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Summer at Bad Kleinkirchheim
Haus St Peter is located near Bad Kleinkirchheim and is a wonderful destination for your summer holiday in Carinthia. Located on the edge of the Nockberge National Park and Biosphärenpark and close to a number of beautiful (swimming) lakes, you won’t be bored for a day here. There are numerous hiking trails of different levels in the immediate vicinity. Cycling is also great here. In addition, relaxation is also high on the list here, as you will find several health resorts, spas and other wellness centers nearby. Are you going on holiday to Haus St Peter with the children? Even then there is more than enough to do. For example, visit the Alpine Wildlife Park or the Granatium. You will find these and more tips for a summer holiday in our beautiful house below.
Summer holiday in Haus St Peter
During your summer holiday in Haus St Peter you can enjoy the perfect combination of effort and relaxation. The unique mountain world of Nockberge National Park and Biosphärenpark offers plenty of opportunities for active holiday days. With numerous beautiful hiking trails it is still difficult to choose and the choice is also enormous in terms of cycling routes. After a day of walking or cycling, it’s time for some relaxation. Take a dip in one of the mountain lakes or in your own swimming pool or visit the thermal baths.
To walk:
Haus St Peter is the ideal place for a walking holiday. You will find hundreds of kilometers of hiking trails, of which about 800 km are also suitable for families with children. In the region you will find about 30 mountain huts, where you can take a well-deserved break while enjoying a delicious Alpine dish. Below are a few tips:
Go for one of the nock/art walking routes. These walks offer you a unique combination of walking pleasure and enjoying nature. Along the way you will be treated to the most beautiful views and learn more about the importance of the thermal springs in the region. Two of these routes are on the Kaiserburg (2055 m). Take the Kaiserburgbahn uphill and start these moderate hikes relaxed. At the top you can choose between the Feldpannalm-Runde, where you cover almost 8 km in just over 3 hours, ascending 616 meters and descending 615 meters, and the Wöllaner Nock – Alpinerunde, where you cover almost 9 km and 561 meters in almost 4 hours. rises and falls.
There are two popular long-distance hikes in the region around Bad Kleinkirchheim: the Alpe Adria Trail and the Nockberge Trail. Both run through the beautiful mountain world of the Kärntner Nockberge. The Alpe Adria Trail consists of 43 stages, of which stages 15, 16 and 17 go through the Nockberge National Park and Biosphärenpark. These three stages are moderate to difficult and can also be done as a separate day trip. The Nockberge Trail leads you in five stages from Katschberg to Bad Kleinkirchheim through the Carinthian Nockberge. You can also do these stages, or part of them, as a separate day trip.
If you want to discover Bad Kleinkirchheim on foot, the Entdeckungstour Bad Kleinkirchheim is highly recommended. This starts at the tourism office and takes you past, among others, the Thermal Römerbad, the golf course, the Speikskulptur and St. Oswald. It is a moderately difficult walk of about 23 km, during which you climb 900 meters in altitude in just under 8 hours. Along the way you will pass several mountain huts where you can enjoy local specialties.
During your summer holiday in Haus St Peter, a visit to the Nockberge National Park and Biosphärenpark should not be missed. This beautiful nature reserve is located in the south of Austria and is characterized by the rolling peaks of the Nockberge mountain range, green mountain meadows and clear lakes. The park has an area of over 184 km² and has a great diversity of plants and animals, some of which are very rare. The Nockberge were created about 60 million years ago and part of it was declared a national park on January 1, 1987. Since 2012, it has also been awarded the title of Biosphärenpark by UNESCO, which means that the ecosystems and genetic values are protected here.
Would you also like a bit of action during your holiday in Haus St Peter? Then go mountain biking for a day! In the Nockberge you will find a total of 750 km of cycle paths and mountain bike routes. There are challenging routes to a mountain top, fast single trails and Europe’s longest Flow Country Trail. Plenty of options for cycling enthusiasts. You will find two tips at the Kaiserburg. The longest Flow Country Trail and the Berg-See-Trails start here. The Flow Country Trail takes you back to Bad Klein Kirchheim and the Berg-See-Trails take you to the Brennsee near Feld am See. And the big advantage of these trails is that you reach the starting point with the lift, so you (almost) don’t have to cycle up!
Nothing is better than a refreshing dip during your summer holiday at Haus St Peter. It is not without reason that Carinthia is called Seenland, German-style lake country. The Austrian state has numerous beautiful mountain lakes, which together have an area of no less than 60 km². Also around our house vi
Winter at Bad Kleinkirchheim
Austria is known for its fantastic ski areas. Also in Carinthia! Bad Kleinkirchheim is around the corner and has 100KM of varied slopes. Snow is guaranteed because it snows more often on average, but also because all slopes can be covered with artificial snow. The ski bus stops a 10-minute walk from the house and in Bad Kleinkirchheim you can rent lockers for your ski equipment at the Intersport. So you don’t necessarily need your car.
Less known but super beautiful is the plateau of the Turracher Hohe. 40KM of slopes in a fairytale landscape. Very guaranteed snow due to the altitude and less than 30 minutes by car from our house. Also very special: the Gerlitzer. The Gerlitzen is a 1909 meter high mountain in Carinthia, Austria near the town of Treffen. The Gerlitzen is located in the southern part of the Nockberge and has a very beautiful view of the surrounding valleys and all the mountain peaks around it.
But there is also plenty to do around our house in winter off the slopes. Discover our 8 tips for activities that give you that optimal winter holiday feeling, but for which you don’t need skis.
Ice skating in Carinthia
The lakes of Carinthia are the places where you can experience the ultimate winter feeling firsthand. The vast ice plains, surrounded by snow-covered fir trees and majestic mountains, seem straight out of a fairy tale. A true winter wonderland! Whether you take your first steps on the ice or perform a smooth pirouette, it will be unforgettable either way. The feeling of skating on natural ice is truly unique. How your blades swing smoothly over the ice… How the wind gently pushes you forward… A day of skating on the lakes of Carinthia will stay with you for a long time. Of course, the winter adventure is only truly complete with a generous portion of Kaiserschmarren at the end. To be able to discover another magical place in the lake landscape of Carinthia tomorrow.
Thermal baths, sleigh rides and torchlight walks
A picturesque winter landscape and wellness with a view of beautiful lakes: in Carinthia, body and mind can completely relax. After a dip in the soothing warm water of the thermal baths, you will feel reborn. And outside, the pure, fresh mountain air in the snow-covered forests has an equally invigorating effect. Dress warmly and enjoy magical moments during the day in the winter sun and in the evening under a sparkling starry sky.
Special traditions in the dark time of the year
From atmospherically illuminated Christmas markets, the creepy Krampus tradition, the door-to-door Epiphany, the Glöckler in the Gailtal with luminous headgear to the annual sinking of Christmas trees: in Carinthia the calendar at this time of year is overflowing with well-known and special customs.
During the Raunächte – the twelve nights between Christmas and Epiphany – the dark spirits are driven away with rituals and traditions, and finally in the spring we can say goodbye to winter with carnival.
