Camping Bad Ossiacher See, A-9520 Annenheim, Villach. Tel
042482757
To Find Site:-
Leave A10 autobahn at junction 178,
Villach/Ossiacher See. Follow road 94 towards Annenheim and in about
half a mile turn right towards St Andra in a couple of hundred metres
turn sharp left to campsite.
Camping Bad Ossiacher See is a large campsite with nearly 300
pitches on the Western end of the
Ossiacher
See with direct access to the 10 kms long lake.
When you arrive, very pleasant welcome from the
staff, you are asked to go and select a pitch and then come back to but
in. Reception closes at 6.00pm, at least in the low season. The barrier
is left open and campers are invited to find a pitch and book in the
next day. All pitches are on grass and are classified by coloured
markings on the adjacent road. White pitches are the standard ones. They
are of a reasonable size, at least lengthwise to the road but not that
deep. Blue designated pitches are much larger, perhaps by half again
but, of course, incur additional cost per night. The final category of
pitch are those closer to the lake which also attract an additional
charge. Electric points are convenient to all pitches although a longer
lead might be required for some. They use German style two pin
connectors and are rated at a useful 16 amps. There are a few water
points dotted around the site but the only ground level place to dispose
of grey water is the motorhome service point.
There are two facility blocks of really
excellent quality. They have seated toilets and paper provided. Each
block contains covered washing up
areas and laundry facilities as well as disabled
and baby rooms. The site has a popular restaurant which also seems to be
open to the general public. Next door is a shop selling various
provisions and bread. The site has a Sauna. Whilst it does not have a
swimming pool it does have an enclosed section of the lake for swimming.
For children there is a large play area with various items of play
equipment. There is site wide WiFi which is free but it can be slow at
certain times of day depending on how many are using it. The site
accepts the ACSI Card in the low season but with added taxes you need to
allow for about €5 night on top of the standard ACSI charge. Given the
site facilities I still feel this represents good value. Important to
note that no dogs are allowed on this campsite.
Many will be happy to spend their time on site particularly in
hot weather with the direct access to the lake. For those that want to
explore there will be many opportunities for excursions
and reception has lots on local information. For
those wanting to visit Villach there is a train station about a 10/15
minute walk from the site and tickets can be purchased from the machine
on the platform, instructions in English. The train only takes ten
minutes to get to Villach Hauptbahnhof. On the lake adjacent to the
station is the departure point for lake steamers with a minimum of three
services a day.
There are many opportunities for cycling and
again maps are available at reception. For shopping there are three
supermarkets within about a mile of the campsite.
