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Bad Kleinkirchheim is a lovely village placed in a hollow surrounded by the Nockberge mountains, in an Austrian district called Spittal an der Drau. The village is renowned especially for its large skiing areas (including over 100 km runs and 26 cable lifts) and its beautiful baths, the Therme St. Kathrein and the Thermal Römerbad.
Here, Carinthia landscape will steal your heart. The Alps, the baths, the skiing areas, the winter and summer sports you can practice, and the wellness you can enjoy during all seasons: we are talking about a perfect holiday for families, friends and young couples.
Bad Kleinkirchheim was the first village in Austria to be awarded with the prestigious certification “alpine wellness” and it can offer any kind of accommodation, from family-run bed & breakfasts to exclusive 5 stars hotels.
Here, visitors will have the chance to have fun through several activities all the year round. It depends on what you prefer: skiing and snowboarding on the snowy ski runs, doing excursions by mountain bike among the flowering paths, golf, tennis, hiking. The heart of Carinthia can offer everything for the people who love outdoors sports and nature.
Here, all snow-addicts will find over 103 km snowy ski runs, four ski schools, sled runs, cross-country ski trails and trails for winter excursions: as regards winter sports, Bad Kleinkirchheim skiing area has nothing to fear from its most qualified competitors.
In addition, here you will find day nurseries, assistance for your children and courses conceived for teaching children the right technique of skiing in complete safety.
Here, nature and holidays meet each other and will make you forget about the daily stress by introducing you in an alternative dimension surrounded by natural elements, a unique experience in your life. As a matter of fact, in the valley of Bad Kleinkirchheim, you will find many trails and thematic itineraries, such as the “path of the elements” or the “water path of senses”, which will lead you in wonderful places for practicing physical exercises, in order to be in harmony with nature and improve your psychological and physical wellbeing.
So, if you would like to recharge your batteries, Bad Kleinkirchheim is a perfect place located just close to the Nockberge National Park. Here, you’ll have your well-deserved rest.
By the way, in Carinthia you can find a lot of entertainment and fun. Every year, several events are scheduled, among which the greatest outdoors folk-music concert in Central Europe (Volksmusik-Open Air-Konzert).
In addition, in summer there is the opportunity to do excursions, go hiking and why not, maybe have a rest in the many mountain bars and restaurants offering local culinary specialties!
Remember that here, you will have the chance to visit the amazing Nockberge National Park, with many animal and vegetation species that enchant visitors from all over the world.
The many educational paths, descriptive panels, museums and guided tours organized by the park administration will be helpful for knowing and learning to love the nature, its lovely details and curious secrets.
During your walking tours, the main sights will be many. The St. Kathrein Church is very striking: it was built in 1492 in a Gothic style on the homonym hot spring. As a matter of fact, the spring water is piped into the recently-restored crypt and it works as the Chapel of Baptisms.
In addition, the Oswald chapel is noteworthy, which was built in 1835 and frescoed by Johann Gasser, and the ancient mills: the Trattnig Mühle and the Gatterer Mühl, which in the 19th century represented the symbol of the village.
Finally, the furnace Tattler Kalkbrennofen, an ancient furnace in Dolomitic lime which was in use until 1950, and the St. Oswald church located in the homonym village, built in 1554 in Gothic style, with Baroque altars.
