Swimmers on the grass lido at Bodensdorf

Swimming

Swim and Paddle the Warmest Shores

Ossiacher See · Carinthia

QUICK INFORMATION

CATEGORY
Swimming
COUNTRY
Austria
REGION
Ossiacher See · Carinthia
DURATION
2–3 days

ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE

WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE

What you’ll experience

With surface temperatures to 28 °C and a shallow, fast-warming eastern basin, the Ossiacher See is one of Austria’s warmest swimming lakes. Free lidos at Bodensdorf and Sattendorf, rentals of paddleboards, pedal boats and electric boats at six landings, and water-ski and sailing schools on the north shore fill the summer days.

THE EXPERIENCE IN DETAIL

What it’s really like

More here soon — the road is still being mapped.

HIGHLIGHTS

Moments worth savouring

01

Water to 28 °C in August

02

Free public lidos

03

SUP, pedal-boat and electric-boat rentals

WHAT TO EXPECT

Good to know before you go

Season June to September; the eastern basin (Steindorf, Bodensdorf) is warmest and shallowest — best with small children.

MAP & LOCATION

Swim and Paddle the Warmest Shores

Swim and Paddle the Warmest Shores, Ossiacher See, Carinthia, Austria

FOOD & DRINK

Where to eat nearby

01

Landgasthaus Berghof — traditional Carinthian kitchen in the historic house on the southern shore, open all year

02

Gasthof zur Post (Ossiach) — classic guesthouse by the abbey with a beer garden, Kasnudeln and trout

03

Seeterrasse Seehotel Hoffmann — regional dishes on the lakeside terrace in Steindorf’s eastern bay

04

Buschenschank Rogatsch — farm-gate cold platters and cider at 1,057 m above Steindorf, with the lake at your feet

05

Stoffelwirt (Bodensdorf) — hearty Carinthian inn minutes from the station and lido

06

Gasthof Laggner (Steindorf) — regional and Mediterranean cooking with a garden under the Steinhaus ridge

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HOTELS & STAYS

Where to stay nearby

01

Seecamping Berghof — the lake’s classic family campground on the southern shore, since the 1950s

02

Hotel SeeRose — 4-star wellness hotel directly on the shore at Bodensdorf

03

Seehotel Hoffmann — modern 4-star on the eastern bay in Steindorf with lake sauna

04

Apart Hotel Legendär — upscale lakefront apartments with spa and private beach in Steindorf

05

TerrassenCamping Ossiach — terraced pitches with lake panorama on the abbey shore

06

Hotel Ossiacher See — family-run 4-star with panorama indoor pool above Steindorf

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