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This is what Carinthia’s inn culture is all about!

Whether in a rustic village inn, on an idyllic lakeside or in an award-winning gourmet restaurant - in Carinthia, enjoyment is served with heart and soul.(Bild: Helge Bauer / WKK)

If you want to experience the real Carinthia, you should go to an inn! Traditional cuisine, coziness and hospitality await.

There is hardly any other federal state where inn culture is held in such high esteem as in Carinthia - the mixture of tradition, coziness and hospitality delights locals and tourists alike!

Of course, Carinthian cuisine also scores highly: it combines down-to-earth home cooking with regional influences from Italy and Slovenia; the result is Alps-Adriatic cuisine!

Carinthian Kasnudel (cheese noodles) - one of many classic dishes - are artfully "krendelt".(Bild: www.wolfganghummer.com)

Classic Carinthian dishes
The most famous local dishes include Carinthian cheese noodles - typically "krendelt" -, Ritschert and the succulent Reindling. Not to be forgotten are the numerous fish specialties from the Carinthian lakes, above all the Carinthian Laxn. "The 'Krone' and the Carinthian Chamber of Commerce's selection of inns puts the basis of Carinthian gastronomy in the public eye. The culinary diversity of Carinthian inns enriches the regional identity," emphasizes Josef Petritsch, head of the tourism division.

But what makes a genuine Carinthian inn is much more than the menu! It is the conviviality, the authenticity and the family atmosphere. Many establishments have been family-run for generations; at the regulars' table, people discuss, laugh or play cards together - and that's why: if you want to get to know and experience the real Carinthia, you should simply go to an inn.