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Velden at the Lake Woerthersee - hot spot point at the Lake Woerthersee !
Velden, the metropolis of the Lake Woerthersee at the west bay of the lake, charms the domestic guests and the foreigners with its specific atmosphere and its unique feeling for life. This mixture of traditional reserve of the Alps region and the lightness of the south is nowhere so evident as on the shores of the Lake Woerthersee.
Velden is offering a rich selection of top hotels and restaurants, rewarded with several stars, however also the pleasant tourist farms and seasonal bars with home made delicacies.
Those, who are looking for rest, will here find the right place, too. Either introverted, on a relaxing walk through the Roman gauge or at the dancing place on the fun promenade in front of the Casino Velden. Velden has on offer tailored for everbody - and this in all seasons of the year.
E - biking in the time trend
»And every beginning has its own magic« (Hermann Hesse) - so the spring time invites every year numerous bike fans in the region to explore the Lake Woerthersee. Very pleasant and nowadays very popular means of the transport is the E-bicycle, which can be rented without difficulties on many locations.
10.000 HP guesting in Velden
The Lake Woerthersee is a hot spot also for the international car lovers. Every year here meet fans and friends of different car brands and also bike fans from the whole world, in order to present their vehicles to the fascinated public. Velden is the place for a meeting - regardless of the fact, if it is the GTI-meeting, Velden bicycle days, Karawanken classic, International festival of sport cars, Rolls Royce & Bently meeting or the European bicycle week.
Circus free of charge - welcome !
In July and August every evening the corso alongside the lake changes to a promenade and becomes a huge arena for international street artists. The world best acrobats, fire artists, jugglers and clowns are very fond of fascinating the public with their masterpieces.
Art, culture and culinarics with the lake view
Regular feature in the mosaic of the summer events are the handkraft market place, which has its position before the picturesque scenery of the Castle Velden, and also the singing at the lake, which fills the air with the sounds of beautiful Carinthian songs. But this is not all. During the autumn festival in Velden there is in the foreground the tasting of delicacies together with wine degustations and the International festival of humor in Casino Velden is a real attack on the laughing muscles. In every case the best amusement is guaranteed.
Magic Advent at the lake
In the Advent time Velden presents itself in a romantic image. The symbol of the advent, the swimming Advent wreath with its 80.000 lights and the castle Velden, which is illuminated in a fairy-tale way, not only invite the magic light to the Velden bay, but also bring the laugh on the faces and into the hearts of the numerous big and small advent visitors. Advent in Velden-fascination, which makes an impression on everbody!