Travel guide Kals am Großglockner
Your journey to the holiday home Kals am Großglockner
To get to your holiday apartment in Kals am Großglockner, you can use your own vehicle or public transport. The municipality is located in the district of Lienz in
East Tyrol. By car, drive via Innsbruck, Zell am Ziller, and Mittersill towards Lienz. At Huben, turn off the main road onto the pass road to Kals am Großglockner. Equip yourself with snow chains and winter tires if you are planning a skiing holiday in Kals am Großglockner. Many of the higher roads are not passable in winter without this equipment. For travel by train, go to Lienz and change there to the post bus or a taxi. Good train connections are available to Munich, Salzburg, and Innsbruck. The nearest airport is 185 kilometers away in Klagenfurt. Other airports are located in Innsbruck and Salzburg. Book a cozy accommodation or a holiday apartment, an apartment, or a house with a panoramic view according to your personal wishes as the perfect starting point for excursions and experience unforgettable holidays in nature while hiking or skiing. Not far away, you can expect experiences in the ski area such as ski tours, tobogganing, or downhill skiing.
The climate in the Austrian district of Lienz
The climate in the district of
Lienz and in the municipality of Kals am Großglockner in Tyrol can be described as moderate and cool. The respective weather situation depends heavily on the altitude of the villages and the surrounding mountains. Distinct seasons and a moderate warming over the course of the day are typical for the region. Although it is usually colder at higher altitudes than in the valley, cold air lakes can form, which bring a noticeable cooling to the valleys. Precipitation falls as snow in winter. In summer, there are temporally and spatially limited downpours. From November to April, temperatures in Kals am Großglockner are below freezing. In the remaining time, a maximum of 20 °C is reached. September and October are the best travel times for a hiking holiday in Kals am Großglockner.
Indulge in food & drink
In the municipality of Kals am Großglockner, tourism plays a major role. Both in winter and summer, numerous guests are expected who stay and relax in the Hohe Tauern National Park. Near your accommodation, you will find restaurants with Austrian and international cuisine. Take a trip to Matrei in East Tyrol to take a break at PanoramA Matrei or Rauter Stube. On the alpine pastures, huts with sonorous names like Adler Lounge or Gamsalm await their guests. Take your time up there and enjoy the fantastic view of the Großglockner and the surrounding mountains. The hosts serve you delicious dumplings, soups, and a quick snack. If you like, you can taste a pizza or strengthen yourself with a fried sausage. A hearty beer and a herbal schnapps go well with it. On the slopes, you should hold back on drinking alcohol to avoid accidents. The Jagatee tastes just as good in the evening in the holiday accommodation or in the holiday home.
Top sights for your holiday in Kals am Großglockner
The unique mountain world in Tyrol around Kals am Großglockner is a sight in itself. The summit crosses, which were first erected on the Großglockner and the Kleinglockner around 1800, are impressive. They had to be renewed several times in elaborate actions when they had decayed due to lightning strikes or weather. If you want to see more, you can follow in the footsteps of your ancestors and visit the restored stock mills on the Kalserbach. In the municipality, the Kalser parish church in the district of Ködnitz is one of the most beautiful sacred buildings. It is dedicated to the local patron saint St. Rupert. The Gothic St. George's Church near Ködnitz was consecrated in 1366 and catches the eye from afar with a high tower for the small nave. For athletically ambitious people, the altitude running weeks in Kals are interesting. During this time, athletes train under the difficult conditions in thin air. The performance classes range from an altitude of 700 meters in stages up to a spectacular 2400 meters. On the way home, you can make a detour to Heinfels or
Kitzbühel - Tyrol is so beautiful! Simply rent a cozy accommodation or a holiday apartment, an apartment, or a house with a panoramic view according to your personal wishes and enjoy unforgettable activities in nature or in the national park such as hiking, ice skating, tobogganing, ski touring, and skiing in the ski area not far away. Also, take a trip to Tauern or other surrounding places.