How could you leave a lake out in the land of lakes? Not all of them are bathing lakes, admittedly, but the more than 200 that are designated as such are of particular quality. The water is as warm as a creek and so clean that you can drink a glass in it. The play of colors in the Carinthian lakes is particularly pleasing to the eye: Lake Weissensee is a turquoise that would make even the Caribbean pale, Lake Wörthersee glows emerald green on July days and cobalt blue in the fall, and Lake Faaker See vies with Lake Klopeiner See for the purest royal blue.
So there is always a lake near a Carinthian farm. Even if it's a refreshing mountain lake that gives an alpine hut the beach club factor. Many Carinthian farms have their own lake access, a bathing pond or fine fishing water. An ideal combination: enjoy the advantages of a family vacation in your own apartment on the farm and the benefits of a warm Carinthian bathing lake.
No more lazy sunbathing (that's also an option, of course). Carinthian lakes literally invite you to get active: swimming anyway, but surfing, sailing, water skiing, rowing, pedal boating or fishing are also on offer.
However, a lake is not just a good weather factor. A vacation by the water is a fountain of youth at any time of year - even a walk near the lake - even in the fall when it's drizzling - is good for your body. Swimming and water gymnastics improve your fitness, are easy on the joints and are far less strenuous.
In one of Carinthia's bathhouses, you can experience the lake even in bad weather or in winter. With a sauna session or in the steaming pool.
Marlies Glatz
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