Winter on the Gerlitzen

Stadtwirt Villach — Carinthian and Friulian classics in a vaulted old-town hall, 180 seats and a shaded garden

Restaurant Lagana — Hauptplatz institution for wood-fired pizza and alpine-Adriatic seafood with a terrace on the square

Gasthof Brauhof — Villacher Bier brewery tap in a side lane off the Hauptplatz, Kasnudeln and schnitzel in a courtyard

Fruhmann — butcher-gasthaus serving Carinthian home cooking (Reindling, Kasnudeln) with its own smokehouse, just off the centre

Burgschenke Finkenstein — Carinthian classics on the castle-ruin terrace above Lake Faak

Almgasthaus Rosstratte — hearty alpine fare at the top of the Villacher Alpenstraße after your summit walk

Voco Villach — 4-star superior directly on the Drau riverside, walkable to the old town

Hotel Goldenes Lamm — boutique 4-star in a Renaissance house right on the Hauptplatz

Strandcamping Gruber — 140 pine-shaded pitches on the turquoise shore of Faaker See

Strandcamping Anderwald — family site with heated pool and Karawanks views on the lake

Karnerhof — 4-star superior wellness hotel on its own lagoon bay at Egg am Faaker See

harry’s home Villach — modern budget hotel-apartments directly at the main station