Posts by Michael
Udine
Fancy a real Italian feeling and pizza? Udine is about 140 km and 1 ½ hours by car from Bodensdorf. This city trip is definitely worth it. Udine is the most important city in Friuli and partly built in Venetian style. The center of the city is Piazza Giacomo Matteotti. From there you can explore…
Read MoreLago di Fusine
The two lakes Lago di Fusine Imperiore and Inferiore are only a few km outside Tarvis (about 30 minutes by car from Bodensdorf). The lakes are a true natural jewel, a place of power … we were spellbound by their magical radiance. The color is incredible and changes minutely depending on the light. Around the…
Read MoreCity of artists Gmünd
The artist town of Gmünd is only about 30 minutes away by car. “Year after year, the Kulturinitiative Gmünd presents a colorful palette of international and national art in the numerous exhibition venues of the historic old town: from April to December, media artists, painters, sculptors, photographers, nature and land art artists and designers deal…
Read MoreDomenig stone house
The Domenig Stone House – 1986 grown from sketches and plans, made of concrete and steel … conceived by Günther Domenig – architect, man, thinker. It’s almost more of a sculpture than a house. It has a radical effect and it cannot be measured by the standards of a house. This special architectural object is…
Read MoreIn the glass house
Why wander far and wide when the sensory experience is so close. It’s raining, it’s windy and chilly … then just sit down in the “living room” in the converted glass house behind the old elementary school. You’ll still feel like you’re in the great outdoors. Whether you just want to let your mind wander,…
Read MoreWay of the philosophers
“The path of the philosophers” in the Silberwald on the Gerlitzen is a fairytale path through a dreamlike, natural, mossy forest. We ourselves call it a fairy forest because there is such a positive energy there that one thinks the good “forest fairies” are at home here. You will find there different stations dedicated to…
Read MoreThe pen forge
The monastery forge of Gerhard Satran and his team is located in Ossiach, directly on the lake. We think it is definitely the culinary highlight on Lake Ossiach. Evening sun on the lake, fresh fish, seasonal and regional ingredients prepared to a very high standard, plus attentive and caring service. We would definitely recommend an…
Read MoreHiking on the Turracher Höhe
The Turrach is a skiing and hiking paradise in the Carinthian Nockberge mountains … about 45 minutes by car away from Bodensdorf. The Turracher Höhe is a real natural jewel. You will find gentle peaks, beautiful mountain lakes and an incredibly beautiful and mystical pine forest. Whether you just want to enjoy “being” there, or…
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