Southwards, to the mountains! The call of the mountains may be irresistible, with the Hohe Tauern and Dolomites national park being so close. Just a few minutes and you are at the foot of the mountains, where you can hike, climb and experience them for yourself. Choose between flowery alpine pastures or rugged cliffs, between mossy walks or stony paths. The feeling of being on one of the countless three thousand metre peaks is phenomenal – safely on the fixed rope route on a jagged rock face, introspective – looking across green meadows, sociable – over a cold beer in the shelter of a mountain hut – and all these things will definitely make you feel happy! And when you come back from the mountains, enjoy an Italian way of life and southern flair with cappuccino under the palm trees, amidst everyday summer life in the town of Lienz. TOWNHISTORY

A lively settlement since the Bronze Age in the valley floor between the Drau and Isel rivers. Excavations of the Roman town of Aguntum (A.D. 50–450). The original settlement was expanded by Count von Görz in the 11th and 12th centuries. Bruck Castle, the Carmelite monastery, was part of the building undertaken. The clerics were also active: five churches, two monasteries and a collection of remarkable art treasures are recorded. The Lienz Count Heinrich went down in posterity with his poems in the »Große manessische Liederhandschrift« as did the Lienz artists Albin Egger Lienz and Franz von Defregger. The »Liebburg,« built in the 17th century by the Barons of Wolkenstein-Rodenegg, marks the town’s appearance, which despite several catastrophes has retained its lanes and passages at its centre. SURROUNDINGS

Spring, summer, autumn or winter – Lienz and its surroundings is an eldorado for sport of all kinds in nature, family friendly cycle paths along rivers, demanding mountain-bike tours to alpine-meadow huts, endlessly long hiking trails in the Dolomites or the national park, the picturesquely situated Tristach Lake at the foot of the Rauchkofel, panorama cable-car and chair lifts to 2,300m. Horse-carriage ride, East Tyrol card for 20 recreation facilities, skiing, cross-country skiing, tobogganing, endless sports possibilities are available to choice.
CITY & GOLF

Dolomite golf: Genuine natural setting, meadowland, biotopes, intact fauna and flora and a pleasant southern climate. All this in front of an impressive landscape of the Lienz Dolomites makes the 27-hole championship course one of the most beautiful ones in the alpine area.
More information under: www.dolomitengolf.at


Tourismusverband Lienzer Dolomiten
A-9900 Lienz/Osttirol · Europaplatz 1
Tel. +43/(0)4852/652 65
Fax +43/(0)4852/652 65-2
E-Mail: tvblienz@aon.at Further information at:
www.lienz-tourismus.at