Though not the biggest of Austrian lakes, Wörthersee ('Lake Wörther') is probably the prettiest. Known as the Austrian Monte Carlo, it was once an exclusive summer retreat for Vienna's nobility and is now a Mecca for water-sports enthusiasts, where summer water temperatures reaching a balmy 25C. Really keen visitors can cycle the scenic 40km circuit of the lake, stopping off in pretty Velden for a waterside radler (that’s shandy to you and me) and a refreshing halftime dip.
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