About Pörtschach

View of Pörtschach (© Pörtschach Information)

Pörtschach is situated in southern Austria, in the province of Carinthia (Kärnten or Koroška in the local languages), about 15 km west of the provincial capital Klagenfurt and approximately 330 km south-west of Vienna, Austria's capital city. Pörtschach is a well-known holiday resort on one of Austria's most beautiful lakes (Wörther See).

Austria

the province of Carinthia

Pörtschach am Wörther See, west of Klagenfurt

We cannot help you with travel arrangements or room reservations!
For room reservations, please contact:
Pörtschach-Information, Hauptstraße 135, A-9210 Pörtschach
Tel. +43/(0)42 72/23 54, Fax +43/(0)42 72/37 70
E-mail: info@poertschach.at
Website: www.woerthersee.com

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When making travelling plans, keep in mind the following dates:
Viola, Chamber Music, Voice: latest arrival on Saturday, September 4, 2010
Piano, Violin, Cello: latest Arrival on Sunday, September 5, 2010
Final concert for all prize winners September 12th, 2010
Without participating in the final concert, no prize can be awarded.

How to get to Pörtschach:
There are flights (often daily) from Vienna, Munisch, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn, Hannover, Stuttgart, Frankfurt (Hahn), Zurich and London (Stansted) to Klagenfurt (Klagenfurt-Wörthersee Airport KLU). Alternatively, you can take a plane to Vienna or Salzburg and continue by train to Pörtschach (Pörtschach train station is served by InterCity-Trains).
Click below for further information on the web:


Austrian Airlines Group (Flights from/to Vienna - connections around the world via Star Alliance)


Lufthansa (Flights from/to Munich - connections around the world via Star Alliance)


TUIfly (Flights from/to Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn, Hannover)


Robin Hood (Flights from/to Stuttgart and Zurich)


Ryanair (Flights from/to London (Stansted) and Frankfurt (Hahn))


ÖBB - Austrian Federal Railways (there is an online timetable on their site)

Pörtschach is also easily accesible by car via the Austrian "A2" motorway, exit Pörtschach.
From Slovenia, take the Karawanken-Tunnel/Predor Karavanke to Villach/Beljak or the Loiblpass/Ljubelj to Klagenfurt/Celovec. From Villach or Klagenfurt, take the A2 to Pörtschach.
From Italy, go to Villach/Villacco and continue on the A2 to Pörtschach.
From Germany, drive via Salzburg on the A10 motorway to Villach, from there continue on the A2 to Pörtschach.
From Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia go to Vienna and from there follow the A2 to Pörtschach.
From Hungary, either go to Vienna or Graz and follow the A2 to Pörtschach.

Visa: Some participants may need a visa for entry into the European Union (Schengen area). If you do, please mail or fax your name, date and place of birth, your passport number and its date of issue. Preferably, please send a copy of your passport.
After registration and payment of the registration fee you will be mailed a formal letter of invitation. This letter will be needed for the visa application.

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