Alpe-Adria Border Triangle Tour

By bus you get to the Alpine Garden, from there you hike to the Dobratsch, Villach's local mountain in the Dobratsch Nature Park. Enjoy the magnificent panorama. The Dobratsch Nature Park is 7250 hectares in size and consists of landscape, nature conservation, and European protected areas, in the midst of the idyllic lake landscape of Carinthia.

Transfer to the starting point of today's hike on the Feistritzer Untere Alm. Today your tour leads across the border to Italy, mostly through untouched natural landscape with beautiful views of the Dobratsch and the idyllic Gailtal valley. This mountain range is characterized by the so-called Karnische Kamm of beautiful alpine landscapes. On the descent you will soon see the church of Camporosso, today's stage destination.

Hike to the famous Monte Lussari, which has always been the destination of many pilgrimages by Italian, Slavic and German believers. The unique location at the summit with the pubs and small shops shows the attraction the Marian pilgrimage church and the place exercises on pilgrims and hikers alike. The experience is rounded off with a breathtaking view of the entire mountain range of the Julian Alps. Alternatively, you can reach the summit by cable car and then hike back down to the valley.

After a short transfer you will hike at the foot of the mighty Mangart Group to the White Lakes (Laghi di Fusine), small and fascinating lakes formed by glaciers embedded in a dense spruce forest at the foot of the mountain Mangart. Depending on the season, enjoy the fascinating reflection of the surrounding mountains. Through wide plateaus, wet meadows, peat bogs and pine forests, you walk over the Italian / Slovenian border to the famous ski resort Kranjska Gora.

Today you are free to explore the surroundings of Kranjska Gora - also called the Kitzbühel of Slovenia – or to enjoy a rest day. There are plenty of opportunities for smaller and larger hiking tours around this chic place. It is the gateway to the famous Triglav National Park, around Slovenia's highest mountain.

In the morning short transfer to the starting point of the stage. You will hike past the Techantinger and Mallestiger Mittagskogel, down to Faak am See. The lake is the ideal place to cool off and relax after this scenic breathtaking tour. From Faak am See by train back to Villach.