Discover Lienz: Trails, Chapels and Peaks

Hiking

Around Lienz, specific trails and structures are the main focus. One hiking route passes the village of Lienz, follows the gravel catchment dam uphill to the second bridge, and then continues along a footpath beside a deeply cut ravine to Bachfeld and Plona. Another hiking route leads along the rocky old village road from Obweg and Unter Stein-Litten to Lienz. For your own travel planning, the different trail characteristics can be considered separately; the terrain can also be taken into account as a separate feature alongside the route.

Culture

The Sacred Heart Church of Lienz is part of the area’s religious history. At the Sacred Heart Church of Lienz, the shell was completed in 1894; it was not consecrated until 1914. The chapel in Bachfeld was built around 1670 by Johann Dähler as an expression of gratitude and is located on the road from Lienz-Stocken to Furnis and onward to Plona and Rüthi. In the hamlet of Plona, St. Anthony’s Chapel was built in 1955/56; it is known especially for its mural by Ferdinand Gehr.

When planning your trip, you can consider the construction period, location and mural as separate cultural highlights. The religious sites can be viewed side by side according to their date, connection to the route and design, without combining them into a single feature.

Landscape

The landscape around Lienz is defined by five named peaks: Kreuzberg No. 4, Kreuzberg No. 6, Gätterifirst, Altmann and Drei Schwestern are peaks in the vicinity of Lienz. Ober Burg is a ruin in the vicinity of Lienz. Nägelehötta is a ruin in the wider regional area around Lienz. The distinction between the vicinity and the wider regional area helps you consider destinations with different spatial ranges separately.

When choosing a themed day, you can distinguish between hiking, religious architecture, ruins, museums and historic sites. The spatial classifications can be considered separately because the vicinity and the wider regional area indicate different ranges.

On the offer pages for a holiday apartment in Lienz, you can compare travel dates, the desired room category and the applicable cancellation conditions. Depending on your personal travel plans, these details remain separate from the cultural, historical and landscape highlights. You can compare the details with your own priorities.

History and Surroundings

The present-day Rhine Bridge near Bangs was built in 1966/67 after a föhn storm on 27 November 1965 completely destroyed the previous bridge. Magdenau Abbey, an abbey, is located in the wider regional area around Lienz. The Postal Museum is also located in the wider regional area around Lienz. Glopper Castle is a historic site in the wider regional area around Lienz. St. Anna Kirchle is a church in the vicinity of Lienz.

To the overarching travel overview: Altstätten.