{"id":1147,"date":"2026-06-07T21:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/millstaetter-see\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"millstaetter-see","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/millstaetter-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Millst\u00e4tter See"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">The Millst\u00e4tter See is the deepest lake in Carinthia and one of the warmest bathing lakes in the region. Above the south shore rise the Nockberge, on the north shore lies Millstatt Abbey with its Romanesque cloister. A high trail and lakeside resorts line the shore.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Carinthia's deepest lake, warm bathing water<\/li>\n<li>Millstatt Abbey with Romanesque cloister<\/li>\n<li>Nockberge as a backdrop<\/li>\n<li>Millst\u00e4tter See high trail<\/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;\">Special feature<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Carinthia's deepest lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Backdrop<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Nockberge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Culture<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Millstatt Abbey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Region<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Upper Carinthia<\/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> Train to Spittal-Millst\u00e4ttersee, then by bus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> Bathing June to September; hiking May to October.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Lidos and boat payable (please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> Warm bathing lake, family-friendly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>The high trail offers wide views over the lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>The Millst\u00e4tter See is, at over 140 metres, the deepest lake in Carinthia and one of the warmest in the Eastern Alps, which has earned it the byname of a bathing lake with an almost Mediterranean character. It owes its name to a legend that at the same time tells of Christianisation. According to the legend, the converted pagan prince Domitian is said to have thrown a thousand pagan idols into the waters, hence the name from the Latin mille statuae, a thousand statues. The place becomes historically tangible with the Benedictine monastery, founded around 1070, which for centuries formed the spiritual and cultural centre of the region.<\/p>\n<p>The former monastery with its famous Romanesque portal and atmospheric arcaded courtyard still shapes the picture of the village of Millstatt on the northern shore today. Geologically, the lake lies in a longitudinal valley trough gouged out by glaciers, between the gentle heights of the Nockberge and the Millst\u00e4tter Alpe. This sheltered position provides the mild climate that already allowed the monks viticulture and orchards and later made the lake one of the most tradition-rich summer holiday 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\/mit-hund-in-den-alpen\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">With your dog in the Alps \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/hunde-ausruestung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Dog gear \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-tages-bergwanderung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Day-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Der Millst\u00e4tter See ist der tiefste See K\u00e4rntens und einer der w\u00e4rmsten Badeseen der Region. \u00dcber dem S\u00fcdufer erheben sich die Nockberge, am Nordufer liegt das Stift Millstatt mit seinem romanischen Kreuzgang. Ein H\u00f6hensteig und Badeorte s\u00e4umen das Ufer. Highlights Tiefster See K\u00e4rntens, warmes Badewasser Stift Millstatt mit romanischem Kreuzgang Nockberge als Kulisse Millst\u00e4tter-See-H\u00f6hensteig Gut [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1184,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[39,75,36],"citadela-item-location":[62],"class_list":["post-1147","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-ausflugsziele-sehenswuerdigkeiten","citadela-item-category-hundefreundlich","citadela-item-category-seen-baden","citadela-item-location-kaernten"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1147","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=1147"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1545,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1147\/revisions\/1545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=1147"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=1147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}