"Und wenn der Schnee staubt..." Top 5 Page for this destination Heiligenblut by coccinella169

Heiligenblut Travel Guide: 51 reviews and 85 photos

Heiligenblut is a little village at the foot of Großglockner- which is with an altitude of 3.798 m Austria`s highest mountain. The whole area is a national park- Nationalpark Hohe Tauern. The area is on one hand great for skiing- you can ski in an altitude of about 2.900 m, which means that snow is guaranteed even if in the rest of Austria already spring has come. If you come in summer you just have to drive about 30 km to the Mölltaler glacier, where you can ski all year round. But there are a lot of other things to do for nature lovers- you can discover the national park and look if you see one of the numerous marmots there, you can climb the Großglockner or other mountains, do ice climbing or river rafting. In summer the Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße is a popular scenic route for bikers.
People in the area are of a very natural friendliness- be prepared that everybody is greeting everybody on the streets- even if you don`t know the other person.

Haflinger

Haflinger horses

A very nice thing to do in Heiligenblut`s neighbour community Großkirchheim is to go for an excursion on horseback through snow covered forests. I spent one half of the day on horseback and the other on the ski slope- it was just great.

The legend

Typical Heiligenblut postcard view

Literally translated the name Heiligenblut means Saint`s blood. Legend has it that a danish prince called Briccius brought Christ`s blood hidden in a little bottle in his leg to Heiligenblut. After Briccius death the little bottle was found and is now kept in the gothic church St. Vinzenz. Needless to say that St. Vinzenz is a famous pilgrimage church.

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In a nutshell:Austrian nature and landscape at it`s best

Last visit to Heiligenblut: Feb 2007
Intro Updated Mar 2, 2007
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Pilgrimage church St. Vinzenz Things to Do (3)

St. Vinzenz is quasi the landmark of Heiligenblut. It is a very nice new-gothic church with a partly baroque interieur... more travel advice

Skiing Things to Do (3)

From the centre of Heiligenblut you can go up by cable car to the ski slopes. You can ski in an altitude of up to 2.900... more travel advice

Horse back riding- western style Things to Do (3)

In Großkirchheim, about 8 km from Heiligenblut, you`ll find the Hotel Schlosswirt. They have 15 Haflinger horses and... more travel advice

Katzi liked it on the sauna towels and in my room - Heiligenblut

A very nice country hotel Hotels (1)

This 3-star hotel is located in Heiligenblut`s neighbour community Großkirchheim- and it is sooo nice! Großkirchheim... more travel advice

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amsor Nov 17, 2009 at 6:41 AM

wie schön, Heiligenblut auch einmal im Winter zu sehen !
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globetrott Jul 10, 2007 at 10:57 AM

an interesting page and a great hoteltip !
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mvtouring Mar 13, 2007 at 10:50 PM

Horseriding must be fantastic out here ;-)