Today, just to kill time and take the day off, I went with a friend for a ride in St. Veit an der Glan, a village about twenty miles north of Klagenfurt.
The center is quite beautiful, with many shops, bars and restaurants, gathered around a square the size very generous. Nearby you can see parts of the ancient walls, which are combined in an atypical with modern galleries Glass (cit: "Enjoy a successful combination of contrasts between the ancient and massive city walls and graceful galleries and diaphanous glass, between old town and modern architecture").
The town is only 13,000, far less than I expected given the number of local shops, the traffic near the center, some buildings are very elegant (probably inherited from the days when it was St.Veit capital of Carinthia, until 1518) and the presence of a McDonald's (tell me in town so small that you find one in Italy).
We arrived around 11:00, after a quick breakfast of milk and coffee and made kraphen the street, and a quick visit a sports shop to see if there was anything interesting on sale. After a short walk to the center, which had as its first end the search for a restaurant for lunch, we settled down in a bar for a drink and then make a clumsy attempt at a restaurant-wine of a certain prestige (incoming c ' were photos of the owner along with Haider and other "powerful" local) is located in a bastion ( http://www.latorre.at/ ), we folded up a more honest and safe restaurant that we had made a good impression. This impression is confirmed by the good quality (and quantity) of the mixed grill for which we opted. After lunch we made two more steps to give Fuchspalast look at: what some guides call a "hotel art." I was convinced it was designed by F. Hundertwasser, architect definitely outside the box, on which long ago I did a search, intrigued by his works, instead named after its designer, this prof. Ernst Fuchs. Overall, I liked St.Veit enough, and I think we'll be back in the spring or summer to see what the weather is fine.
Next, place some photos to give you an idea.
To begin, an overview of the center.
These galleries with glass cover (St.Veit the longest in Austria)
The central square.
... and the extravagant hotel above.
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