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Finkenstein am Faaker See
Municipality in Carinthia, Austria

Finkenstein am Faaker See

Finkenstein am Faaker See is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in Carinthia, Austria.

How locals move

Getting around Finkenstein am Faaker See the local way

  • Go nextYou can either drive up (take care in winter) or take the cable car.
  • Go nextFrom the parking space/cable car station it's an hour's walk to the summit.
  • Go nextThe cable car station at the mountain's base at can be reached by bus or train, including S-Bahn line S2 from the Villach main station.
  • Go nextSince the Soca valley is actually easier to reach from Villach and Klagenfurt than Ljubljana (Slovenia's capital) it's well worth a day trip if you're hanging around Carinthia for longer.

From Wikivoyage: Villach, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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