famous road
Villach Alpine Road
A 16.5 km panoramic toll road climbing from Villach up the Dobratsch massif to 1,732 m, with sweeping viewpoints over the Julian Alps and the Karawanks along the way.
12 km · about 20 min drive
Carinthia, Austria · Europe
Feistritz an der Drau works well as a base: 10 minutes from Ferndorf, 12km from Villach Alpine Road.
Feistritz an der Drau is a town located in Carinthia, Austria. With a population of 1,720, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Feistritz an der Drau sits in Austria, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Vienna time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Feistritz an der Drau to your route.
Feistritz an der Drau (Slovene: Bistrica na Dravi), often referred to as simply Feistritz (Austrian German: [ˈfaɪstrɪts] ), is a village in the municipality of Paternion, in Carinthia, Austria.
The 1989 Biathlon World Championship was held here, the first joint Men and Women Biathlon World Championships.
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Höhe Pass connects St. Stefan in the Gail River valley with Feistritz in the Drau River valley.
After World War II, a British sector displaced persons camp was located in Feffernitz, a part of Feistritz.
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Feistritz an der Drau is located in Carinthia, Austria, Europe. The coordinates are 46.7016 latitude, 13.6648 longitude.
Feistritz an der Drau has a population of approximately 1,720 people, making it a town in Austria.
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Full driving guide for Austria8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
A 16.5 km panoramic toll road climbing from Villach up the Dobratsch massif to 1,732 m, with sweeping viewpoints over the Julian Alps and the Karawanks along the way.
12 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Emerald spring lake near Kranjska Gora where the Sava Dolinka river surfaces through white chalk bubbling from the lakebed. The water stays 5-6°C year-round and never freezes; boardwalks lead from a roadside car park.
24 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Private museum in the Carinthian village where the very first Porsche 356 sports cars were hand-built in 1948-50, showing rare early Porsches near the original works.
25 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
A 35 km Alpine toll road winding through the gentle Nock Mountains of Carinthia with 52 hairpin bends, crossing the Eisentalhoehe at 2,042 m inside the Nockberge UNESCO biosphere reserve.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A mirror-still emerald lake with a golden ibex statue at the foot of the Vršič Pass near Kranjska Gora.
27 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
Slovenia's highest-reaching road at 2055m, a narrow single-track shelf road with no guardrails climbing to a dramatic saddle beneath the Mangart peak.
29 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Slovenia's highest pass at 1611m with 50 numbered cobblestone hairpins, built by Russian POWs in WWI and now a popular Julian Alps motorcycle route.
30 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
A 1,156 m pass on the Slovenian-Italian border above Bovec, guarded by the ruined Predil fortress; its sweeping curves pair perfectly with the nearby Mangart and Vršič roads on a Julian Alps loop.
32 km · about 35 min drive
April to October
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