famous road
Malta High Alpine Road
A 14.4 km road through the 'valley of falling waters', threading one-lane tunnels and waterfalls to end at the 200 m Koelnbrein Dam, Austria's tallest, deep in the Hohe Tauern.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Carinthia, Austria · Europe
Obervellach is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Flattach, 19km from Malta High Alpine Road.
Obervellach is a town located in Carinthia, Austria. With a population of 654, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Obervellach 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 Obervellach to your route.
Obervellach is a market town in the district of Spittal an der Drau, in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
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Obervellach is located in Carinthia, Austria, Europe. The coordinates are 46.9367 latitude, 13.2042 longitude.
Obervellach has a population of approximately 654 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 14.4 km road through the 'valley of falling waters', threading one-lane tunnels and waterfalls to end at the 200 m Koelnbrein Dam, Austria's tallest, deep in the Hohe Tauern.
19 km · about 20 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
photogenic
The Gothic spire of the St. Vincent pilgrimage church framed against the Grossglockner is one of the Alps' classic photographs; the village anchors the southern ramp of the High Alpine Road.
30 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Austria's grandest alpine toll road climbs 36 hairpins to 2,504 m at Edelweissspitze, facing the country's highest peak and the Pasterze glacier; open roughly May to early November.
32 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The highest viewpoint on the Grossglockner road, a 360-degree panorama over 30 peaks above 3000m.
35 km · about 40 min drive
national park
The largest national park in the Alps, encompassing the Grossglockner peak, Pasterze glacier, and over 300 mountains above 3,000 metres.
38 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
The cafe at the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe viewpoint on Austria's most famous alpine road, overlooking the Pasterze glacier at 2,369 metres.
38 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Austria's most famous scenic drive, culminating at the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe viewpoint facing the Pasterze Glacier and Grossglockner peak.
38 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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