Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Outside the
Heinrich Harrer Museum
(
www.harrermuseum.at
;
Bahnhofstrasse 12; adult/child €13.50/8;
10am-5pm May-Oct)
you can sip on a bowl of butter tea and listen to the rush of water
through wooden prayer wheels, before going inside the beautiful stone-and-wood build-
ing to see the huge collection of objects and photographs Harrer brought back from his
world travels. The steep admission price to the Heinrich Harrer Museum includes the in-
conveniently located
Puppenmuseum
(Doll Museum) and the
Mineralienschaubergwerk
(Mineral
Mining Museum), 3km away in Knappenberg.
Getting There & Away
One direct bus runs to Hüttenberg weekdays from St Veit an der Glan (€9, one hour), and
a train and bus connecting service operates from St Veit an der Glan via Treibach-
Althofen (€17.50, 75 minutes). From Klagenfurt frequent buses run with a change either
in Görtschitztal Vierlinden or in Mösel Ort (€11.40, one to 1½ hours). Buses continue on
to Knappenberg.
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St Veit an der Glan
04212 / POP 12,600
St Veit was historically important as the seat of the dukes of Carinthia from 1170 until
1518. These days it's a mildly interesting, mid-sized town with a lovely baroque square.
The highlight on the town square is the Gothic
Rathaus
from the 15th century, with its
magnificent courtyard featuring sgraffito (a mural or decoration in which the top layer is
scratched off to reveal the original underneath). St Veit's other main attraction is the
Kun-
sthotel Fuchspalast
( 4660-601;
www.hotel-fuchspalast.at
; Prof-Ernst-Fuchs-Platz 1; r per person €49;
)
. This surrealist structure was designed by mystical artist Ernst Fuchs, and has blue and
red glass tiles in fantastical and astrological designs - a theme that you find throughout St
Veit's best place to sleep.
For good food and a great atmosphere,
La Torre
( 39 250;
www.latorre.at
;
Grabenstrasse 39;
mains €15.50-28, 6-course menu €69; Tue-Sat)
is an Italian restaurant set in one of the towers of
the 14th-century town wall. As well as the smart, romantic interior, there's a beautiful
walled garden and terrace, and an Italian owner who exudes bonhomie.
