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If the weather isn’t nice despite the many hours of sunshine on the southern side of the Alps, there are plenty of family excursion destinations around Lake Weissensee that promise fun and entertainment for all ages even when it rains.

Hermagor (distance 23 km)
Nice little town, always worth a trip. Small but nice town centre. Cafés and pastry shops cater for your physical well-being. The bowling alley and indoor tennis facility are also ideal for sports activities (Tel: Flaschberger +43 (0) 4282 2020).

Spittal/Drau (distance 47 km)
Porcia Castle with its museum of folk culture is always worth a visit (contact: +43 (0) 4762 5650 220). Shopping centre with Cineplexx cinema near the railway station (Tel: +43 (0) 4762 46555).

Lienz (distance 50 km)
A charming old town centre with Italian flair invites you to enjoy, shop and visit the cinema at the Cine-X (Tel: +43 (0) 4852 67111). Lienz is also worth a visit for its cultural attractions, such as Bruck Castle (Tel: +43 (0) 4852 62580).

Villach (distance 70 km)
Boundless shopping fun at the Atrio - Carinthia's largest shopping centre on the outskirts of the town. Villach's town centre boasts a wonderful pedestrian zone and for those interested, the Villach City Museum offers art and culture from the Villach area (Tel: +43 (0) 4242 2053535).

Tarvisio/Italy (distance 70 km)  
The first town directly on the Italian border offers a wonderful market with jeans and leather goods. The popular market is weatherproof thanks to an elaborate wooden construction worth seeing! Open every day all year round.

Indoor pools:

• Kurhotel Weissbriach (hotel-own indoor pool) – 9622 Weissbriach (10 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4286 210220
• Aquarena Kötschach-Mauthen – 9640 Kötschach (44 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4715 567
• Drautalperle sports and adventure pool – 9800 Spittal an der Drau (47 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4762 5650310
• Carinthian Bathhouse Lake Millstatt - 9872 Millstatt (48 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4766 26360
• DolomitenBad Lienz indoor pool – 9900 Lienz (50 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4852 63820
• Kärnten-Therme spa – 9504 Warmbad-Villach (65 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4242 30010
• Kathrein-Therme spa – 9546 Bad Kleinkirchheim (73 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4240 81100
• Römerbad spa – 9546 Bad Kleinkirchheim (73 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4240 82 82 201

Other places to visit in the area:

• Mining Museum, 9671 Greifenburg/Gnoppnitz (13 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4712 8704
• Greifenburg Climbing Park, 9671 Greifenburg (13 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 664 1212899
• Gailtal Valley Museum of Local History at Möderndorf Castle near Hermagor (25 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4282 3060.
• Pfarrstadel Irschen House of Herbs, 9773 Irschen (27 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4710 23772
• Teurnia Roman Museum, 9811 Lendorf (38 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4762 33807
• Carinthian Handicraft Museum Baldramsdorf, 9805 Baldramsdorf (42 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4762 7140
• Show dairy Tressdorfer Alm, 9620 Sonnenalpe Nassfeld (42 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4285 8181
• Carinthian Fishing Museum Lake Millstatt, 9871 Seeboden (45 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4762 81669
• Bonsai Museum, 9871 Seeboden (45 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4762 81947
• Europe's largest torture museum at Sommeregg Castle, 9871 Seeboden (48 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4762 81391
• Terra Mystica & Terra Montana show mines, 9531 Bleiberg-Nötsch (49 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4244 2255
• Porsche and Car Museum Helmut Pfeifhofer, 9853 Gmünd (54 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4732 2471
• City Tower Gallery in Gmünd - the Town of Culture and Art, 9853 Gmünd (54 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4732 221524
• Sagamundo – House of Storytelling, 9873 Döbriach/Millstätter See (58 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4246 76666
• Alpine Wildlife Park/Naturstadl Feld am See with Indoor Fish Museum (66 km away), Grizzlywelt, Tel: +43 (0) 4246 2776
• Villach Vehicle Museum, 9500 Villach (70 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4242 25530
• Nockalm Reptile Zoo, 9564 Patergassen (77 km away), Tel: +43 (0) 4275 231
• Pankratium Gmünd – House of Wonders (55 km away) – Tel: +43 (0) 4732 31144