When South Carinthia wears pink

When the Had‘n (buckwheat) blooms in June, South Carinthia is dressed in pink. Not only the landscape, but also the traditional dirndl dresses are pink and sky-blue. This rather earthy-tasting cereal is turned into hearty delicacies here, which you can try in the traditional guesthouses. South Carinthian farmers are impossible to beat where salami is concerned. Want to bet that each one tastes different? In this nostalgic corner of Carinthia, ancient tradition meets modern skill. An exciting mixture which you can experience along the Had’n Route.

Description of the route:
• Bleiburg: visit to the Werner Berg Museum +43 (0)4235/21 10 27
• Shop on the Prutej farm in Widerndorf +43 (0)04356/20 48
• Lunch at the Gasthaus Rupitz in Neuhaus +43 (0)4356/20 44
• Liaunig Museum in Neuhaus, please book in advance +43 (0)4236/21 115
• Continue on to Griffen, visit to the stalactite cave +43 (0)4233/20 29
• Shop at Josef and Margit Nuart’s farm in Mittertrixen (meat, milk, sheep’s wool) +43 (0)4231/ 20 43
• Stroll through the town of Völkermarkt
• Dinner at the Sicher fish restaurant in Tainach +43 (0)4239/26 38

Shopping
Robert Erschen, Globasnitz (sunflower and pumpkin-seed oil) +43 (0)4235/20 48
Hubert Schouschou, Humtschach near Kühnsdorf +43 (0)664/59 69 275
Jauntaler Bauernbier, Globasnitz (rural wine tavern with products on sale) +43 (0)650/50 78 809
Association of Jauntal Valley Salami Farmers, Stefan Pototschnig Kühnsdorf +43 (0)664/10 56 641
Gingerbread Bakery Stöckl in Bleiburg +43 (0)4235/21 20
Seamstress Erika Opetnik in Bleiburg makes the original Had‘n-Dirndl traditional
costume +43 (0)4235/21 32

Nature
Mountain railways Petzen +43 (0)4235/22 46 12
Summer toboggan run Eberndorf +43 (0)4239/22 22
Lake Klopeiner See +43 (0)4239/22 22
Fenland Sablatnigmoor +43 (0)4236/24 97
Forest adventure world Walderlebniswelt Klopeiner See +43 (0)4239/26 005
Golf course Klopeiner See +43 (0)4239/38 00
Drau Cycle Path +43(0)463/30 00
Water adventure trail Neuhaus +43 (0)4356/20 43

Eating & Drinking
Altes Brauhaus with its own guesthouse brewery, Bleiburg +43 (0)4235/20 26
Gasthaus Loser, St. Michael near Bleiburg +43 (0)4235/25 19
Had‘nwirt Landgasthaus Luckner, Schwabegg +43 (0)4356/23 41
Had’n-Gasthof Hartl, Neuhaus +43 (0)4356/20 41
Gasthof Karawankenblick near Völkermarkt +43 (0)4232/21 86
Fish restaurant Stauseewirt +43 (0)4232/37 250
Restaurant Moritz, Grafenstein +43 (0)664/42 40 316
Motorway restaurant Griffenrast, Griffen +43 (0)4233/25 353
Gasthaus Mochoritsch, Rückersdorf +43 (0)4237/22 12

Sightseeing
Monastery Stift Eberndorf with Sommer-Festspielen Theatre Festival +43 (0)4236/30 04
Castle Schloss Bleiburg
Kiki Kogelnik Fountain in Bleiburg
Mountain of Hemmaberg near Globasnitz with Rosalienquelle healing spring