Maria Wörth is a small peninsula village on the southern Wörthersee shore with two medieval churches on a rocky promontory above the water. The larger parish church has a Romanesque crypt from the 12th century and a position above the lake that has made it one of Carinthia’s most photographed and most popular wedding locations. Accommodation in the village is very limited; the visit works best as a half-day stop on the Wörthersee cycling path or as part of a day from Klagenfurt or Velden. The peninsula walk takes about 20 minutes, the crypt is worth entering, and the view from the water or the opposite shore is the reason most people come.
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Maria Woerth
Maria Wörth occupies a peninsula jutting into the Wörthersee, and from the water or the opposite shore it looks like a composition: two medieval churches stacked on a rocky promontory above the lake, surrounded by water on three sides. The larger parish church dates to the 12th century and contains a Romanesque crypt.