718-1300m. Fresach, the native town of the Olympic skiing champion Franz Klammer lies in the middle of the Drau Valley, between the cultural and economic centres of Spittal/Drau (castle/festival performances) and Villach (Ossiachersee, Faakersee, thermal spa centres), and 8km from the motorway. The small, rural village of Fresach lieson the southern slopes of the Mirnrock (2104m) just 5-10km from Lake Milstätter. It is surrounded by beautifulmountain pastures and silent forests and as it is located on a sunny mountain plateau it is an ideal place fora restful and relaxing family holiday. Here too, you can enjoy the breath taking mountain panorama with views fromthe Karawanken to the Hohe Tauern. This region is a hiking paradise for the whole family with marked trails upto the rounded hill tops of the Nockberge national park. It is a climatic health resort in an alpine world. Themild, sunny climate is welltolerated by both young and old. Ferndorf, situated in the heart of Carinthia's lakedistrict and cultural centres offers plenty of variety and contrasts in beautiful, natural surroundings and at thesame time it is not far from towns, lakes and mountains. It is also near the Brennsee, Afritzsee and Wörthersee andthe federal capital Klagenfurt and just 50km from Yugoslavia and Italy. Excursions by car: high mountain and glacierregion, Großglockner alpine road, fortresses castles, abbeys, old roman town of Teurnia, Magdalensberg and Lienz/East Tyrol, Dolomites, Malta storage lake, even to the Adriatic/Venice. In Ferndorf: Diocese museum, tennis, kindergarten forguest's children, comfortable inns/restaurants (e. g. Franz Klammer's restaurant), local entertainments and danceevenings, folk festivals, fun and enjoyment with the friendly local people. Lake Millstätter: (warm, drinking waterquality) : bathing beaches, children's programmes, music weeks, fishing, sailingsurfingwaterskiingdiving schools, boat rental, boat trips, nudist bathing beaches, indoor tennis, hobby courses. WINTER: Home town of the Olympic skiingchampion Franz Klammer. Sun, snow and winter fun. In the village: winter walking paths, natural toboganning track, iceskating (on the lake, too), several cross country skiing tracks. Near the skiing centres Bad Kleinkirchheim, Goldeck, Verditz, Gerlitzen, Dobratsch (20-45 minutes by car).