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Drau Cycle Path short
From Lienz to Villach
Arrival in Lienz
Arrival in Lienz in Eastern Tyrol located at the confluence of the rivers Isel and Drau. With a total of two thousand sunshine hours annually it is Austria’s sunniest holiday region. The breathtaking panorama onto the Alps and the Lienz-Dolomites will excite you.
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A train ride takes you comfortably from Lienz to Toblach, located shortly before the Italian border. The river Drau is still a young river in this section, babbling and breaking her way through the narrow Pustertal-valley. Defiant fortresses, castels and palaces rise majestically above the valley and herald desires of the once rich and powerful. Modest Romanesque chapels, Gothic and Baroque churches, crucifixes and piety columns invite for a short break. Over a long distance the rugged, bizzare rockfaces of the Lienz-Dolomites tower over the landscape and hence turn today’s stage into an unforgettable experience.
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From Lienz, the confluence of the rivers Isel and Drau, you again follow the river Drau now appearing in a shade of gray, by the locals called ‚glacier milk‘, which is due to very fine rock particles coming from the gigantic rocks. Along ancient Roman trade routes – past ruins, castles, little churches and wayside crosses – you cycle through the picturesque Oberdrautal-valley. En route you pass pretty villages such as Pirkach, Oberdrauburg and the first market town on Carinthian soil, Dellach.
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Today you cycle mostly along the river Drau through the marvellous Carinthian farmland featuring forests, fields, old farm houses and little hamlets. Cosy wine taverns, called ‚Buschenschenken‘ await with proper farm food and invite you to take a break. Past time-honoured farm houses decorated with flowers the well-developed Drau cycle path takes you to Spittal an der Drau. The centre of Spittal features a main square, which you might call ‚cute‘ and a particularly beautiful palace, which is considered one of the most impressive Renaissance building with the clearest style in all of Central Europe and is called ‚Porcia‘ named after the previous owners.
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Today you cycle through the ‚Cultural Promenade of Upper Corinthia‘. You leave the area of Spital along the river Drau and immerse yourself into an ancient cultural scenery, meadows and forests and idyllic wetland- areas. Past Kellerberg palace always along the river Drau you reach Villach. The heart of Villach features the pretty old part of town with its Italian flair and the cosy pubs and restaurants. The Drau-metropolis presents itself to visitors adequately as vivacious and oozing southern flair. Part of the character of the town is definitely the river Drau, meandering through Villach just like a blue ribbon.
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Tour character
The Drau cycle path mainly runs directly along the Drau-riverbank, is perfectly developed, good road conditions and is signposted throughout.
| Season 1 25.04.2021 - 08.05.2021 26.09.2021 - 10.10.2021 Arrival Sunday | Season 2 09.05.2021 - 19.06.2021 12.09.2021 - 25.09.2021 Arrival Sunday | Season 3 20.06.2021 - 11.09.2021 Arrival Sunday | |
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| The Drau Cycle Path short, 6 days, AT-DRRLV-06X | |||
| Base price | 499.00 | 559.00 | 599.00 |
| Surcharge half board evening meal (mostly multi-course, sometimes outside the property, payable with voucher) | 119.00 | 119.00 | 119.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 129.00 | 129.00 | 129.00 |
Category: 3*** and 4**** hotels
| Season 1 Apr 25, 2021 - May 8, 2021 Sep 26, 2021 - Oct 10, 2021 Arrival Sunday | Season 2 May 9, 2021 - Jun 19, 2021 Sep 12, 2021 - Sep 25, 2021 Arrival Sunday | Season 3 Jun 20, 2021 - Sep 11, 2021 Arrival Sunday | |
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| Lienz | |||
| Double room p. P. | 69.00 | 69.00 | 79.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| Villach | |||
| Double room p. P. | 65.00 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
Included:
- Accommodation as already mentioned
- Breakfast buffet
- Welcome briefing (German, English)
- Luggage transfer between the hotels
- EUROBIKE developed route
- Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English
- 1 train ride Lienz – Toblach incl. your bike
- GPS-data is available
- Service hotline
Optional extras:
- Half-board evening meal (mostly multi-course, sometimes outside the property, payable with voucher)
- Return transfer by minibus to Lienz every Sunday morning from Villach EUR 65 per person incl. your bike, to be paid for in advance, reservation is necessary
- Bike rental, including rental bike insurance
Arrival / Parking / Departure:
- Lienz train station.
- Hotel underground car park in Lienz approx. EUR 8 per day, no reservation possible public car park near the hotel approx. EUR 13 per week, parking spaces free of charge at the edge of town.
- From Villach good train connection back to Lienz.
Things to note:
- Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
- Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
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