The under-the-radar region of Carinthia boasts hundreds of glistening lakes that scatter throughout a landscape marked by steep mountains and gouged valleys, most notably the Grossglockner, Austria`s largest mountain. The region provides many villages to be explored, the walled villages of Friasach and Gmund are a fantastic to discover, as is the impressive hilltop fortress in Hochosterwiz. Klagenfurt, Carinthia`s capital, is ideally located near Lake Wörthersee, one of Europe`s largest and warmest Alpine lakes.