Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( Jul)
On the last Saturday in July, electric lights are extinguished and the town is closed
off and lit by torches and flares as jesters, princesses and armoured knights stroll around
juggling, fire-eating and staging jousting tournaments and duels. Friesach reverts to the
currency that made it famous, with medieval meals from street stalls being paid for with
Friesach pennies. Contact the tourist office for event information.
Petersberg Fortress
(tickets €15-25)
The site for open-air theatre in summer, where performances range across
anything from Shakespeare to Brecht. Obtain details and tickets from the tourist office.
THEATRE
Sleeping & Eating
Several hotels and eating options are on Hauptplatz and around.
Metnitztalerhof
( 25 10-0;
www.metnitztalerhof.at
;
Hauptplatz 11; s €57, d €96-108,; )
This pastel-pink edifice
at the far end of the town square is the only four-star hotel in Friesach; rooms are modern
and comfortable and have small balconies. There's a sauna, Jacuzzi and steam room on-
site, plus a
restaurant
(mains €16-23.50;
HOTEL
€€
lunch & dinner, restaurant closed Thu)
that serves Austrian
and Carinthian dishes.
Cafe Konditorei Craigher
(
www.craigher.at
;
Hauptplatz 3; 7am-8pm Mon-Fri, 8am-7pm Sat & Sun)
Connoisseurs of chocolate
will love dipping into this place - all chocolate is made on the premises.
CAFE
Information
Tourist office
( 43 00;
www.friesach.at
; Fürstenhofplatz 1; 8am-4pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat & Sun, closed
weekends Oct-May)
Located a couple of minutes by foot north of Hauptplatz.
Getting There & Away
Friesach has direct connections with Vienna's Meidling (€42.50, 3¼ hours, three daily),
Villach (€15.30, 1½ hours, hourly), Bruck an der Mur (€23.10, 1¾ hours, four daily), St
Veit (€7.20, 30 minutes, hourly) and Klagenfurt (€10.60, 60 minutes, hourly).
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