Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SHUTTLE BUSES TO NATURPARK DOBRATSCH
Although the Naturpark Dobratsch is quite isolated, getting to it is easy even without your own vehicle. Postbus
runs shuttle buses between Villach and Naturpark Dobratsch from mid-June to mid-September, and from late
December to mid-February. Buses leave Villach Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 9.15am and return the
same day at 4pm (adult/child €4/1, including toll). See
www.naturparkdobratsch.info
for more.
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Hermagor
04282 / POP 7060
Situated about 50km west of Villach, Hermagor is popular as a base for skiing in the
nearby Nassfeld ski pistes, where you can zip around 110km of pistes (day pass €42) and
explore Nordic skiing trails and snowboarding runs; in summer it morphs into a low-key
spot for hikers and mountain bikers. Hermagor is also the starting point for hiking the
spectacular
Garnitzenklamm
, a narrow gorge some 2.5km west of town. Ask at the tourist
office for advice.
The
Millennium-Express cable car
(adult/child €16/8 return)
climbs 6km up to Nassfeld (mountain
station: Madritsche), making it Austria's longest. The valley station is in Tröpolach, 8km
west of town along the B111 and then B90, or also reached by train.
Situated on a lovely rise about a 10-minute walk north of town along Radnigger
Strasse,
Villa Blumegg
( 20 92;
www.villa-blumegg.at
;
Neupriessenegg 2; s €55, d €84-92, tr €109, apt
€168-243; )
has been recently renovated and offers comfortable rooms with and
without balconies. There are also holiday apartments here accommodating up to seven
people.
The
tourist office
( 2043;
www.hermagor.info
; Göseringlände 7; 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat &
Sun)
is about 400m west of the train station on the B111. It has well-informed staff with
information on skiing, guided and unguided hiking, and mountain biking in the area. Fa-
cilities such as banks, supermarkets and a post office are all central or near the tourist of-
fice.
Getting There & Around
