castle in Velden am Woerthersee

Schloss Velden

Schloss Velden sits directly on the western shore of the Woerthersee in Carinthia, its yellow facade and lakeside position making it the defining image of the town. The castle is now the Falkensteiner Schlosshotel Velden, a luxury property, and is not publicly accessible as a historic site.

Schloss Velden on Carinthia’s Woerthersee is a seventeenth-century lakeside castle that now operates as the luxury Falkensteiner Schlosshotel. The building is not accessible to non-guests, but its yellow facade on the western shore of Austria’s warmest lake is the defining image of Velden, made famous across Austria by a long-running 1980s television series. The public lakeside promenade in front gives the best exterior view. Velden itself is a summer resort town worth stopping at for the lake, the casino, and the restaurant scene; direct trains run from Klagenfurt.

Type
castle
Destination
Velden am Woerthersee
Cost
Paid entry
Address
Schlosspark 1, 9220 Velden am Wörthersee, 9220 Velden am Wörthersee
Coordinates
46.6119, 14.0433
Official website
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