Holiday houses & apartments in Carinthia

Ski chalets and holiday apartments in Carinthia

Booking a holiday apartment in Carinthia on TUI Villas is like selecting your own slice of another world. Carinthia is the southernmost region of Austria, straddling the borders with Italy and Slovenia in the East Austrian Alps. It boasts a combination of towering mountains, wide river plains, vast lakes, and a collection of quaint historical towns and medieval villages. Known as a world-renowned ski destination, Carinthia is also a popular destination for summer holidays, especially with water sports lovers and hikers.

Introducing holiday apartments in Carinthia

From the staggering Alps of Upper Carinthia to Lower Carinthia's lush plains, Austria's southernmost state has natural beauty in abundance. Renting a holiday home in Carinthia on TUI Villas gives you flexibility and space to stretch out and relax. It also lets you choose which part of this beautiful region you want to stay in, what you want to be close to, and with the freedom to explore as much as you want.

Private lakeside holiday homes in Carinthia

Carinthia is renowned for its beautiful alpine lakes, and no matter where you book your holiday home in Carinthia there'll be no shortage of opportunities for water sports and other outdoor pursuits. TUI Villas have a range of private lakeside holiday homes with direct boat access and large garages for storing equipment, ideal for fishing holidays or accommodating entire families of active holidaymakers. If you prefer something higher up, you can find hillside houses with outdoor dining terraces overlooking the lake and mountains, yet still only a few minutes from the lake if you want to go swimming, sailing, windsurfing, or waterskiing.

Cosy ski holiday apartments in Carinthia

The mountains of Upper Carinthia contain some of the best skiing in the Austrian Alps. No fewer than 39 ski resorts operate here, offering over 700km of trails. Booking a ski holiday home in Carinthia will give you the freedom of accessing any of these ski resorts, with the comfort and convenience of returning to your own home at the end of the day. TUI Villas have a range of ski-friendly holiday apartments across Carinthia, replete with features like a drying room for your wet clothes and indoor ski storage racks. You can find holiday apartments near all of Carinthia's main ski resorts, including the massive Nassfeld-Hermagor and family-friendly Katschberg areas, as well as Molltal Glacier, the highest in the region and the only ski resort providing year-round skiing!

Convenient holiday apartments in Carinthia's picture-perfect towns

Carinthia's cities and towns are loaded with storybook alpine charm, and you can find your own holiday home amongst it all. Book a holiday apartment in Carinthia's capital, Klagenfurt, where famous composer Gustav Mahler used to live and work, and visit the Gustav Mahler Komponierhäuschen, the Robert Musil Literature Museum, or watch a theatrical performance at Klagenfurt's renowned City Theater. A holiday apartment in picturesque Villach, Carinthia's second-biggest city, will give you the chance to enjoy the Thermenresort Warmbad's pools, attend the city's nationally-televised Carnival celebrations, see the ancient ruins of Landskron Castle, or walk up St Jacob Church's bell tower for the best views in town.

Hiking hideaways: explore the Austrian Alps from your holiday home

You can find a holiday home in Carinthia with incredible alpine hiking trails literally at your back door. The 750km-long Alpa-Adria Trail, which runs through the Alps of Italy, Austria, and Slovenia to the Adriatic Sea, goes directly through Carinthia. Separated into 43 stages of 20km each, hikers can choose how much they'd like to travel. If you get a holiday home in Carinthia's Grossglockner area you'll be well-placed to tackle one of the trail's most popular and spectacular sections. There are plenty of other popular hiking trails in Carinthia, such as the Dobratsch circular route from Villach, and the challenging Sonnenwinkel trail, which leads to the Slovenian border on 17 one-day stages through stunning scenery.

Home away from home for exploring Carinthia's amazing lakes

Any holiday apartment or holiday home in Carinthia will put you in a good position to explore some of Austria's most beautiful lakes. With plenty of water sports activities, some charming old villages, and beautiful scenery with little crowds, Lake Ossiach is something of a hidden gem. The established jewel in Carinthia's crown, though, is Lake Millstatt, whose warm bathing waters, gently sloped tree-lined shores, countless recreational opportunities, and iconic photo spots are sure to satisfy any summer holidaymaker. Not to be overlooked is Lake Wörther, Carinthia's biggest lake, which evokes 19th-century glamour and high society amidst its gorgeous scenery.

How to get to Carinthia

Considering its location among the biggest mountains in Austria, holiday homes in Corinthia are surprisingly easy to get to, thanks to well developed road and rail links. The region's major airport is in Klagenfurt, where you can fly to directly from Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne. You can also arrive by train to Villach, which receives direct trains from Vienna and Graz every few hours. Hiring a car is also a great choice for anybody looking at renting a holiday apartment in Corinthia, since the region is easy to reach straight from Vienna on the A2 motorway, or Salzburg on the A10. Having a car will give you more freedom to explore the many charms in the area.

Travel and weather: when to book a holiday apartment in Carinthia

Carinthia's natural beauty will endure no matter what time of year you decide to go. If you're looking for a ski chalet holiday home in the Carinthian mountains, then winter is the obvious time to come, with December and January bringing the most consistent snow conditions. High summer season in July and August is the best time for warm temperatures and swimming, so it's ideal for lakeside holiday rentals. The shoulder seasons from May to June, and September to October, are also pleasant in Carinthia. During these periods, you can enjoy hiking, exploring the forest, and visiting the historical attractions of Carinthia's cities without the high-season crowds or prices.

Neighbouring holiday regions Carinthia

• Lake Wörther
• Lake Ossiach
• Bad Kleinkirchheim ski region
• Gerlitzen Alps
• Simonhöhe
• Keutschacher See
• Keutschacher Seental
• Forstsee
• Kärntener Seen
• Hochrindl