{"id":1001,"date":"2026-06-07T18:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/pyramidenkogel\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"pyramidenkogel","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/pyramidenkogel\/","title":{"rendered":"Pyramidenkogel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">The Pyramidenkogel above the W\u00f6rthersee carries the highest wooden observation tower in the world. From the platform at around 70 m the view reaches over the W\u00f6rthersee, the Klagenfurt basin and as far as the Karawanks. A covered slide leads as a fast descent back down from the tower.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Highest wooden observation tower in the world<\/li>\n<li>Panorama over the W\u00f6rthersee and the Karawanks<\/li>\n<li>Covered slide as a descent<\/li>\n<li>Evening opening with an illuminated tower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Structure<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">highest wooden observation tower in the world<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Platform<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">around 70 m high<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">View<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">W\u00f6rthersee, Karawanken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Extra<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">covered slide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f1ec;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Getting there:<\/strong> By car to Keutschach; seasonal bus from Klagenfurt\/W\u00f6rthersee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> Open year-round; clear days for the long views.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Admission and slide payable (please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> The viewing platform is secured; closure possible in thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>Combine with a day at the W\u00f6rthersee<\/li>\n<li>In the evening the illuminated tower is a special experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>The Pyramidenkogel rises above the southern shore of Lake W\u00f6rth in Carinthia and is known above all for its extraordinary landmark: an observation tower around a hundred metres high, regarded as the tallest wooden observation tower in the world. Its sweeping form, opening upward and made of interlaced wooden arches, looks like a twisted crown above the hilly landscape and, at its opening in 2013, replaced an older concrete tower that had stood on the same spot since the 1950s. From the topmost gallery the view reaches far over the turquoise-shimmering Lake W\u00f6rth as far as the Karawanken and the Julian Alps.<\/p>\n<p>Lake W\u00f6rth itself is one of the warmest bathing lakes in the Alps and experienced its first heyday in the 19th century, when the construction of the Southern Railway brought the summer holidaymakers of the Danube Monarchy to its shores. From that time date the magnificent villas in the so-called W\u00f6rthersee style, which shape the lakeshore to this day. The Pyramidenkogel carries this tradition of looking and enjoying into the present, for the fast slide inside the tower and the panoramic view make it one of the most popular excursion destinations in Carinthia.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#221c1a;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:28px;\"><strong style=\"font-size:1.08em;\">Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0 12px;color:#d8d2cc;font-size:14px;\">To make your trip run smoothly , our guides and gear tips for this destination:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/wanderschuhe\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hiking boots \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/ausruestung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Gear &amp; reviews \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Der Pyramidenkogel \u00fcber dem W\u00f6rthersee tr\u00e4gt den h\u00f6chsten Aussichtsturm aus Holz der Welt. Von der Plattform auf rund 70 m H\u00f6he reicht der Blick \u00fcber den W\u00f6rthersee, das Klagenfurter Becken und bis zu den Karawanken. Eine \u00fcberdachte Rutsche f\u00fchrt als schnelle Abfahrt vom Turm zur\u00fcck nach unten. Highlights H\u00f6chster h\u00f6lzerner Aussichtsturm der Welt Rundblick \u00fcber [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1069,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[39],"citadela-item-location":[62],"class_list":["post-1001","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-ausflugsziele-sehenswuerdigkeiten","citadela-item-location-kaernten"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1001"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1564,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1001\/revisions\/1564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=1001"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=1001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}