Children and families
The Dobratsch is ideal for an excursion with children and the family. Numerous resting points along the Villach Alpine Road are designed to relax, play and admire the view.The new children's adventure playground
The new children's adventure playground planned by the Carinthian designer Michaela Fink, can be found on the Rosstratte within sight of the Rosstrattenstüberl. Observation towers, a tunnel system, climbing net, open-air arena, underground megaphone, hanging swing, slide and other equipment add to the fun and entertainment. Children easily learn which trees grow on the Dobratsch and which animals live above and beneath the ground.By the way, the webcams set up along the Villach Alpine Road are pointed directly at the playground.
The geology trail `From the ocean to the mountain´ designed by the renowned earth scientist Dr. Georg Kandutsch, describing 200 million years of history, starts right next to the playground: sea and snail shells that once lived in the Tethys Sea and were fossilized with the mud when the Alps were elevated along with the fossils to 1800 meters above sea level. This insight into the Dobratsch's geology with genuine fossils and charts is another attractive offer for young and old. Part of a former reef and a lagoon with fossilized corals and seashells are the highlight of this open-air exhibition.
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