absence of 5 years -for a night en-rout…
  2. p_adkins avatar
    RE: Getting from Slovenia to Klagenfurt, Austria

    by p_adkins 17 May 2012

    Sorted! Thank you so much for your help. I had been (unreliably) informed that no trains ran north from Bled. This is a HUGE help. …
  3. ig0r avatar
    RE: Getting from Slovenia to Klagenfurt, Austria

    by ig0r 17 May 2012

    Have you checked the online train schedules at bahn.de? There are several daily trains from Ljubljana to Villach going via Lesce-Bled…

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